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Recent Happenings at the Kruger Street Toy & Train
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JediCon to be Held at Museum on October 10, 2009!! |
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On Saturday, October 10, 2009, the popular JediCon show will be held at the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in Wheeling! The annual event, which is in its sixth year, was held in Wheeling for the first time last year. If you are a fan of Star Wars, you won't want to miss this one! More details will be posted on the event website at www.jediconwv.net as they become available! You can also go directly to the registration page for this event, and register and pay by PayPal if you want a table! Just click on the link below! |
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"Making Winter BEARable!" exhibit is now open!! |
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Our temporary exhibit "Making Winter BEARable!" is now up and running, and will be here through April 19, 2009! The exhibit features bears from the collections of Wheeling collector Leona Miller, and the collection of the late Joan Bealer of St. Clairsville, Ohio. These talented teddies will warm your hearts and bring some joy to the long winter! This is one unique exhibit, and it is sure to be a hit with the whole family! |
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Opening for "Revival of Marklin" exhibit is Saturday, July 19th |
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On Saturday, July 19, 2008, the museum's newest exhibit, "the Revival of Marklin", will be unveiled. The exhibit, which runs through October 26, 2008, will showcase the Marklin trains of the late Walter P. Griffith Sr, of California. Mr. Griffith was in the Army Air Corps and assisted Marklin Trains in getting back into toy production following World War II. These trains were given to him by Marklin in appreciation for his efforts on their behalf. The opening, which will run from 9 Am to noon on Saturday the 19th, will feature a chance to meet and talk to George Griffith, Walter's son, about his very interesting father! |
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JediCon to be Held at Museum on October 4, 2008!! |
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On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the popular JediCon show will be held at the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in Wheeling! The annual event, which is in its fifth year, has been held in Middlebourne, West Virginia the past few years, but it has grown and expanded, to the point where the show promoters have decided to move it to the Friendly City! If you are a fan of Star Wars, you won't want to miss this one! More details will be posted on the event website at www.jediconwv.net as they become available! You can also go directly to the registration page for this event, and register and pay by PayPal if you want a table! Just click on the link below! |
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Upcoming Museum exhibits to be Featured on Comcast Newsmakers in January!! |
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During the month of January 2008, our curator will be appearing on the Comcast Newsmakers show, which is run on CNN Headline News (channel 33) on the Comcast cable service here in the Ohio Valley. They run the various interviews at 25 minutes and 55 minutes past the hour. The interview with Newsmakers host Mollie Halpern covered the upcoming "Dolls of the World" and "Monopoly" temporary exhibits, along with the museum in general as a great family stop for folks in the region! Keep a sharp eye out, and you'll be sure to see the spot, as it will run at least 50 times during the month! |
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Kruger Street joins Best Benefits Program! |
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Beginning on December 1, 2007, the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum has become a member of the Best Benefits Club Employee Perks Program. Best Benefits Club is an employee perks program that works with over 100 employers in Ohio, as well as with many more across the USA. Is YOUR employer a member? If so, go to the member site and get your discount coupons NOW! not employed by a member business? Then click on their logo below for more information!
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Monopoly of Games Coming to the Toy Museum!! |
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In late September of this year, the Toy Museum received a MAJOR donation from a Minnesota collector! Sheldon Klasky of Bloomington, Minnesota, has been collecting Monopoly games for the past 40 years! He has acquired games from countless foreign countries, along with many unique themed games, games which were based on Monopoly (both licensed and unlicensed), and even a Monopoly set in Braille! Mr. Klasky has decided that his collection of over 400 games and related items should come to the Toy Museum, so from February 9th through June 8th of 2008, why not stop at the museum and REALLY experience this classic family game! |
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National Road Transportation Festival to be held on September 29th at Museum!! |
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On Saturday, September 29, 2007, from 10 AM to 3 PM, the National Road Alliance of West Virginia will be holding their annual Transportation Festival on the museum grounds. An antique wagon from Jackson's Mill, hands on science from the West Liberty SMART Center, the Diecast Derby car racing game, a professional surveyor, and snow and ice removal equipment are just some of the interesting exhibits and events planned. The event is FREE to the public, and will be held rain or shine (some events are indoors). Great family fun, so why not come out? |
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A Salute to Pittsburgh, Star Wars at 30 exhibits at the Toy Museum!! |
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Just in time for the warmer weather, the Toy Museum is hosting an exhibit which showcases our neighbor to the North, the Steel City! See trains and toys related to Pittsburgh, sports memorabilia and collectibles from their teams, and more! The Pittsburgh exhibit will run from April 13 to July 8, 2007! |
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Wheeling makes a great One Tank Trip from Cleveland; FOX-8 visits the Toy Museum!! |
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Fox-8 from Cleveland, Ohio, has made a stop at the Toy Museum for their popular, long-running series of "One Tank Trips"! The series, which searches for things withing close proximity of Cleveland for folks to do, visited recently, for a segment scheduled to air for the first time on December 16, 2006. If you're within the Fox-8 viewing area, try to check it out! |
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The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum was the feature site for the "Traveling West Virginia" segment of WCHS-TV 11's Thursday November 30th newscast in Charleston, West Virginia! News photographer Brad Rice traveled to the Toy Museum in late November to shoot the segment, which can be viewed on the station's website. You can visit their website at www.wchstv.com Why not take a look for yourself! |
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The "Railroading through the Years" exhibit slated to run from October 6 to December 31, 2006 at the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, and the museum's new Student Programs (more details on the "Especially for Teachers" page of this site) were the topics in a segment slated to be featured by the Comcast Newsmakers program on Comcast cable TV! Newsmakers host Karin Janiszewski interviewed Allan Miller, our curator, for a segment which will run from approximately September 22nd through October 27th, at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour on Comcast cable channel 33 (the CNN Headline News channel). If you haven't given the exhibit a look-see, or if your school hasn't taken a fieldtrip to the museum, why not check these two out! |
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(Photo by Channy Miller) |
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The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum is involved with a holiday-time exhibit at the Cleveland Botanical Garden! The exhibit will bring together toys and trains in a unique garden center - what better way to celebrate the holidays! We've installed a fun operating train layout, complete with pushbuttons so the kids can get in on the action, in the Botanical Garden. Also, in the library, there is an exhibit of antique trains, which shows off some of those memorable trains of the past by Lionel, Ives, American Flyer, Marx, and others! The exhibit will run through to and including December 31, 2006, and besides the trains from the Toy Museum, they're also having a display of gingerbread houses! What a way to get the Christmas spirit! You can visit their website at www.cbgarden.org for details, directions, times, and more! |
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Attention all teachers!!! We have been working hard over the summer here at the Toy Museum, putting together an exciting and educational slate of Student Programs for the 2006-07 school year. Each program is geared towards covering or reinforcing specific goals from the Social Studies Instructional Objectives from the states of West Virginia and Ohio. Why not check them out, and plan to bring YOUR class to the Toy Museum this school year!
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The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, located at 144 Kruger Street in Wheeling, West Virginia was a stopping point for the World Harmony Run on Sunday, July 30th from 11:30 to Noon!! |
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ON Saturday, August 19, 2006, from Noon to 2 PM, we will be taking our show on the road! The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum will be participating in "Kids Club Day", a family fun day at Station Square in Pittsburgh! We'll have our portable train layout with us, and will also be doing several fun and unique craft activities with the kids. It's fun, it's close, and it's FREE to the public! If you get a chance, stop by and say hello! Check the Station Square website at |
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On Friday and Saturday, June 16th and 17th, 2006, the Toy Museum hosted the 8th Annual Marx Convention. 82 vendor tables stacked high with all sorts of Marx goodies greeted the hundreds of attendees and family members! Talks by George Kroll (Marx Demonstrator boards), John Twarog & Bob Grossman (train repairs) and Noah Coop (repairing and restoring Johnny West action figures) were well received by the attendees, as was the traditional talk by former Marx employees, where a new face, former Marx employee Don Stewart, along with old friends, met and shared stories with the attendees! The Marx show and tell session brought out some real rarities for the crowd to see, and many terrific things were found at the swap meet. |
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There are some great photos on the internet of the goings on, so who not follow the links below and see the happenings for yourself! Bud Kovacs has some great shots up on his website of the convention! Check them out! Take me to the Virtual Marx Museum Website's photos! There are also some terrific pictures up on the webspace of the Northern Virginia GI Joe Collectors Club, which had representatives at the event: Here they are! Take me to the Northern Virginia GI Joe Collectors Club's photos! And finally, for those who wanted to know who won the Custom Action Figure contest that the Circle X Ranch held at the Convenvtion, here's a link to their webpage and the winning entries! Take me to the Customizing Contest photos! |
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On Friday and Saturday, June 2 & 3, 2006, the museum again filled with fans and collectors of Mego action figures from the sixties and seventies! Both attendance and number of tables increased substantially from last year, as the event continues to grow! There was something for everyone at this year's event, with not just the stalwart World's Greatest Superheroes well represented, but everything Mego, from Micronauts to the Wizard of Oz! A special action figure made for the meet, Jet Jungle, was available for purchase by attendees, and the Mego Museum website issued a special Jet Jungle card, available only to those who attended, in their popular trading card series! Make plans for next year; the 2007 Mego Meet will be held on June 1 & 2, 2007! |
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On Saturday, April 29, 2006, from 11 AM to 3 PM, the 2nd Annual Wheeling Caboose Festival was held here at the museum! The day ended with a 2:30 PM dedication event for the new "Upton House" exhibit here at the Museum! Several hundred attendees enjoyed the outdoor festival, which included the Whiteside calliope, Diecast Derby (a racetrack for the little ones to race their Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars on), various area crafters, unique food, and much more! WTOV got into the act, interviewing Millie Upton about her dollhouse, in a segment seen on their 6 PM and 11 PM newscasts. And the weather cooperated, with a beautiful day throughout the event! Didn't get to attend? Mark your calendars, because NEXT year, the festival will be held on April 28, 2007! |
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Maryland resident and historical author Russell Poole has completed an historical work on National Road, and he held a book signing event here at the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum for fans and interested history buffs! The event took place on Saturday, April 22, 2006 from 10 AM to 3 PM. |
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Author Russell Poole in front of some of the "clustered spires" of Frederick, Maryland. |
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The Book "America's Road : A photographic journey across the
National Road from Baltimore to East St. Louis" |
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On Sunday, January 9, 2006, CNN.com, the news website, featured the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in the travel section of their site! The Associated Press story was the lead story under travel for the day! If you missed it and would like to take a look, the article has also appeared in well over a hundred newspapers across the country! |
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Recently, M.T.H. Electric Trains placed several rare toy train prototype models on loan to the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum! The models, a diesel engine and matching bobber caboose lettered for WSX Blast Furnace (Weirton Steel), are the art samples for these two limited production items, which were released in mid 2005. The trains, which were designed by Patrick Petros of Patrick's Trains, located on 29th Street in downtown Wheeling, sold out quickly, showing that there is still a great deal of interest in local rail and steel history! Petros and MTH are teaming up again to do an engine/caboose pair for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, due for release in the near future. You can now see these rare models on display here at the museum for only a short time, and you can pre-order the upcoming Wheeling Pitt pieces from Patrick's Trains (his website is in our "links" section). |
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The 2005 Mego Meet,which was held at the museum on June 3 and 4, 2005, was a fun event for all who attended. And attendance far exceeded expectations! Dealers from as far away as Arizona set up at the show, and virtually every attendee went away with some new treasure for their collection! The talks and workshops were also very well received, with high attendance at all! |
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To Continue your walk down memory lane, click on the link below to see previous "Breaking News" articles! |
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To contact us with a comment or question, why not email us!museum@ToyAndTrain.com . |
