Downs
Articles
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Turner Hall lost monument to German pride
More than a century ago, Turner Hall was the cultural hub of Bloomington’s large and influentia...
Article
Blog
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Clarke Triplets Turn Eight Downs, August 1949
Mary, Margaret, and Marilyn Clarke of Downs (don’t ask us to identify who’s who!) turned eight ...
Blog Post
Pointer and Setter Club Field Trials, April 1946
That’s “Jake,” a pointer puppy owned by “bird dog man” G.S. Bryant of Springfield and handled h...
Blog Post
Up and Over Downs May 1953
Even the small Village of Downs had a post-World War II housing boom (relatively speaking). Thi...
Blog Post
Farming in the Great Corn Belt
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1946 to 2000: Larger Farms
After World War II the number of farms and farmers in McLean County slowly decreased. At the sa...
Digital Exhibit
Finding Aids
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Rutledge School (Downs Township)
Rutledge School District was laid out in 1862, but not organized until 1867. The school was nam...
Finding Aid