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Displays
Below are history displays that are now in the
History Center. The
wall displays can be viewed Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. The building is closed Saturday and Sunday, unless special
events are scheduled. Historical research,
scanned images and text are completed by history society members and sent to
Will Thomson of Armadillo Arts, an exhibit design and graphic arts company
in Iowa City, who creates the wall displays.
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This display is located in the
Ely Council Chambers on the upper level.
Its focus is on City of Ely history, including Government,
Volunteer Fire Department, Ely Public Library, 1972 Centennial
Celebration and the conversion of the Ely Schoolhouse into a
Community Center.
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"Our
Early Settlement & Development"
is near the kitchen on the lower level of the Community Center.
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The Dows Street District display is located in the
hallway as you walk toward the City of Ely offices.
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Located in the stairwell is our first permanent wall display
focusing on history of the schools of Ely.
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A display about Gladys Holets
(also Holec) and her family's
connections to Ely history
resides
in the
Archives Room and can be viewed when the room is open on
Wednesday mornings.
A grant from Gladys' estate helped fund
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This clock advertises
Joseph Lorenc's
Drug Store which was
once located on Dows
Street in Ely. It hangs
on the north wall of
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In the upstairs hallway are two original desks
from the Ely
School, as well as a Ely High School
girls basketball uniform.
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A wall display in the downstairs community
room showcases early photos
from Ely and
surrounding areas. (Click photo to enlarge.)
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