By Mary Sisk
Rock River Current
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ROCKFORD — Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens is hosting a fundraising event Saturday to help maintain and restore the historic property.

The event, titled Tinker Visions in the Gardens Fundraiser, will take place from 3-5 p.m. at Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St. It features appetizer pizza from Lino’s, live music and tours of the property.

“We’re on the founding site of Rockford, it’s a huge chunk of our history,” said Samantha Hochmann, executive director of Tinker Swiss Cottage. “These fundraisers help us to preserve the history, the historic nature of the building.”

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Tinker Swiss Cottage is replacing its roof in November, but recently part of the roof collapsed and the board is raising funds to restore the damage.

“As an old Victorian household does, it tends to have a lot of maintenance issues,” Hochmann said in an interview on B103, a radio partner of the Rock River Current. “We’re hoping that these fundraisers help us with speeding up the process of repairing and preserving the house.”

Tickets are available for purchase online until Friday, and are priced at $30 per person or two tickets for $50.

Know before you go

Where: Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, 411 Kent St., Rockford

When: 3-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17

Admissions: Tickets are $30 per person or two tickets for $50. Tickets can be purchased here.

More information: Additional information can be found on the event’s Facebook page.

This article is by Mary Sisk. Email her at msisk@rockrivercurrent.com or follow her on Instagram at @maryrrcurrent