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Holiday

A Community in Conflict

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1966

Articles

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Community Christmas ‘sing’ once annual event
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Emancipation Day once Black community’s July 4th
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New Year’s Eve 1919 meant hope for better times
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Halloween 1945 followed world war’s end
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Spirits high for Depression-era Christmas
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Great Fire couldn’t dampen Christmas spirit
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In 1955, downtown Bloomington 'dressed in holiday style'
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Holidays bring turbulent year of ’68 to a close
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Intrepid Pantagrapher paid visit to Santa’s North Pole
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Homemade Christmas dinner once a McLean County jail tradition
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War’s end makes Christmas ’45 extra special

Blog

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McLean Harvest Festival September 26, 1952

T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G 1980 Towanda Grade School

Herman Glaser, December 1952 Stanford’s Toy Maker

Photo of the Week, 30: Gertrude Fifer and Grandson Joe Bohrer

Easter Parade, LeRoy Style, 1937

Saybrook’s last Civil War widow Emma Cook, May 1938

Independence Day 1964 Miller Park, Bloomington

Red, White, and Kaboom! Independence Day 1941

Photo of the Week, 94: Thanksgiving at ISSCS, 1962

Photo of the Week, 96: The Most Popular Guy in the Room

Why did the Turkey Cross the Road?

We All Scream for Ice Cream

New Year’s Eve 1948 In with the new, out with the old …

Halloween Traditions

Veterans Day, 1958 McLean County Courthouse Lawn

Valentine’s Day 1947 Raymond School, Bloomington

Memorial Day 1964 Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington

Memorial Day 1936 Downtown Bloomington

Labor Day in Bloomington Circa 1920

Remember the Fallen

Salute from a Korean War Vet Memorial Day 1982

Flag Day, 1948

Christmas 1953

Halloween Party Mystery

Happy Halloween!

Toy, toys, and more toys Christmastime 1953

Armistice Day, 1945 Courthouse Square, Bloomington

Happy Thanksgiving

Herman Jack’s Christmas tree December 1952

Santa at the Courthouse Square Downtown Bloomington, 1948

Santa No Replacement for Mama Downtown Bloomington, December 4, 1948

December Sleigh Ride, 1963

Holiday season comes to an end January 4, 1965

Labor Day Parade Bloomington, 1985

Santa on Parade December 1948

Santa and His Six (?) Reindeer Bloomington Christmas Parade, 1929

Christmas Caravan, 1935

Spooktacular 1957 Jefferson School, Bloomington

Bo Peep Has Found Her Sheep Halloween Parade, Bloomington 1938

Happy Halloween! Jefferson School, Bloomington, 1957

All I Want for Christmas … Lincoln School First Graders, 1965

Bright Lights in Time for Christmas Downtown Bloomington, December 1958

Be of Good Cheer Livingston’s, Early 1950s

Corny Christmas Contest, 1934 Guess the Number of Kernels

Ho ho ho Livingston’s Santas, 1940s

Photo of the Week, 92: Thanksgiving in the Great Depression, 1938

Photo of the Week, 43: Happy Thanksgiving from the Museum!

Photo of the Week, 45: Christmas in Bloomington, 1941

Photo of the Week, 46: Santa Spotted in Downtown Bloomington, 1929

Photo of the Week, 47: Seasons Greetings . . . from South of the Border!

Finding Aids

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Christmas

Speakers Bureau

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McLean County Holiday Stories

Videos

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McLean County Holiday Stories

McLean Harvest Festival September 26, 1952

T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G 1980 Towanda Grade School

Herman Glaser, December 1952 Stanford’s Toy Maker

Photo of the Week, 30: Gertrude Fifer and Grandson Joe Bohrer

Easter Parade, LeRoy Style, 1937

Saybrook’s last Civil War widow Emma Cook, May 1938

Independence Day 1964 Miller Park, Bloomington

Red, White, and Kaboom! Independence Day 1941

Photo of the Week, 94: Thanksgiving at ISSCS, 1962

Photo of the Week, 96: The Most Popular Guy in the Room

Why did the Turkey Cross the Road?

We All Scream for Ice Cream

New Year’s Eve 1948 In with the new, out with the old …

Halloween Traditions

Veterans Day, 1958 McLean County Courthouse Lawn

Valentine’s Day 1947 Raymond School, Bloomington

Memorial Day 1964 Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington

Memorial Day 1936 Downtown Bloomington

Labor Day in Bloomington Circa 1920

Remember the Fallen

Salute from a Korean War Vet Memorial Day 1982

Flag Day, 1948

Christmas 1953

Halloween Party Mystery

Happy Halloween!

Toy, toys, and more toys Christmastime 1953

Armistice Day, 1945 Courthouse Square, Bloomington

Happy Thanksgiving

Herman Jack’s Christmas tree December 1952

Santa at the Courthouse Square Downtown Bloomington, 1948

Santa No Replacement for Mama Downtown Bloomington, December 4, 1948

December Sleigh Ride, 1963

Holiday season comes to an end January 4, 1965

Labor Day Parade Bloomington, 1985

Santa on Parade December 1948

Santa and His Six (?) Reindeer Bloomington Christmas Parade, 1929

Christmas Caravan, 1935

Spooktacular 1957 Jefferson School, Bloomington

Bo Peep Has Found Her Sheep Halloween Parade, Bloomington 1938

Happy Halloween! Jefferson School, Bloomington, 1957

All I Want for Christmas … Lincoln School First Graders, 1965

Bright Lights in Time for Christmas Downtown Bloomington, December 1958

Be of Good Cheer Livingston’s, Early 1950s

Corny Christmas Contest, 1934 Guess the Number of Kernels

Ho ho ho Livingston’s Santas, 1940s

Photo of the Week, 92: Thanksgiving in the Great Depression, 1938

Photo of the Week, 43: Happy Thanksgiving from the Museum!

Photo of the Week, 45: Christmas in Bloomington, 1941

Photo of the Week, 46: Santa Spotted in Downtown Bloomington, 1929

Photo of the Week, 47: Seasons Greetings . . . from South of the Border!