1941 Fire
The Macomb Daily Journal reported on June 24, 1941, that a “Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Macomb Motor company building, Lafayette and Washington streets,… Read More »1941 Fire
Our History & Culture
Baseball Gloves
By Logan Elko Fall weather is quickly approaching, and with it, the World Series. Baseball has been an American staple since its inception. The game… Read More »Baseball Gloves
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
Lodge Corner
The current location of the Western Illinois Museum was once known as Lodge Corner. When the City of Macomb was established in 1830 the horse… Read More »Lodge Corner
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
Gary Carlile Weds Miss Mathis
The Wedding Day Wanda Mathis and Gary Carlile were married in Princeton, Missouri, on December 1, 1940. It is not clear why the couple chooses… Read More »Gary Carlile Weds Miss Mathis
Flower Girl Dress
Child’s Cotton Dress from 1893 This flower girl dress was worn at the wedding of John Bartlett Hull and Adeline Virginia Sommers in Macomb, Illinois,… Read More »Flower Girl Dress
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
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