Historical Society Plans Flea Market

Mark your calendar for June 2 and start your spring cleaning early!

In the tradition of Garden City's founder, Alexander Turney Stewart, who was known for developing the department store concept, The Garden City Historical Society has revived the memory of his entrepreneurial spirit by hosting its annual A.T. Stewart Flea Market event, an old fashioned community garage sale. This year's Flea Market will be held Saturday, June 2, rain or shine, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Historical Society Museum's property, 109 Eleventh Street. Apartment dwellers and homeowners are welcome to participate. Several people can collaborate to buy a space.

The Historical Society offers three options for Flea Market participants:

--Reserve a space and sell your own goods. Ten-foot-square spaces can be reserved for $75, on a first come/first serve basis. For information, call Marjorie Egan at 741-8050.

--The Society will sell your consignment items (small items may be restricted) at the price you designate. You receive two-thirds of the sale.

--Donate items to the Historical Society for use in the museum or for sale at the Flea Market; Society receives the all proceeds. Items are accepted at the Society's discretion. For information on consignment or donated items, please call Jill Mayer, 747-8759

We'll do the advertising; you bring the wares. Get ready for the second annual A.T. Stewart Flea Market, Saturday, June 2, 2007.