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McLean County Museum of History/CourtesyImagine, if you will, how big a deal it would be if Taylor Swift gave a concert in Bloomington-Normal. That's the equivalent to the appearance of lyric tenor John McCormack on Nov. 24, 1924. -
Illinois Public Radio/CourtesyIllinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites connected to this key part of history.
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McHistory is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History. -
This week's episode of McHistory recounts Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to Bloomington-Normal in 1937. -
In this episode of McHistory, a look at the McLean County Poor Farm, where living conditions were often inhumane. -
The National Liver and Kidney Cure was said to be made from vegetables and herbs—and may have had some alcohol in it for an extra kick. It was made right here in Normal. -
On this month's episode of McHistory, you'll meet Florence Mae Risser Funk of Bloomington, who played a key role in getting women the right to… -
The events of the past year have encouraged the nation to acknowledge notable moments in Black history and in Bloomington-Normal, as in many places, that… -
The early 1900s saw an influx of racism and discrimination in the Midwest, from anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant, and anti-African American sentiment, to… -
Bloomington-Normal had only one documented lynching.This episode of McHistory produced by WGLT's Mary Cullen tells of the gruesome death of Charles… -
John L. Walcott was Bloomington's first undertaker.This episode of McHistory shares the story of one cabinet furnisher turned coffin maker.This episode of… -
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Irons Folsom Fox blazed the path for women in Bloomington-Normal who had dreams of writing in the late 1800s.One of the Pantagraph's…
