History

After her passing in 2015, Irene Mischler left a trust in memory of her brother Charles Mischler to be used for economics and history materials. The…

Most people in Bloomington-Normal know David Davis as the campaign manager for Abe Lincoln. Most know him as the guy who had a big mansion built on the…

Andrew Jackson Smith was born a slave in Kentucky in 1842, the probable son of a slave holder. He escaped to the Union Army, became the servant of an…

Discover magazine and National Geographic laying on the coffee table captured the mind of Dr. Shelby Putt at a young age.Growing up, Putt was inspired by…

The Easley Pioneer Museum in the little town of Ipava closed this week for the season, so if you want to see the museum’s display on Camp Ellis , you’ll...

It’s hard to see past COVID-19, to picture what life will be like when the coronavirus is not the most important thing in front of us—and to conceive of…

Illinois State University said Thursday it will rename floors in the Watterson Towers residence hall in the wake of nationwide upheaval and a renewed…

A lot of statues in America have become problematic. People want to tear them down because they represent a part of history to be disavowed, or embody…

A famed Bloomington resident has another honor, 134 years after his death.The Lincoln Academy of Illinois has named Judge David Davis to its Hall of Fame…

COVID-19 has forced historians to shift from past to present so they can share stories from the pandemic with future generations.The McLean County Museum…