Des Moines County Historical Society to reopen Heritage Center Museum
Family Story Gallery Once inside, visitors will find a new upper-level Family Story Gallery exhibit celebrating some of Burlington's early families, complete with photos and items they would have used. "We try to tie artifacts to actual people if we can to make (the history) more real," said Schneiderman. Space dedicated to clothing merchant Solomon Herschler, who headed the initial wave of Jews to Burlington in the 1850s, and became a prominent citizen and alderman who established a Jewish cemetery here, includes items from Temple Israel including a menorah, a men's prayer shawl, a velv...
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