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Museums Illinois Rockford - Rossville

  Illinois

  Rockford

  Rockford Art Museum

  711 North Main Street

  Riverfront Museum Park

  Rockford  IL   61103    

  Phone  815 968-2787

  Web  http://www.rockfordartmuseum.org/home.html

  Description  20th Century American art, plus monthly exhibitions

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus Arts

  New or Updated   1/18/2006

Rockford
Burpee Museum of Natural History
813 N Main St
Rockford IL 61103
Phone 815 965-3132
Web Site www.burpee.org
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Natural History

Illinois
Rockford
Midway Village & Museum Center
6799 Guilford Road
Rockford IL
Phone 815 397-9112
Web Site www.artsforeveryone.com/museums/main.htm
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Village

   Rockton
  Macktown Living History Site & Whitman Trading Post
  Macktown Forest Preserve
  MAIL PO Box 566
  Rockton IL  61072 
  Phone  815 624-4200
  Web Site  http://www.macktownlivinghistory.com/pages/1/index.htm
  E-mail  mailto:wcfpd@wcfpd.org
  Alt Web  http://www.wcfpd.org/Preserves/GetEducated/edulist.cfm
  Description two remaining buildings of 1830s town restored, archaeological site, open                         by appointment, events, ongoing development
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Kind of Activity  Living History
  Field of Study/Science Facility  Archaeology
  Era  1830
  New or Updated:  07/24/2003

Illinois
Romeoville
Isle a la Cache Museum
Will County Forest Preserve
501 135th Street
Romeoville IL
Phone 815 727-8700
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource Museum

Rossville
Rossville Depot Museum
210 East Benton Street
MAIL: PO Box 1013 Danville IL 61834
Rossville IL
Phone
Web Site http://www.prairienet.org/djc-nrhs/museum.html
E-mail mailto:djcnrhs@prairienet.org
Description 1903 depot restored to 1950s appearance, railroading memorabilia, railroading library & HO railroad in former baggage room
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
Collection G-M Model Railroad
Era 1950
Owner/Operator: Danville Junction Chap. NRHS

Illinois
Rossville
Rossville Historical Society
108 West Attica St
Rossville IL 60963
Phone 217 748-4080
Alt Phone 217 748-6596
Web Site http://www.rossvilleshops.com/society.html
E-mail mailto:roshisoc@soltec.net
Description in former Rossville Township Building, three floors of local history with military, original jail, schoolroom, tool room, sports, courtroom, various
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Civic
Research /Reading Library