Political Memorabilia
Artifact of the Month: Political Memorabilia November 2016 By Marla Vizdal This month’s Artifact of the Month includes a variety of political campaign items which… Read More »Political Memorabilia
Sue Scott
Volunteer Spotlight: Daniel Williams
Volunteer Spotlight: Daniel Williams What kind of volunteer projects have you been involved with at the Western Illinois Museum? Most projects I have been involved… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Daniel Williams
Volunteer Spotlight: Masha Grigortsuk
Volunteer Spotlight: Masha Grigortsuk What kind of volunteer projects have you been involved with at the Western Illinois Museum? My first project was cataloging the… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Masha Grigortsuk
1896 Presidential Candidate
By Tim Roberts September’s artifacts of the month at the Western Illinois Museum are two photographs marking the visit of a Republican presidential candidate –… Read More »1896 Presidential Candidate
Wool Bathing Suit
By Carmen Keist and Marla Vizdal The Artifact of the Month featured at the Western Illinois Museum is a 1920s men’s wool bathing suit. In… Read More »Wool Bathing Suit
Bathing Suit
By Carmen Keist and Marla Vizdal The Artifact of the Month featured at the Western Illinois Museum is a 1920s men’s wool bathing suit. In… Read More »Bathing Suit
Meet our Volunteers
Volunteers play a big role in all aspects of the museum. They help manage the collection, create and assist with education programs and exhibits, and… Read More »Meet our Volunteers
Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop
Our exhibit, Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop will be on view from August 2, 2016, to January 7, 2017. Since its founding, corn has… Read More »Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop
Macomb Dairy
In 1926, the Macomb Dairy Company started operations in a brand new building at 217 S. Lafayette, built similar to the neighboring Ford Motor Company… Read More »Macomb Dairy