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The Mother Rudd House: If these walls could talk

Trish Wendt, of Gurnee reads the information card telling the story of the signature quilt, made in 1886, that is draped over a bed in one of the bedrooms at the Mother Rudd House on Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee. (Candace H)

Trish Wendt, of Gurnee reads the information card telling the story of the signature quilt, made in 1886, that is draped over a bed in one of the bedrooms at the Mother Rudd House on Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee. (Candace H)

A mannequin wearing a 1970's dress worn for the Gurnee Days Parade stands in the parlor of the Mother Rudd House in Gurnee. (Candace H)

Ron Wendt, of Gurnee, president of the Warren Township Historical Society, talks about the restoration of the foundation of rocks that supported the Mother Rudd Barn on Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee. (Candace H)

Joe Lodesky, of Gurnee, vice president of the Warren Township Historical Society, stands next to a case of old photos of Warren Township as he talks about the artifacts on display at the Mother Rudd House on Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee. (Candace H)