Railroad

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Blog

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Photo of the Week, 16: Cropsey Railroad Station

This rare shot of the train depot in Cropsey likely dates to the 1880s. A hamlet in the northea...

Blog Post

Randolph from On High Undated Aerial

Central Illinois is dotted with the tiniest of communities that owe their existence to the rail...

Blog Post

Twilight of the Interurban Downtown Bloomington, 1950

This September 1950 scene shows an Illinois Terminal Railroad car trundling past the 200 block ...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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

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Gulf Mobile & Ohio

Finding Aid

Reiner - Bennett

Bloomington-born William C. Reiner (1882-1945) worked as an upholsterer for the Alton Railroad ...

Finding Aid

Making a Home

Digital Exhibit

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Kenyon Family

Fully aware of the risks, Ezra T. Kenyon brought his wife Susan and sons Ezra W. and Dennis to ...

Digital Exhibit

Larson Family

Many Swedish immigrants came to McLean County, some directly from Sweden, some from other parts...

Digital Exhibit

Oral Histories

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Fernando Garza

Oral History