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WGLT McHistory Series

McHistory: When Downtown Bloomington reigned in retail

By Bill Kemp
Urban Sprawl Urban Renewal
Museum News

Annual Report Fiscal Year 2025

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WGLT McHistory Series

McHistory: Depression-era post office mural chronicles development of Normal

By Bill Kemp
Great Depression Painting & Drawing
On the Square Magazine

On the Square Magazine | Volume 58, Issue 1 | January - April 2026

By Micaela Harris

Bloomington's Brewing History

By Rochelle Gridley
WGLT McHistory Series

McHistory: Homelessness in Bloomington-Normal has been a challenge in many eras

By Bill Kemp
Poverty
Volunteers & Interns

Interning to Hear History Come Alive

By Aidan Coyne
Micaela, Susan, and Mike pose for a selfie after the AASLH Awards Ceremony in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 12, 2025.

AASLH Adventure 2025

By Micaela Harris
WGLT McHistory Series

McHistory: Modern electronics rests with Bloomington-Normal's only Nobel Prize winner

By Bill Kemp
Famous Locals
On the Square Magazine

On the Square Magazine | Volume 57, Issue 3 | September - December 2025

By Micaela Harris

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