Illinois
DeKalb
NIU Historical Scenic Collection
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115
Phone 815 753-8253
Web Site http://www.vpa.niu.edu/theater/Aweb1.htm
Description comprehensive collection of Manhattan Opera Company and Chicago Civic Opera scenery, maquettes,
backdrops of operas
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Entertainment
Field of Study/Science Facility
Theater
Illinois
Dixon
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
810 South Hennepin Ave
Dixon IL 61021
Phone 815 288-5176
Alt Phone 815 288-3404
Web Site
Alt Web http://www.dixonil.com/attractions.htm
Description Reagan lived here from 1920-23 as a child
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus President
Nature of Group or Site Government
Industry Politics
Era 1920
New or Updated: 05/24/2003
IL
Elmhurst
American Movie
Palace Museum
152 North York 2nd Floor
York Theatre
Building
Elmhurst
IL 60126
Phone
630 782-1800
Web
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~angell/thsa/museum.html
Description
drawings, photos, memorabilia of the great movie
palaces
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Entertainment
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Architecture
Collection G-M
Models
Collection
Photography
Owner/Operator:
Theatre Historical Society of America
New or Updated
1/19/2006
Illinois
Elmhurst
Lizzadro Museum Lapidary Art
220 Cottage Hill
Elmhurst IL 60126
Phone 708 833-1616
Web Site http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/
Description Oriental carvings, largely jade, gemstones, mineral
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility Minerals
Collection G-M Gems
New or Updated: 06/03/2003
Illinois
Eureka
Ronald Reagan Exhibit Eureka College
300 East College Avenue
Cerf College Center
Eureka IL 61530
Phone 309 467-6407
Web Site http://reagan.eureka.edu/Legacy/exhibit.html
Description Reagan memorabilia from college through the presidency
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus President
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
New or Updated: 06/05/2003
IL
Forreston
Lazarus Motor
Museum
211 Walnut Street
PO Box 368
Forreston
IL
61030
Phone
815 938-2250
Web Site
Description
all we've got is the address & phone number
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Automotive
New or Updated: 10/1/2004
IL
Galena
US
Grant Home State Historic Site
500 Bouthililer Street
PO Box
333
Galena
IL 61036
Phone
815 777-3310
Web Site
http://www.granthome.com/
E-mail
mailto:granthome@granthome.com
Alt Web
http://state.il.us/hpa/hs/Galena.htm
Description
Grant retired here after his presidency
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
President
Nature
of Group or Site
Government
Industry
/Profession
Politics
Era
1865
Owner/Operator:
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
New
or Updated:
2/8/2004
IL
Galena
Grant Hills Antique
Auto Museum
US Highway 20
Galena
IL
61036
Phone
815 777-2115
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://homepage.interaccess.com/~jnhenry/about.htm
Description
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Automotive
New or Updated:
9/29/2004
Illinois
Glenview
Hartung's Auto and License Plate Museum
3623 West Lake Street
Glenview IL
60025
Phone 708 724-4354
Web Site http://www.classicar.com/museums/hartung/hartung.htm
Description the web site is currently down, museum holds over 100 vehicles and large
license plate collection
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Automotive
Collection A-F
IL
Heyworth
Simpkins
War Museum
605 East Cole
Heyworth
IL
Phone
309 473-3989
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://www.bloomingtonnormal.com/community/directory/attraction.php3?ATTID=41
Description
personal collection of military artifacts from
Civil War to present --
concentration on personal and uniform-related items such as shoulder
parches,
headgear, uniforms, personal weapons
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
New or
Updated:
9/18/2004
IL
Joliet
Slovenian Heritage
Museum
431 N Chicago Street
Joliet
IL
Phone
815 727-1926
Web Site
http://www.swua.org/museum2.html - About
Description
Artifacts, memorabilia, keepsakes, photos &books
from Slovenia
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Group Identity
Eastern European
New or Updated:
8/6/2004 |
