LA GRANGE - Join the Tex - as Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) on Friday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. for the opening of From the Silver Czech Toler to the US Dollar exhibit presented by the East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice and the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. The 10-panel Petr Vorel Coin Exhibit will familiarize all with the history of the dollar's cur - rency that began in a deep forest gorge in the northwest part of
today's Czech Republic and has lasted for almost half a millenni -
um.
The exhibit is on the occasion of 500 years of the Silver Thaler in Bohemia. Prof Dr. Petr Vorel and his team from the Czech Republic will be visiting and giving a short program at 3 p.m., prior to the opening of the exhibit. A recep - tion will follow in the Hanslik Hall. The exhibit will run from January 12 to mid-May. TCHCC is located at 250 West Fairgrounds Rd. in La Grange. For more information, contact TCHCC by emal info@czechtex -
as.org or call 888-785-4500.
