Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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A scale birds-eye illustration of the Baby fold buildings. There are two large buildings connected in a T shape in the foreground, with three smaller identical buildings on the left, and one other building in the lower right.

Baby Fold donation shines spotlight on architect

One of the primary missions of the McLean County Museum of History is to acquire objects and pa...

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Biographies

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John Howard Burnham

Burnham, John Howard

John Howard Burnham was born on October 31, 1834 in Essex, Massachusetts. His parents, John Bur...

Biography

King, Mary Reed

Mary (Reed) King (1842-1928) and Samuel Noble (1834-1913) were a force in the advancement of ag...

Biography

King, Samuel Noble

Samuel Noble (1834-1913) and Mary (Reed) King (1842-1928) were a force in the advancement of ag...

Biography

Moratz, Paul

Paul O. Moratz had a passion for building and design that started at a young age. For 34 years ...

Biography

Finding Aids

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Pratt, Awadagin

Awadagin Pratt was born in Pittsburgh in 1966.  He began studying piano at the age of six.  Whe...

Finding Aid

Quinn, Jean Family

Jean Quinn was born Shirley Jean Quinn on November 3, 1927, the only child of Forrest and Ruth ...

Finding Aid