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Western Illinois Museum to hold silent auction collectables
The Western Illinois Museum will be celebrating its 38th birthday with a reception and silent auction on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The event will take place on the third floor of Sherman Hall on the campus of Western Illinois University, … Continue reading
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Western Illinois Museum to celebrate its Roots
In its 38th year, the Western Illinois Museum will hold a recognition event on Tuesday, May 15th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Honorary Chair Jack Thomas, President,Western Illinois University, invites guests to Sherman Hall Revisited: Celebrating the Museum’s Roots to … Continue reading
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The Western Illinois Museum to hold Time Travelers Summer Camp
The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to offer the Time Travelers Camp. Register your child for this exciting two-hour session, one morning a week for the months of June and July. Children entering 2nd through 6th grade are invited to … Continue reading
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Civil War Walking Tour
The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to announce a new walking tour that explores local sites that are significant to our region’s Civil War history. The tour includes sites on Macomb’s historic Courthouse Square as well as Oakwood Cemetery. Learn … Continue reading
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A Celebration of the birth of General Alexander Macomb
The City of Macomb will honor its namesake, General Alexander Macomb on Tuesday, April 3 with a community birthday party from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. The event will be held in Chandler Park where the there is a monument dedicated … Continue reading
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John Foster Creasey, one of the Creasey Boys
The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to post the story of John Foster Creasey researched and written by Janet Creasey Sowers in 2006. Beginning the photograph of a young Civil War soldier was the inspiration to investigate her family’s genealogy … Continue reading
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Next Ukulele University 101
The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to again host Ukulele University 101 on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Western Illinois Museum located at 201 South Lafayette Street, one block south of … Continue reading
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Food Drive Organized by the areas VISTAs
The Western Illinois Museum will host a week-long food drive in which all proceeds will be donated to the Western Illinois Regional Council Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) food pantry. Between March 10th and March 17th 2012, non perishable food items … Continue reading
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Guest Speaker: John Goldsmith, curator of the DeMoulin Museum
The Western Illinois Museum will host John Goldsmith, curator of the DeMoulin Museum in Greenville, Illinois, who will present a program on one of the state’s most unusual factories–DeMoulin Bros. & Co. The program will be Saturday, March 3 at … Continue reading
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Schedule of programs to accompany current exhibit, Home Front: Life During the Civil War
The Western Illinois Museum has a full line up of programs to accompany the newest exhibit, Home Front: Life During the Civil War. There is something for everyone: lectures, book discussions, and even genealogy. The programs center around the themes … Continue reading
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