Join us for the premiere of The Post Amerikan: The Newspaper That Wouldn't Die and a panel discussion with folks who contribu...
This will be the fourth installment of the Museum's Democracy Dialogues series. Join us at Heartland Community College to lea...
Join the Museum's Librarian, Bill Kemp, to go back in time to May 29, 1856, when Abraham Lincoln gave the keynote address at ...
The Museum and its Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop will be closed all day on Wednesday, September...
The 2026 Mid Century Modernist Architectural Home Tour is an independent, community-organized event encouraging education and pres...
The Museum and its Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop will be closed all day on Monday, October 5, 2...
Meet the author! The Museum's Senior Director of Education, Candace Summers, will speak about her new book which explores the...
Enjoying a picnic in a cemetery was not always a taboo activity: Quite the contrary — a graveside lunch was once a popular leisure...
This semester, bring your students to the McLean County Museum of History for an Institute Day program all about Illinois-native W...
On Saturday, October 10 from 1-3 p.m., Bobzbay Books will host Candace Summers, the Museum's Senior Director of Education and...
Enjoy free admission all day on Monday, October 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day!...
The Museum and its Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop will be closed all day on Wednesday, October 1...
Meet Lucy Pettengill, resident of Peoria, Illinois, during March of 1857, and learn about the struggles she and her fellow aboliti...
Celebrate Día de Muertos with us on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages are welcome at this free event featuring...
All are welcome to join the Museum and Bloomington Public Library on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. for the final History Read...
This semester, bring your students to the McLean County Museum of History for an Institute Day program all about Illinois-native W...
Calling ALL Knitters and Crocheters, grab your needles and hooks, some yarn, a friend or two, and come and knit for a bit!The fina...
This presentation will share the story of Joseph who was enslaved on a plantation in Mississippi County, Missouri, and of his esca...
This will be the fifth and final installment of the Museum's Democracy Dialogues series. Join us at the YWCA to learn about t...
The Museum and its Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. ...
Join Bill Kemp, the Museum's librarian, for stories and images of how local residents celebrated the winter holidays from the...
The Museum is pleased to partner with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra for an Around the Town concert featuring their String Quarte...