In recognition of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial the Museum will donate a copy of the audio CD, Lincoln's Bloomington and Normal, Illinois:  A Tour Narrated by Abraham Lincoln, to all local area schools and libraries.

Written and performed by James Keeran, the audio CD project was conceived by the Museum and sponsored by State Farm Companies.  This CD comes complete with a color map of the 17 sites on the tour, the narrative, route directions and photos.

The CD is designed so you may listen to the tour at each site from your car or if you prefer, listen at home, read the narrative and go to the sites later.

Lincoln's Bloomington and Normal, Illinois is available for purchase at the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington and the Garlic Press in Normal.

Lincoln's Bloomington and Normal, Illinois
The Museum's most recent publication, a CD-based Audio Tour titled, Lincoln's Bloomington and Normal, Illinois, is now available at the McLean County Museum Of History's On The Square gift shop and other local retail outlets.

Opening March 28, 2009 through August 6, 2010
Come & Get It! The Way We Ate 1830 -2008.  Explore the eating habits, cooking equipment, methods and diverse food traditions of McLean residents since the early 1800s.  Discover how dramatically our habits have changed over time.  Investigate four kitchens, each representing a different era and illuminating how the kitchen has changed in the last 180 years.  Use hands-on interactives to better understand where food has come from and how dramatically food sources have changed.  Delve into the interpretive panels between kitchens to see social and economic changes that have shaped the way we ate from 1830 to 2008.