Wool 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 »Wool Bathing Suit
Exhibits
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
Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop
Our exhibit, Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop will be on view from August 2, 2016, to January 7, 2017. Since its founding, corn has… Read More »Raising Corn: The Story of a Crop
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
The Ties that Bind: A History of Wedlock
The Ties that Bind: A History of Wedlock explores how items like wedding garments, photographs, invitations, and legal documents such as licenses and certificates, reveal the… Read More »The Ties that Bind: A History of Wedlock
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