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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Davis Lodge, Under Construction Lake Bloomington, April 1932
Since its formal opening on June 29, 1932, the Davis Lodge has hosted innumerable wedding recep...

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Prairie Daze Hudson, July 12, 1980
Acacia fraternity members from Illinois Wesleyan University compete in the outhouse race at Hud...

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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