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Illinois
Athens
Abraham Lincoln Long 9 Museum
200 South Main St
Athens IL 62613
Phone 217 636-8755
Web Site http://www.athens-il.com/historic/long9/index.htm
Description museum with post office and general store on first floor, dioramas on second, artifacts in basement
Type of Resource
Museum
Era 1832
Aurora
Aurora Art and History Center
20 E Downer Pl
Aurora IL 60506
Phone 630 906-0650
Alt Phone 630 906-0654
Web Site *****
Description mastodon bones, local history, rotating art exhibits
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Illinois
Aurora
Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures
Aurora U, Dunham Hall
Randall Road
Aurora IL 60506
Phone 630 844-5402
Alt Phone 630 859-3434
Web Site www.aurora.edu/museum/
Description historic & contemporary arts, crafts & handicrafts
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Native American
Last changed: 09/23/2002
Aurora
Blackberry Farm Pioneer Village
100 South Barnes Road
Aurora IL 60506
Phone 630 892-1550
Web Site http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/pages/facility/blackfrmFS.html
Description 54 acres with museum buildings, lake, pond, gardens and
arboretum, carriage house, farm, Streets museum with 11 Victorian stores, crafts demonstrations, miniature train ride
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Village
Kind of Activity Living History
Field of Study/Science Facility Arboretum
Owner/Operator: Fox Valley Park
District
Illinois
Aurora
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
53 North Broadway
Aurora IL 60505
Phone 630 892-1572
Web Site http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org/
Description Closed for renovation until spring 2002
Type of Resource
Museum
Industry /Profession Firefighting
Barrington
Barrington Area Historical Society
212 W Main St
Barrington IL 60010
Phone 847 381-1730
Web Site http://bakhome.northstarnet.org/BHS/
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
New or Updated: 04/13/2003
Illinois
Batavia
Batavia Depot Museum
155 Houston
Batavia IL
Phone 708 406-5274
Alt Phone 708 879-5235
Web Site http://www.whitebarn.com/vsi/batlnk/fact.html
Description local artifacts in building/Riverwalk/pond setting
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Depot
Era 1855
Belvidere
Boone County Historical Society Museum
311 Whitney Boulevard
Belvidere IL 61008
Phone 815 544-8391
Web Site http://www.belvidere.net/boonecountytourism/attracts.htm
Description Log cabin, Civil War artifacts, dolls, automobiles, farming related artifacts
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Collection A-F Dolls
New or Updated: 04/13/2003 |
