Hudson

Resources are listed in alphabetical order. More information can always be found by using our website search bar, or contacting a member of our staff.

Articles

Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Evergreen Lake groundbreaking 50 years ago

Fifty years ago this week—April 27, 1968—Bloomington officials held a groundbreaking ceremony f...

Article

Museum collections window to East Bay’s early years

The COVID-19 crisis has taken many things from us—above all, the lives of 125,000 Americans. We...

Article

Biographies

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Ela, George Porter

Frances Harriet Rowell was born on November 15, 1835 in Waterford, Vermont. She was one of fou...

Biography

Geneva, Carolyn Schertz

Carolyn Schertz Geneva was born on October 13, 1892 in Hudson. Illinois. She was the daughter o...

Biography

Hamm, Ruth Thelma Bitting

Ruth Thelma Bitting Hamm was passionate about her community, genealogy, and the DAR. Her mother...

Biography

Blog

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Bull in Barbershop Hudson, June 19, 1947

We’ve all heard the expression “bull in a china shop,” but how about one in a barbershop? Herb ...

Blog Post

Davis Lodge, Under Construction Lake Bloomington, April 1932

Since its formal opening on June 29, 1932, the Davis Lodge has hosted innumerable wedding recep...

Blog Post

Prairie Daze Hudson, July 12, 1980

Acacia fraternity members from Illinois Wesleyan University compete in the outhouse race at Hud...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

Archival collection finding aids (full contents of collections available on site)

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Farrell Family

Ezra Thomas Farrell (1884-1962) and Sylvia G. Walston Farrell (1882-1964) farmed in Hudson, unt...

Finding Aid

Finley, Ada Collection

Ada was born in Hudson, Illinois, to George and Josie Lentz on July 19, 1898. She married Steph...

Finding Aid

Hubbard Family

The Hubbard family, consisting of Silas (father), Juliana (mother), Charles (son), and Hannah ...

Finding Aid

McLean County Telephone Co.

The McLean County Telephone Co. was organized in spring 1898 with F.Y. Hamilton as its manager....

Finding Aid

O’Hara, William J.

William J. O’Hara (1896-1986) was born in the Hudson area, the son of Owen and Johanna O’Neil O...

Finding Aid

Ramsey

Although the collection donated to the Museum provides limited information, the Ramsey family l...

Finding Aid

Making a Home

Digital Exhibit

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Burtis Family

The settlement of the frontier was often one of speculation. Buy land cheap, raise the price, a...

Digital Exhibit

Publications

Digitized books and pamphlets. To see all books in our collection, search our library catalog.

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Illustrated History of McLean County

In this volume of over 500 illustrations the story of this land, called McLean County, Illinois...

Publication

The Story of McLean County and its Schools

Publication