Historic town barns will be in the spotlight during a tour May 13 in Oswego.
The Little White School Museum, 72 Polk St. in Oswego, is sponsoring “Oswego History Tour — Urban Barns,” which will be presented by Ted Clauser and Linda Heap Dean of the Oswegoland Heritage Association, assisted by museum staff members.
The tour, expected to last about an hour, will leave the museum at noon.
Advance registration with the Oswegoland Park District at $5 for park district residents and $10 for non-residents is required for the tour aimed at participants 16 years old and older. To register, call 630-554-1010 or go to https://www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org/.
Town barns were once important to urban residents in the 19th and early 20th centuries before the advent of automobiles, museum officials said. Town barns housed family cows, horses and chickens, and stored buggies and sleighs.
During the tour, participants will learn about the history of in-town barns while visiting the sites of several of the structures still standing in and near Oswego’s historic downtown.
The Little White School Museum is a joint project of the Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Oswegoland Park District. For more information about the museum, call 630-554-2999 or go to www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.
