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.
A local developer buys the historic Springfield college campus and takes us on a tour.
Benedictine Campus Sells
Mark McDonald visits the Old Rushville Pharmacy, now the Moreland-Devitt pharmacy.
Old Rushville Pharmacy
History Room at Decatur Library
Mark McDonald visits the History Room at the Decatur Public Library
History Room at Decatur Library
Christian County Coal Mining Museum
The museum tells the story of the importance of the coal industry to Christian County.
Christian County Coal Mining Museum
Italianate mansion was saved 90 years ago, but a local group intends to preserve it.
Lorenzo Bull House
A local man moves back home with his fortune to buy & restore one of the iconic buildings.
The Broadgauge, Petersburg
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!
