Toys and Games

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Articles

Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Even Mr. Lincoln played marbles! This water color illustration by Rick Tuma appears in the video short “Lincoln: Recollections and Reminiscences,” featured in the McLean County Museum of History exhibit, “Abraham Lincoln in McLean County.”

Marbles popular with young and old alike of 19th century

Dr. Edwin M. Colburn, an early Bloomington physician, recalled the popularity of marbles and ot...

Article

Blog

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Herman Glaser, December 1952 Stanford’s Toy Maker

During the 1952 holiday season Stanford resident and retired farmer Herman Glaser displayed sev...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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

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Game Designers' Workshop

The Game Designers' Workshop Collection contains material about the war-games and science ...

Finding Aid

Learn

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History of Toys and Games

Toys and games may have changed from generation to generation, but the process of learning thro...

Educational Program

Videos

Livestreamed and recorded presentations by staff, experts, and community members.

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Lunch & Learn -- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum

Video

Lunch & Learn: Game Development with Ben Rosset and Jamie Mathy

Video