Closed for Easter Weekend
/The museum will be closed Friday and Saturday for Easter weekend.
Closed for Maintenance
/The Macon County History Museum will be closed from December 24 through March 6. Museum exhibit space will be used to lay out two rooms of artifacts and collections items on tables in order to organize them, put them on a new shelving system, and create a database. Thank you!
Attention
/The museum will be closed November 23-25 in observance of Thanksgiving, we will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, November 28.
Thank you.
-Museum Staff
Early Decatur Patents
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From the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, Decatur was a vibrant and fast growing town fueled by the arrival of the railroads. Agriculture and industrial manufacturing were rapidly expanding and
undergoing revolutionary changes. This environment provided the backdrop for Decatur to become a mecca for many inventors who filed hundreds of patents. The presentation will cover some of the more unique patents and include a display of Decatur-patented items.
Date: Saturday, August 12
Time: 1:30 PM
Place: Macon County History Museum
5580 North Fork Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Cost: $2 admission fee
For further information about the event contact the museum at 217-422-4919
Mail in the 1800s
/Brent Wielt of the Macon County Conservation District. Attendees will learn how mail changed in the 1800s and how it affected society. From postcards to letters, flyers, stamps, and more. See what was sent and received and how it became the basis of what we still get today.
For further information about the event contact the museum at 217-422-4919
Date: Saturday, July 22
Time: 1:30 PM
Place: Macon County History Museum
5580 North Fork Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Cost: $2 admission fee
Lincoln's Legacy
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The event will be held at the museum complex. For more questions call or email us!
Thank you.
- Museum Staff
Closed for Maintenance Continued
/The Macon County History Museum has extended its reopening date until March 21 in order to finish off renovations to the rest of the museum and get new carpeting installed. We apologize for this inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.
- The MCHM Staff
Closed for Maintenance
/The Macon County History Museum will be closed until February 28. We will be working on doing further renovations to the lower museum, additional painting, new exhibits, as well as archival and collections work. Larger groups may be scheduled by appointment if the times work, but part of the museum may not be accessible depending on the time period.
Thank you.
- Museum Staff
