Illinois
Aledo
Essley-Noble Museum
and Mercer County Historical Society
1406 SE 2nd Avenue
Aledo IL
Phone
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmercer/mchsmuseum.htm
Description 3 structures - museum, agricultural tool building, and schoolhouse
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Schoolhouse
Collection N-Z Tools
Owner/Operator: Mercer County
Historical Society
Alpha
Max Nordeen's Wheels Museum
6400 N 400 Avenue
Alpha IL 61413
Phone 309 334-2589
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/ILWOOmax.html
Description one man's lifetime accumulation of interesting things -- focus on wheels of all sizes
Type of Resource
Museum
Illinois
Alton
Armed Forces Museum of Alton
2625 E Broadway
Alton IL 62002
Phone 618 462-5237
Web Site http://firearsn.empowering.com/armedforcesmuseum.htm
Description at Alton Depot, military vehicles, aircraft, memorabilia including a DUKW and others
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Alton
Alton Museum of History and Art
2809 College Ave
Alton IL 62002
Phone 618 462-2763
Web Site www.altonweb.com/museum/
E-mail altomuseum@yahoo.com
Alt Web www.altonhistoryandartmuseum.com
Description features exhibits on world's tallest man, 8'11''
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
IL
Amboy
Amboy Depot
Museum
Main
Street
PO Box 108
Amboy IL
61310
Phone
815 857-4700
Web Site
http://www.amboydepotmuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:information@amboydepotmuseum.org
Description
local history in restored depot, fright house,
one room school. City park
in railyard,
steam engine, caboose
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Depot
New or
Updated:
7/25/2007
Illinois
Antioch
Lakes Region Historical Museum
817 North Main
PO Box 240
Antioch IL 60003
Phone 847 395-7337
Web Site www.lake-online.com/lrhm
E-mail lrhm@lake-online.com
Description home, farm, and business life in 1892 school
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Schoolhouse
Antioch
Hiram Butrick Sawmill
Gage Brothers Park
790 Cunningham Avenue
Antioch IL 60003
Phone 847 395-2160
Web Site www.antioch-il.org/ptsofint.html
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Type Sawmill
Owner/Operator: Antioch Village Parks & Rec, 874 Main St 60002 847 395-2160
Illinois
Arcola
Illinois
Amish Interpretive Center
111
South Locust Street
Arcola
IL
61910
Phone
217 268-3599
Web Site
www.amishcenter.com
Toll Free
888 45 AMISH
E-mail
mailto:amishcenter@consolidated.net
Description
museum of Amish history, 18 minute film, reservations for tours and
meals in
Amish homes
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Religion
Group
Identity
Amish
New or
Updated:
7/4/2007
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
110 W Fremont Street
Arlington IL 60004
Phone 847 255-1225
Web Site http://www.ahmuseum.org/
E-mail mailto:ahmuseum@ahpd.org
Description local history complex includes 1882 house, 1908 house, replica log cabin, and 1906 soda pop factory
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Factory
Collection A-F Dolls
Collection G-M Models
Collection N-Z Tools
Era 1900 |
