Museum has new displays

Your hometown museum is now open every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. and has been since Memorial Day. It is important for the Odessa Historical Society and the town itself for residents as well as visitors to stop in and see the new and reorganized exhibits that the members of the society work so hard to make pleasing and interesting.

Bring the kids and show them how things looked and worked in former times. The museum has a scale where you can weigh yourself for a penny (provided by the museum for children). The scale includes a question-and-answer game that will hold kids’ interest. Children can also get a free comb from the Del's Barbershop exhibit, something that many youngsters still remember from the not-so-distant past. The old firemen’s bell in front of the museum is also a treat for the kids, who get to ring it three times each.

The only money-makers used to keep the lights on in the museum buildings are membership dues provided by the community, the proceeds of the Deutschesfest bake sale and any donations that visitors give when they come to visit the museum.