Adeline Coupland’s podcast, Music as History: Insights into the 1970s, investigates how people listen to music in McDonough County, Illinois. The podcast was created using oral… Read More »Music as History: Insights into the 1970s
In this podcast, Isabella Howe re-examines her perceptions about Vietnam and the Vietnam War after collecting oral histories from McDonough County residents Tom Carper and… Read More »Isabella Howe’s Impressions of the Vietnam War
The Story is Not Over: A Dream for the LGBTQ+ Community is about the LGBT history in Illinois, mostly from the west central region of… Read More »The Story is Not Over: A Dream for the LGBTQ+ Community
We lived in Los Angeles when the pandemic hit. Just like everyone else, we locked down. Nor did we know how long it would last.… Read More »The trip to our new home
By Bill Knox When COVID-19 became a real threat, people were naturally interested in how to limit its spread—and I was no exception. Early on,… Read More »DIY COVID-19 Mask
This short video give an up-close look at two artifacts from the museum’s collection that were used to plant corn in the mid-1800s. The Brown… Read More »Planting Corn
Bill Maakestad is a retired Western Illinois University professor, long-time community activist, and musician. He shares how he has had to adapt during the stay… Read More »Bill Maakestad
We recently received this #COVIDMemory in the mail from LaVonne Cady. Her memory was handwritten on yellow legal paper which you’ll find on the left.… Read More »We Carry On
By Richard Chamberlain I planted my first garden with my mom when I was twelve in the 1960s. We made it in our backyard and… Read More »Finding Hope in this Year’s Garden