History

Superfans and scholars of Abraham Lincoln are getting access to a new online research tool.

Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln. He’s 216. The McLean County Museum of History is hallmarking Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday with the start of a coloring contest to celebrate Lincoln and work on a mural showing a famous speech he made in Bloomington.

Christmas in America wasn't always the huge festive cultural movement we know today. The Puritans made the celebration of Christmas illegal. They thought such demonstrations were sacrilegious.

The film covers prehistoric times through 1900, exploring key moments in agriculture, rail transportation and education in McLean County.

In the early 1800s, supply chains were a lot shorter, but the lack of mechanized transportation sometimes made it tremendously difficult to bring goods to market. Yet, a regional — edging toward national — marketplace did thrive.

The sudden freeze of ’36 came with a vengeance. It was like a wild prairie fire that snipped everything in its path. And woe to him who was far from human habitation.

A plaque commemorating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence is coming to Bloomington.

Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says he empathizes with people who are rent-burdened, but that doesn't mean he supports the idea of rent control.

A story of corporate greed, willful worker exploitation, and human tragedy in Bloomington-Normal began nearly a century ago with the introduction of asbestos for industrial and home use.

The tour will visit cities like Chicago, Bloomington, Springfield, Brooklyn, and East St. Louis. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear and learn about the historical events pertaining to African American history through virtual reality.