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...
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...
TRICK OR TREAT IS BACK IN DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON! Grab your costumes, bring your candy buckets, and get ready for one of our favorit...
Celebrate Día de Muertos with us on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 2-7 p.m. All ages are welcome at this free event featuring ar...
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. ...
The Museum offers free performances in the Courtroom on Tuesday evenings in December. We're working on the final scheduling d...
Join the Museum on Friday AND Saturday for free, festive fun during Holidays Under the Dome!Friday, December 4, we'll be open...
Join Bill Kemp, the Museum's librarian, for stories and images of how local residents celebrated the winter holidays from the...
Join us for a festive, free Around the Town concert featuring the Illinois Symphony Orchestra's String Quartet at 5:30 p.m. i...
Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the McLean County Dance Association with a free performance in the Museum's cour...
The Museum and our Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop will be closed for the holidays beginning on T...
Calling ALL Knitters and Crocheters, grab your needles and hooks, some yarn, a friend or two, and come and knit for a bit!The firs...