By Jason Arndt
After spending many hours delving into and digging up 175 years of Union Grove history, the History Seekers group has earned its right to stay at the Village Hall.
That follows the organization’s public presentation of artifacts during the Village’s annual Super Saturday held Sept. 7 and was announced by Board President Mike Aimone at the Village Board’s Sept. 9 meeting.
“The job that the History Seekers have done really exceeded our expectations and it would be a real shame to have all that effort and time put into it and not be made a permanent part of our Village Hall,” Aimone said.
The displays will remain in the same hallway where members of History Seekers guided attendees at Saturday’s open house. “The memorabilia will be housed at Village Hall in permanent display cases in our main hallway,” Aimone said.
The History Seekers group has been in active existence for nearly five years and was invited by the Village to be part of the Super Saturday event when members expressed a desire for more commemoration of the Village’s 175 years as a municipality.
Aimone described the History Seekers’ efforts as time-consuming and labor-intensive to ensure the quality and condition of the memorabilia.
“The planning of acquiring the pieces and refurbishing the display cases and getting them into the condition to be brought into the Village Hall took extensive time,” Aimone said. “They took the time to properly display what they had in possession, along with getting the reprints made for the canvasses.”
The Village President indicated the historical displays provide residents with something to feel good about regarding the history of Union Grove.
“This really adds to the feeling of our proud past,” Aimone added.
Saturday’s Open House attracted less attendees than expected, but Aimone said the event brought forth many productive discussions from the 25 individuals who attended.
“There were a number of people who came forward to talk about things they had in their possession that they would like to share with the History Seekers and make part of the collection,” Aimone stated.
The Village gave sole responsibility to the organization for maintaining the displays, but the Board indicated the History Seekers have plans to keep the display of memorabilia updated. “They will try to keep it a fresh display so that this is not once and done,” Aimone explained.
He reminded residents there is time for viewing the items that have been put on display for the open house.
“They can still come down and view them,” Aimone said. “If they have questions or want further information on the History Seekers – meetings are open to anyone.”
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