Posts about Halloween
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Happy Halloween!
The Museum Board, staff, and volunteers wish you a safe, spooky, and happy Halloween. May we all pay heed to the advice on this card:O ...
Jack Cruser ‘Ugliest’ Costume Winner, 1968
On Oct. 31, 1968, the Normal Parks and Recreation Department and the Optimist and Rotary clubs sponsored a Halloween costume parade at ...
Halloween Party Mystery
The exact date of this photo, let alone the name of the group are unknown. It is c.1918 and the room is in the Illinois House lobby, a ...
Hougham’s Halloween Party? Village of McLean, ca. 1890
Not much is known about this photo other than the handwritten caption indicating it was taken at Albert and Betty (or Bettie) Hougham’s...
Winning Pumpkins Normal Parks & Rec, 1963
Gordon Jaeger, Town of Normal parks and recreation director, is shown here in late October 1963 posing with the eight winners in Normal...
Happy Halloween! Jefferson School, Bloomington, 1957
James and Evora Ross, pictured here with their four-year-old daughter Janet, chaired the all-family Jefferson School PTA Halloween part...
Halloween Party, 1939 Holy Trinity Parish Kindergarten, Bloomington
Holy Trinity Catholic Church's afternoon kindergarten class enjoyed candied apples among other treats during this Halloween Day 19...
Halloween Traditions
Although there are several theories regarding the origin of Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, its roots can be traced back to the ancient ...
Bo Peep Has Found Her Sheep Halloween Parade, Bloomington 1938
A Depression-era tradition in Bloomington was the annual Halloween Mardi Gras parade and street dance. Seen here from the parade of Oct...
Spooktacular 1957 Jefferson School, Bloomington
The Jefferson School PTA held an all-family Halloween party on October 28, 1957. Seen here are prize winners for the prettiest, most or...
Photo of the Week, 90: Jack-o'-lantern Harvest in the Eisenhower Era
On October 31, 1956, The Pantagraph declared the season's pumpkin crop a record "for both quality and yield." Seen here ...