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A Celebration of Life service will be held next week for John Moon. Western Illinois University called the Macomb man the oldest known survivor of the…
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1919 proved to be a violent year in the United States. Race riots flared up across the country. But today, those events seem lost to history. An…
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The plain white back door to the Western Illinois Museum's back room becomes a time portal twice a month, transporting visitors to a Prohibition-era…
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Visitors will notice a new feature at the Western Illinois Museum. An elevated stage has been installed to look like the front porch of a home. Museum…
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The Western Illinois Museum staged a historic documentary theater production about Josie Westfall. She was the founder and matron of the McDonough County…
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John Moon of Macomb said he signed up for the military after hearing news about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.“I told my wife…
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Musician Kimo Hussey will hold a concert and two workshops as part of the second annual Ukulele Festival in Macomb, Saturday, June 6. It’s being hosted by…
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Mary Todd Lincoln did a lot of good work that went unnoticed in her lifetime, according to Laura Keyes, who portrays the former First Lady during…
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The Western Illinois Museum’s current display, Greatest Hits of Our History III: A 40th Birthday Celebration Exhibit, features a diorama of the New Salem…
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Two students from Western Illinois University worked together to create "The Troubling Tales of Old Macomb."Graduate student Zoey Schmalz wrote poems and…