History is all around us! Our walking tours are a great way to get the story about local architecture, what significant events happened here and who lived where! Guarantee to provide a fresh outlook on your neighborhood! This tours will be held on Saturdays, April 13, 2019, from 9:30 to 10:30 am. The tour will… Read More »Walking Tour of Macomb’s Courthouse Square
History is all around us! Our walking tours are a great way to get the story about local architecture, what significant events happened here and who lived where! Guarantee to provide a fresh outlook on your neighborhood! This tours will be held on Saturdays, May 11, 2019, from 9:30 to 10:30 am. The tour will… Read More »Walking Tour of Historic Courthouse Square
Tour of Macomb's Oakwood Cemetery Tour Guide: Dr. John Hallwas and Gary Rhoads Take a tour of Macomb's lovely Oakwood Cemetery with historian John Hallwas and sexton Gary Rhoads. Used for over 160 years as a place for remembrance and meaningful inner experience, the cemetery is also one of the most complex historic sites in… Read More »Walking Tour of Macomb’s Oakwood Cemetery
The Western Illinois Museum and Monk River Bicycle join together to take history on the road with a Bicycle Rally and Ice Cream Social. Grab your bicycle, or put on your walking shoes for the first rally where clues will guide participants from one site to the next. Teams of three to five people can… Read More »Bicycle Rally + Ice Cream Social
Saturday, August 17 A divided town in a divided nation: Macomb in the Civil War era Tour Guide: Professor Tim Roberts History is all around us! Our walking tours are a great way to get the story about local architecture, what significant events happened here and who lived where! Guarantee to provide a fresh outlook… Read More »Walking Tour: Macomb in the Civil War Era
Saturday, September 14 A divided town in a divided nation: Macomb in the Civil War era Tour Guide: Professor Tim Roberts History is all around us! Our walking tours are a great way to get the story about local architecture, what significant events happened here and who lived where! Guarantee to provide a fresh outlook… Read More »Walking Tour: Macomb in the Civil War Era
The Western Illinois Museum will offer its annual Haunted Museum Tours on Saturday, October 19, 2019. The all-ages tours begin at 9:00 am and will run continuously until noon. The event is part of the Moon Over Macomb activities and will be held at the Western Illinois Museum located at 201 South Lafayette Street, one… Read More »Haunted Museum Tours
The Western Illinois Museum announces a new walking tour to explore turn-of-the-century architecture in Macomb. The one-hour walking tour will be offered on Thursday, May 19th at 7:00 pm and on Saturday, May 21st at 9:30 am. The tour departs from the Western Illinois Museum and heads east on Washington Street for just under half… Read More »Architectural Walking Tour
The Western Illinois Museum announces a new walking tour to explore turn-of-the-century architecture in Macomb. The one-hour walking tour will be offered on Saturday, May 28th at 9:30 am. The tour departs from the Western Illinois Museum and heads east on Washington Street for just under half a mile. There is a suggested $5 donation… Read More »Architectural Walking Tour
