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Celebrating Pride

By Micaela Harris
June 30th, 2025
Museum News

McHistory: Even before Route 66, motorists camped at a way stop in Bloomington

By Bill Kemp
June 26th, 2025
WGLT McHistory Series

McHistory: The 100 Bushel Corn Club boosted mid-century ag yields

By Bill Kemp
June 13th, 2025
WGLT McHistory Series

Museum Archivist George Perkins Retiring After Several Decades of Service

By Micaela Harris
June 11th, 2025
A mural on the wall reads

Museum Dedicating New Mural on 169th Anniversary of Lincoln's Lost Speech

By Micaela Harris
May 27th, 2025
Museum News
Basset hound sitting in a chair on the cover of a magazine

On the Square Magazine | Volume 57, Issue 2 | May - August 2025

By Micaela Harris
May 22nd, 2025
On the Square Magazine

New Displays Highlight Rock n' Roll, Baseball, and Intern Contributions

By Micaela Harris
May 12th, 2025
Volunteers & Interns
People stand in front of a ten foot corn sculpture on the Museum Square in Downtown Bloomington

Corn on the Square

By Micaela Harris
May 1st, 2025
Museum News

Father Doug Hennessy

By Norris Porter
March 27th, 2025

Born and raised in Bloomington, Fr. Doug’s last pastoral assignment was his childhood parish, Holy Trinity Catholic Church from 2004 until his retirement in 2013.

Museum News

Sally Rudolph

By Norris Porter
March 27th, 2025

Sally was raised in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and was her high school class valedictorian, always scientifically oriented.

Museum News