Hermes family exhibit to open at Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
This 1890s photo graph pictures Augusta (Willenberg) and William Hermes,Jr., Louise (Holste) and Dr. William Hermes, and August Hermes on the upper balcony of William Hermes Jr.’s home, at 541 North Main St., La Grange.
The staff of the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives in La Grange announces a new exhibit, “The Hermes Family: Community Leaders and Philanthropists,” which will open with a public reception at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 11.
The exhibit is built around large collections of photographs, documents, family histories, textiles and artifacts donated through the years by the Hermes family. In fact,…
