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Oral Histories
Macomb Motors
Macomb Motors was a long time business at 201 South Lafayette Street in Macomb. The busy corner just south of the Courthouse Square has long… Read More »Macomb Motors
Oral History Project
The Garage: Oral Histories of Forgottonia The Western Illinois Museum was awarded a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council in support of its efforts to… Read More »Oral History Project
Oral Histories from Vietnam War Veterans
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, a selection from the museum’s oral history collection recorded with veterans from that conflict will be… Read More »Oral Histories from Vietnam War Veterans
Samuel Danner
Samuel F. Danner Samuel Danner was born in Macomb, Illinois, on October 29,1944. He grew up in Blandinsville, Illinois with his parents and two sisters.… Read More »Samuel Danner
John Moon
John Moon John Moon was born in Macomb, Illinois, on April 3, 1916. He grew up on West Fisk Street with his parents, four brothers,… Read More »John Moon
Leon Clements: Founding the Museum
By Marla Vizdal The current Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum highlights its collection of oral history tapes, and one in particular… Read More »Leon Clements: Founding the Museum
Stories about the Courthouse Square
Tweed Mummert The narrator of these two excerpts is Tweed Mummert, a life long resident of Macomb. For 32 years he owned and operated Mummert… Read More »Stories about the Courthouse Square