The Gift of Volunteering
Volunteers are an integral part of the Museum’s operations. Annually there are 40 to 45 people who offer their help to ensure the Museum’s exhibits,… Read More »The Gift of Volunteering
Volunteering
Collection Manager Karen Mencel
The Western Illinois Museum’s collection manager Karen Mencel is tasked with caring for over 11,000 artifacts. After a career in nursing, she began volunteering at… Read More »Collection Manager Karen Mencel
Making it green
The building that houses the Western Illinois Museum is surrounded by concrete, yet our community’s history started in a prairie. The publication, “1886 History of McDonough… Read More »Making it green
Meet Noelle and Josh
On any given day, the museum is humming with volunteers and interns working on all aspects of running the Western Illinois Museum. In 2018, volunteers… Read More »Meet Noelle and Josh
Volunteer Team
With the help of our volunteer team, the east side of the museum building is continuing to be improved! This past month a team of… Read More »Volunteer Team
Summer Interns
Summer Interns This summer we welcome two interns: Madeline (Maddy) Fields and Apolline (Abby) Ngati. Both are students from Western Illinois University but they bring… Read More »Summer Interns
Work Groups
Work Groups Let’s face it, not many people like meetings. While study and meetings are important, our recent planning process showed us that “doing” was… Read More »Work Groups
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