Celebrate THE FOURTH of JULY EVE held at the Schaeffler House Museum on the 3rd of July! Designated a Hillsboro Year of the Museum event.
Political speeches
Children's games
Patriotic music; bands and singers
Hot dogs and homemade ice cream
Free sparklers and prizes for children.
Children ages 12 and under are invited to bring their decorated red wagons, tricycles, bikes, scooters and doll carriages to walk in the “Red, White and Blue” parade .
The house is authentically decorated and features an old fashioned Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and candles from the Edwardian period (1901-1910).
Enjoy Sausage-on-a-Stick at the Friends of the Hillsboro Museums booth at the annual Arts & Crafts Fair in Hillsboro every third Saturday in September!
The Friends sell around 200 pounds of the best Hillsboro German sausage together with wonderful Hillsboro made mustard. The sausage sales support the Friends programs.
Patrons of the Friends' Sausage-on-a-Stick come back year after year to buy our sausage!