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A light-skinned man stands in a dark plaid 3-piece suit, tie, and hat. He's outdoors, with grasses and trees in the background. He has both hands in his pocket. Superimposed on the photo is a booklet title

Area’s deadliest cholera outbreak in 1855
During the summer of 1855, cholera swept through Bloomington and outlying communities. It was o...

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This rare albeit grainy photograph shows both the 1873 Heyworth Christian Church building (on the right) and the 1906 church building (left). The old church is no longer standing and the 1906 building now serves as a handsome family residence. The current Heyworth Christian Church building, dedicated in 1962, is located about six blocks northwest of this site.

Church organ sparked conflict in Heyworth church
“The devil was completely knocked out at Heyworth this morning at 2 o’clock,” declared The Dail...

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McLean County’s first corn farmers also mound builders
It’s been nearly 200 years since the first Euro-Americans began settling would become McLean Co...

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Corn farming in McLean County … 800 years ago!
Area farmer Nuel Downs, a lifelong collector of Native American relics, is shown here in mid-Ju...

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Darlene Bishop, Doll Collector Heyworth, August 1938
Twelve-year-old Darlene Bishop poses with her collection of 225 dolls in August 1938. Darlene, ...

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Heyworth Area Good Neighbors November 6, 1950
A Corn Belt harvest time tradition involves farmers helping fellow farmers in need. Sixty-six y...

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Heyworth High and Environs January 1933
This wonderful aerial photograph of Heyworth High School dates to January 23, 1933. The view is...

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Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival Lunch & Learn Talk Today, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.
On Thursday April 14, 2016 Illinois State University Professor Emeritus Robert Bradley gave a t...

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Miller Hatchery Supports War Effort
What do a chicken and a high explosive artillery shell have in common? This sounds like the beg...

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October Means ‘Rocktober’ Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival Aerials, May 31, 1970
The Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival was held outside of the McLean County community of Heyworth on...

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Photo of the Week, 118: Acid Flashback! Local Rock Festival Held 45 Years Ago
This weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival held outside of the...

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Randolph from On High Undated Aerial
Central Illinois is dotted with the tiniest of communities that owe their existence to the rail...

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Society Horse Show Fans Field, Bloomington, 1953
Fans Field, an old minor league ballpark once located on Bloomington’s south side, off Main Str...

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Willard and Joel Yordy Heyworth Township, August 1938
Farmer Joel Yordy (right) and his son Willard pose in front of a smartly trimmed Osage orange h...

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‘Tied in knots’ outside of Heyworth June 1949
A massive knot disfigured an old black oak on the Charles Hall farm one mile east of Heyworth. ...

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Farming in the Great Corn Belt

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Farm Improvements
Farm improvements, such as fences, barns, sheds, and grain storage were expensive additions. Bu...

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Marketing Crops and Livestock
The methods used to transport McLean County farmers’ crops and livestock, as well as the distan...

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Finding Aids

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Bloomingdale School (Randolph Township)
Bloomingdale School began in 1856 when a roughly built house was located at the southwest corne...

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Custer, Milo
Milo Custer was born in 1879 to Samuel and Lucinda Parker Custer. Before settling in Bloomingto...

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Kansas Kickapoo
This small collection consists mainly of copies of letters and accounts between Milo Custer of ...

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Publications

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois 1908

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois 1922

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois 1927

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