Holiday Greetings
The December Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is the wonderful collection of Holiday greeting cards and postcards which have been received… Read More »Holiday Greetings
Artifact of the Month
McDonough County Sheriffs
By Marla Vizdal The November Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a collection of photographs of McDonough County Sheriffs. The collection… Read More »McDonough County Sheriffs
Plat of the Town of Vishnu
The September Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a plat of The Town of Vishnu. A plat is a map which… Read More »Plat of the Town of Vishnu
McDonough County Old Settlers
The August Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a photograph, taken in 1905, of the Old Settlers (or Pioneers) Club of… Read More »McDonough County Old Settlers
Bisque Head Doll
The Western Illinois Museum Artifact of the Month for March 2015 is Rosie, a bisque head, German made doll, who once belonged to a girl… Read More »Bisque Head Doll
Abraham Lincoln’s Macomb Portrait
The Western Illinois Museum Artifact of the Month for February 2015 is a photographic print of the 1858 ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln taken by Macomb… Read More »Abraham Lincoln’s Macomb Portrait
USS Constitution Gavel
The Western Illinois Museum’s Artifact of the Month for January 2015 is a gavel made from two pieces of wood taken from the USS Constitution,… Read More »USS Constitution Gavel
Pair of Antique Ice Skates
The December 2014 Artifact of the Month is a pair of antique ice skates, approximately 100 years old. The skates are from the museum’s collection… Read More »Pair of Antique Ice Skates
Stites Mortars & Pestles
The November Artifacts of the Month are two mortar and pestle sets donated to the museum in 1984 by the family of well-known Macomb resident,… Read More »Stites Mortars & Pestles