The Johnson County Historic Poor Farm has been designated a heritage area by Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, recognizing its complex history as a site where marginalized individuals once ...
Elmhurst History Museum’s newest exhibit, Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage, examines the roots put down by pioneering families in the west suburbs between about 1850 and 1950. Over those hundred ...
Luminous treasures are unveiled at Living History Farms, including a 1943 Le Petit Prince signed first edition, an Arnold Schwarzenegger shirt and autograph, ca. 1990 and a 1907 E. Williams Gollings ...
A six-acre parcel of property on Valley Road was purchased by Mercer County and will be used to expand Howell Living History Farm.
Historic Johnson Farm is excited to bring back its winter lecture series, “History Bites.” These informational talks delve into local history, culture, and other interesting information. The programs ...
When Scott Waterhouse looks around the grounds of historic Timberlane Farm at 2306 E. First St., he sees more than the echoes of Loveland’s past. He sees a way to make the future brighter through ...
ROADSHOW visits Living History Farms for treasures and a top $75,000 to $125,000 find. ROADSHOW visits Living History Farms for treasures including a 1977 Kenner Darth Vader figure, a Tippco toy ...