Exhibit reminder of time before cellular

Carlton County Historical Society opens its new exhibit “Before Cell Phones” at noon Wednesday at 406 Cloquet Ave.

Museum Director Rachel Martin leads a tour of “Before Cell Phones” exhibit includes numerous items from the Carlton County Historical Society’s collection that cell phones have now replaced. On view are historic land line phones, calculators, clocks, calendars, cameras, typewriters, maps, radios, phonographs and handwriting samples.

After touring the new exhibit, a special historical movie of Toscanini’s Hymn of the Nations and the Minuet Moonlight Sonata by Paderewski will be shown. Refreshments served.

Admission is $2 for adults; $1 for children under 12; $5 for families and free for children younger than 5 and members.

The museum is handicapped accessible. Call 218-879-1938.

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