Category Archives: Guest Authors

Celebrate AmeriCorps Week

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Joe Glenn

On March 10, the Western Illinois Museum marked the beginning of AmeriCorps Week by holding a food drive to recognize the important contributions that AmeriCorps members make every day. AmeriCorps Week and our food drive are important to me because … Continue reading →

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Searching for Civil War History in Western Illinois – Mother Bickerdyke

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kaitlin Benson

We are at the beginning of a five year commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Americans will celebrate epic battles, remember famous politicians, and watch cinematically glorified, romanticized tales of cultures lost. These ideas seem so distant … Continue reading →

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