Mclean County Poor Farm

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Articles

Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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A man kneels, inserting an American flag next to a grave stone in a cemetery.

Central Illinois final resting place for once-enslaved persons

The stain of slavery pervades the American experience, dating well before the nation’s founding...

Article

Biographies

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Howard, Emily

At the turn of the twentieth century, when the public reception of visual arts in Bloomington, ...

Biography

Jones, Annie Ethel

Annie Ethel Jones (1899 – 1991) was a Black woman born and reared on a Mississippi farm, which ...

Biography

Lott, Harrison Clay

Harrison Clay Lott was born August 16, 1848 in Madison, Indiana. When Lott was fifteen years o...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: Inhumane Conditions at the McLean County Poor Farm

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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

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McLean County Poor Farm

For more than 90 years, the McLean County Poor Farm, located south of Bloomington, housed some ...

Finding Aid