At the Glen Ellyn Historical Society Tavern Day event, Glen Ellyn resident, Laurel Zdeblick, tries her skill at carrying water using the water yoke brace.  The afternoon was devoted to interactive pioneer experiences of the early 1800's. Stacy's Tavern Museum at Geneva and Main Street and the Glen Ellyn HIstory Center, 800 N. Main Street were the locations of the Tavern Day celebration.  Sunday, September 27, was a beautiful autumn day and the visitors enjoyed a slice of the hard life the early residents of the DuPage area experienced.

Glen Ellyn Historical Society member, Meredith Salamunovich,  portrays an 1840's school teacher as she lines up her students to lead them into her outdoor classroom on the grounds of Stacy's Tavern Museum, Geneva and Main Street in Glen Ellyn.  The classroom was equipped with individual slates and Salamunovich led her students in a sample of what a pioneer school day would have been like.  
The afternoon of Sunday, September 27 between the hours of 1 to 4:30 P.M., immersed the visitors in the Tavern Day celebration.  Black smith demonstrations, rope making, candle dipping, pioneer crafts, games and Uncle Jake the story teller gave everyone a true picture of pioneer life. Throughout the afternoon, the Scatlin Reunion Band performed music of the early 1840's for listening, dancing and actually a chance for the visitors to perform themselves on the dulcimers the band brought with them.