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Christmas at Macktown

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 2 - 4 pm, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton IL, 61072

Oct 10, 2025 — 1 min read

Christmas at Macktown, Sun Dec 7, 2025, 2 - 4 pm, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton IL, 61072

Join us for a festive day getting ready for an 1840's Christmas at Macktown!

$5 admission, children under 8 free. Members free.

Activities include:

Making Ornaments in the Whitman House
Visiting the Whitman Store to see what people in the 1800's would purchase as gifts
Making toys with the Woodworker in the Stevens Carpenter Shop
Visiting the Mack House as it is being decorated in anticipation of friends and family visiting on Christmas Day

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