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
Exhibits
Tools of the Trade
Tools of the Trade is a look back to a time when McDonough County was being developed into the communities we know today. Considering the efforts… Read More »Tools of the Trade
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
Exhibition Program
The Western Illinois Museum exhibits a selection of its collection in three exhibits a year. We’re often asked how we decide what to exhibit. The… Read More »Exhibition Program
McDonough County Old Settlers
The August Artifact of the Month at the Western Illinois Museum is a photograph, taken in 1905, of the Old Settlers (or Pioneers) Club of… Read More »McDonough County Old Settlers
Mortar and Pestle, Potions and Pills
Mortar & Pestle, Potions & Pills: A History of Apothecary, features three of the museum’s collections that illustrate the changes to what we know today… Read More »Mortar and Pestle, Potions and Pills
Bisque Head Doll
The Western Illinois Museum Artifact of the Month for March 2015 is Rosie, a bisque head, German made doll, who once belonged to a girl… Read More »Bisque Head Doll
Greatest Hits of Our History
For forty years, the museum has been preserving and protecting our history. Greatest Hits of Our History is the last in a series of three… Read More »Greatest Hits of Our History