ROCHELLE — The corner drugstore, the old roller rink, sock hops at the high school — the Flagg Township Museum hopes members of the community have pictures such as these and others they would like to share.

Starting Friday, Sept. 8, the museum will host “Scan Day,” where the public can donate pictures or bring them to be scanned. Museum director Kathy Johnson explained the museum is looking for pictures of anything from local events to former businesses in the Rochelle area and surrounding communities.
“We are inviting and asking people who have historic photos to bring them in. They can donate them or we can scan them,” Johnson said. “We have very few photos past the 1940s.”

Johnson said that the museum’s staff has been fielding several requests for pictures from different eras for many reasons including displaying them at upcoming class reunions.
“Some have been looking for pictures of things that happened, old businesses, railroad stuff...we are getting these requests and just don’t have that much,” Johnson said. “We want to preserve as much of Rochelle’s history that we can.”
Johnson said the pictures do not have to be old ones and will accept donations or scan any photos any time Friday or after.
The Flagg Township Museum is located at 518 Fourth Avenue, Rochelle, and is open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Johnson said they will also take appointments if needed. For more information contact the museum at 815-562-3040.