Bathing Suit
By Carmen Keist and Marla Vizdal The Artifact of the Month featured at the Western Illinois Museum is a 1920s men’s wool bathing suit. In… Read More »Bathing Suit
Artifact of the Month
Ice Cream Freezer and Churn
By Marla Vizdal The Artifact of the Month featured at the Western Illinois Museum is a combined ice cream freezer and churn which was patented… Read More »Ice Cream Freezer and Churn
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
General Macomb Cigar Box
By Marla Vizdal A very unique item in the Western Illinois Museum is the focus of the current Artifact of the Month. A small box,… Read More »General Macomb Cigar Box
Peck Family Quilt
By Marla Vizdal and Carmen Keist Quilts of all different patterns and colors have been found in the home for centuries. Sewn from fabrics that… Read More »Peck Family Quilt
Buckeye Stoneware
By Marla Vizdal Collecting can be an exciting and educational hobby, and what people choose to collect can range from stamps to coins to piggy… Read More »Buckeye Stoneware
Holiday Greetings
The December Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is the wonderful collection of Holiday greeting cards and postcards which have been received… Read More »Holiday Greetings
McDonough County Sheriffs
By Marla Vizdal The November Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a collection of photographs of McDonough County Sheriffs. The collection… Read More »McDonough County Sheriffs
Plat of the Town of Vishnu
The September Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a plat of The Town of Vishnu. A plat is a map which… Read More »Plat of the Town of Vishnu