
Online Object Database
Finding Aids
Detailed inventories of archival collections housed in our onsite archives.
Ecology Action Center
Established in the spring of 1995 as the education branch of Operation Recycle, the Ecology Action Center works to educate the public...
Corn on the Curb 2000
Corn-on-the-Curb, inspired by Chicago’s “Cows on Parade” in 1999, was conceived by Mayor Judy Markowitz to showcase Bloomington’s...
Softball
The collection includes yearbooks, programs, scorebooks, schedules, and other items relating to men’s, women’s, and girls’...
Photos
Architecture of McLean County
Work in McLean County
Public Life in McLean County
Publications
Links to dozens of publications about McLean County history, digitized by the Museum and other institutions
Black History
City Directories
General Reference
Maps
Bloomington, Illinois 1867 (Bird's-eye view)
Map Of McLean County, Ill. 1886.
Pages from our Past Articles
Articles on various topics, written by Museum Librarian Bill Kemp for the Pantagraph

Teays River coursed through Central Illinois eons ago
With no major navigable bodies of water, McLean County and much of east-central Illinois are landlocked. Yet that was decidedly not...

Black farm family prominent in Bellflower Township
McLean County farmland has always had a relatively high rate of tenancy—from the earliest years of the county’s establishment to the...

Community fund drive kept C&A Shops in Bloomington
Local and state governments often offer incentives to keep existing businesses or attract new ones. These inducements—in the form of...
Featured Collections

Online Object Database

Black History Project
Latino History Project
Onsite Resources
Stevenson-Ives Library
Object Collection
Archives
Websites
Links to even more McLean County history online!

Social Justice Walking Tour

Digital Exhibits
Internet Archive
Use Policies
Fees for Scans of Archival Images for Commercial Use If you want our staff to scan an image from our Archives for commercial use, see this document.
Fees for Personal Scans of Archival Images If you want our staff to scan an image from our Archives for personal use, see this document.
Digital Reproduction Policy Addresses use of digital cameras and personal scanners in Library/Archives.