Craft Classes to be Held at Museum - Join us to learn a fun new craft!
Jean Hulslander will teach a class on applique quilting February 4 & 11. Cost $10 Please sign up.
You may register for any class at 815-667-4861.
Remembering the Rural One Room Schools of LaSalle County is now in stock in the Museum.
Stop in and get your copy soon!
$29.50 includes tax, add $4.75 for postage and handling if you need to have the book mailed.
We now accept Mastercard, Visa, and Discover! Now you can renew your membership dues, purchase a gift, make a memorial or pay your Burgoo vendor fees over the phone!
Stop in our Gift Shop and check out the new items we have for sale! We have new larger agate slabs, fossils and petrified wood, as well as Grill Forks and Fork/Turner sets handmade by our blacksmith. We have a great selection of local history books.
Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, and attended the 2011 Burgoo Festival! Here is a great video put together by Steve Stout:
Civil War Anniversary
The Society newsletter follows the developments that tore the nation apart 150 years ago with month by month events of the Civil War. Early 1861 had formation of a new nation, calls to arms, and the fatal firing upon Fort Sumter that began open warfare.
Through the year the chronology follows the first major battle, the death of Lincoln's chief adversary for the presidency, Senator Douglas, and the beginning of the president's frustrations in choosing an effective commander of the Army of the Potomac. Transcontinental telegraph replaced the failed Pony Express, construction of a transcontinental railroad began in California, and the keel of the USS Monitor was laid.
Right here at the LaSalle County Museum, you can see Civil War artifacts, the carriage that Lincoln rode to the first Lincoln Douglas debate, and much more…. Make your plans to come in and see us and them.
A book on LaSalle County History or one of our beautiful throws make a nice gift. More Info
Thornton FundWorks Cards are available at the Museum - Load the card and use it at any Thornton Gas Station, and the LCHS gets 2% on gas purchases and 6% on store items.
It's a fast and easy way for the Society to benefit, and it doesn't cost you any extra.
Capital Fund Drive - as you may know, we are looking to expand our museum complex. Read about our Captial Fund Drive and look for how you may contribute.
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