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The Western Illinois Museum is kicking off the summer with a sweet treat.The Museum will celebrate their annual Ice Cream Tasting Festival hosted at The…
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The new book Unmentionables is set in the fictional town of Emporia, though the town might feel familiar to those from Macomb.Author Laurie Loewenstein…
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Western Illinois Museum Curator Sue Scott said diaries and letters have a lot in common with social media.“These (diary entries) are kind of status…
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Artifacts uncovered just west of Macomb give a glimpse into life in the region during three distinct time periods.Some of the items, which were found…
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An Illinois-based project to shine a light on folk artists is making its statewide premiere in Macomb.The exhibit is called From Generation to Generation:…
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The Western Illinois Museum hopes to put local history in the palm of your hand through a mobile app.“It just has the real potential to highlight Macomb’s…
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This week on Emphasis, Rich Egger’s guest is Sue Scott, curator of the Western Illinois Museum in Macomb. They talk about the museum’s current exhibit…
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Baseball teams from Macomb and Colchester were scheduled to play a five-game series in mid-1921.The series was tied 2-2 after four games with the deciding…
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Rich Egger's guest is Western Illinois Museum Curator Sue Scott. They talk about the museum's new exhibit Legacy of Learning: A History of Our Schools.An…
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The Western Illinois Museum is making sure its own history is remembered.The museum was first housed on the third floor of Sherman Hall at Western…