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Father Doug Hennessy

By Norris Porter
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Sally Rudolph

By Norris Porter
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Rob Fazzini

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Museum Launches Contest to Color Upcoming Mural of Lincoln's Lost Speech in Downtown Bloomington, Illinois

By Micaela Harris
Abolitionists bloomington Civil War Featured Historic Marker
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New Pop Up Exhibit Explores the Intersection of Identities during the Harlem Renaissance

By Micaela Harris
McLean County Museum of History Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
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Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024

By Micaela Harris
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Museum Curator Susan Hartzold Retiring After Three Decades of Service

By Micaela Harris
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COUNTRY Financial® Partnering with the McLean County Museum of History to Celebrate 100 Years of Serving Farmers and Families Across Illinois and the Country

By Micaela Harris
A hand cleans adhesive off of a watercolor architectural drawing.
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Museum Increases Art Storage Capacity by 50% with Support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

By Micaela Harris
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Museum Celebrates Return of Iconic Livingston Santa, Public Art to Downtown Bloomington

By Micaela Harris
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Museum Launches Spanish Language Audio Tour with Illinois Humanities Support

By Micaela Harris
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Museum to Provide Access to Thousands of Images from the 1950s & 1960s

By Micaela Harris
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The 30th & Final Evergreen Cemetery Walk

By Micaela Harris
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Museum Celebrates AANHPI Heritage Month with Rotunda Installation

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John Penn -- 2024 History Maker

By Mike Matejka
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Jan Lancaster -- 2024 History Maker

By Mike Matejka
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Julie and Bob Dobski -- 2024 History Makers

By Mike Matejka
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Barb & Bob Hathway -- 2024 History Makers

By Mike Matejka
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Museum Celebrating 50 Years of Women’s History with the League of Women Voters

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Time to See Something New in the Museum's Merwin Gallery!

By Micaela Harris
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Local Sci-Fi Novels Added to Library Stacks

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Museum Square Becomes First Site for International Artist EMEMEM's U.S. Debut

By Micaela Harris
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Four men with facial hair stand on both sides of the lower half of a santa statue.
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Santas Back in Town

By Micaela Harris
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Audiobook of McLean County History Now Available on Audible & KIndle

By Micaela Harris
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Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023

By Norris Porter
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Museum Saving Santa, Bringing Back a Beloved Central Illinois Christmas Tradition

By Micaela Harris
Christmas
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Two Pieces of World War II Accessioned into the Museum's Library and Archives

By Micaela Harris
World War Two (WWII)
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Museum to Reopen Reenvisioned Merwin Gallery

By Micaela Harris
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Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month

By Micaela Harris
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Museum to Dedicate Historic Marker on Bloomington’s West Side Memorializing the Former Booker T. Washington Home for Colored Children

By Micaela Harris