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
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
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
The Western Illinois Museum will be submitting a bid for the 201 South Lafayette Street building currently being offered for sale by the City of… Read More »Ownership
Our new TEXT number: 309.837.2613 We now have an easy way to get reminders about upcoming programs, hear about volunteer opportunities, and get notified when your… Read More »Text us!
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
Edward Whittier was born in 1914. He learned to trap as a boy and worked with furs all his life until old age made it… Read More »Edward Whittier
Lettie Greenwell b 4-27-1885; d. 10-27-1981 Lettie Greenwell and Thomas Hugh Forsythe were married on March 30, 1917, in East St. Louis, Missouri, but started… Read More »Lettie Greenwell Forsythe
This year we are excited to welcome Dallas Thueringer to the team. He is our third Peace Corps Fellow from Western Illinois University and is… Read More »Meet Dallas Thueringer
We are pleased to welcome a few new members to the museum’s Board of Directors and Advisory Council. As a non-profit organization, both of these groups… Read More »New Board and Council Members