Traveling Tinkers: Hawaiian Expeditions April 25 - August 27, 2023
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TSCM is excited to announce our latest exhibit: Traveling Tinkers: Hawaiian Expeditions!
Did you know that one of the largest Hawaiian artifact collections in the Midwest is housed at Tinker Swiss Cottage? Our latest exhibit features artifacts from the years Robert Tinker’s parents spent as missionaries, as well as artifacts obtained during Robert & Mary’s honeymoon to the islands in 1870.
This is the first of a series of four exhibits dedicated to the history of the Tinker family's travels
This exhibit is included in our General History Tours available Tuesday through Sunday at 1pm & 3pm.
Did you know that one of the largest Hawaiian artifact collections in the Midwest is housed at Tinker Swiss Cottage? Our latest exhibit features artifacts from the years Robert Tinker’s parents spent as missionaries, as well as artifacts obtained during Robert & Mary’s honeymoon to the islands in 1870.
This is the first of a series of four exhibits dedicated to the history of the Tinker family's travels
This exhibit is included in our General History Tours available Tuesday through Sunday at 1pm & 3pm.
Past Exhibits
Victorian Gentlemen's Fashion Accessories: April 26-August 9, 2022
The Extended Family: August 31, 2021-March 20, 2022
Victorian Women's Fashion: September 30, 2020-July 18, 2021
Victorian Childhood: August 21, 2018-March 18, 2019
To Rockford with Love: Victorian Postcards: October 17, 2017-March 19,2018
Collections of the Tinker Family - 2016
Tinker's Cabinet of Curiosities: February 2-June 30, 2016
All That Glitters: A Silver Showcase: August 9-December 18, 2016
150th Celebration Year - 2015
A Change Through Time: A Photographic Exhibit of the Tinker Cottage February 3- July 5, 2015
Caring for the Community: The Tinkers in Rockford August 15- December 20, 2015
The Traveling Tinkers - 2014
The European Expedition: January 18-April 13, 2014
Feel the Life of Hawaii: May 11- December 13, 2014
Babbles and Baubles - 2013
Hats of the Past: January 12- March 17, 2013
Fancy Fans: March 30-June 16, 2013
Victorian Babbles and Baubles: June 29- September 15, 2013
The Dapper Gentlemen: September 28-December 15, 2013
The Year of the Book - 2012
The Tinker Dairies: March 3- April 29, 2012
Tinker Rare Books: May 5- July 9, 2012
The Audubon Experience: July 19- August 26, 2012
What Makes a Tinker: September 29-November 25, 2012
Victorian Gentlemen's Fashion Accessories: April 26-August 9, 2022
The Extended Family: August 31, 2021-March 20, 2022
Victorian Women's Fashion: September 30, 2020-July 18, 2021
Victorian Childhood: August 21, 2018-March 18, 2019
To Rockford with Love: Victorian Postcards: October 17, 2017-March 19,2018
Collections of the Tinker Family - 2016
Tinker's Cabinet of Curiosities: February 2-June 30, 2016
All That Glitters: A Silver Showcase: August 9-December 18, 2016
150th Celebration Year - 2015
A Change Through Time: A Photographic Exhibit of the Tinker Cottage February 3- July 5, 2015
Caring for the Community: The Tinkers in Rockford August 15- December 20, 2015
The Traveling Tinkers - 2014
The European Expedition: January 18-April 13, 2014
Feel the Life of Hawaii: May 11- December 13, 2014
Babbles and Baubles - 2013
Hats of the Past: January 12- March 17, 2013
Fancy Fans: March 30-June 16, 2013
Victorian Babbles and Baubles: June 29- September 15, 2013
The Dapper Gentlemen: September 28-December 15, 2013
The Year of the Book - 2012
The Tinker Dairies: March 3- April 29, 2012
Tinker Rare Books: May 5- July 9, 2012
The Audubon Experience: July 19- August 26, 2012
What Makes a Tinker: September 29-November 25, 2012
