Season 2021: Season 2021
From the Decatur Celebration and the Farm Progress Show to the storied Ferris wheels of Jacksonville; from Lincoln’s footsteps in Springfield and New Salem to the historic barns of the Macomb area; from the river heritage of Quincy and Hannibal to the bounty of the richest farmland on earth, Mark McDonald takes us through a Central Illinois we thought we knew.
Dana Thomas House Walking Tour
A new guide book leads history bugs on a walking tour of the Dana Thomas neighborhood.
Dana Thomas House Walking Tour
The African American History Museum brings an exhibit from the Negro League Museum
Negro League Exhibit
This historic site is adorned by the Parlor Garden, Herb Garden, & the Prairie Grass.
Gardens at John Wood Home
Learn how conservators are saving the only known copy of Lincoln’s first political speech.
Conservation Lab at ALPLM
Hoogland Reopens after Pandemic
Hoogland Center for the Arts reopens this month with a performance by Dual Pianos.
Hoogland Reopens after Pandemic
North Round Prairie Schoolhouse
This schoolhouse was bought by a man who went to school there & is a renovated Air B & B
North Round Prairie Schoolhouse
Ev'rglo Neon Signs in Hillsboro
This sign shop has been in business since the 50’s, fixing old signs & creating new ones.
Ev'rglo Neon Signs in Hillsboro
A Springfield man has a serious collection of clocks in his home workshop!
Dick Romer, Clock Collector
Lincoln Land Community College Ag Center
LLCC just opened the doors of its new agriculture center.
Lincoln Land Community College Ag Center
Quincy Monuments: For Civil War Heroes
Volunteers has taken on the task of restoring the markers of civil war soldiers.
Quincy Monuments: For Civil War Heroes
The First Illinois State Hospital for the Insane
The author takes us to sites in Jacksonville to show the history of this institution.
