The Old Courthouse Museum is closed through the end of January or until further notice. Please check back or follow us on Facebook @oldcourthousemusem .
Christmas Tree Lane 2020
will not take place this year.
Sadly another popular Old Courthouse Museum activity is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
We are looking forward to having Christmas Tree Lane return with beautiful trees in 2021.
will not take place this year.
Sadly another popular Old Courthouse Museum activity is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
We are looking forward to having Christmas Tree Lane return with beautiful trees in 2021.
Our October 2, 2020 drive-thru Fish Fry was very successful thanks to awesome community support and great-tasting fish by Dave Shippert and his crew!
We are hoping this can be part of a full Harvest Daze festival in 2021!
We are hoping this can be part of a full Harvest Daze festival in 2021!
HARVEST DAZE 2019 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!
Mark your calendars for next year - October 3-4, 2020
Harvest Daze 2020 has been cancelled
due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Fish Fry will still be held with drive-through donation only.
Woodworth Style FISH FRY, Friday, October 2, 2020
Winners of the
2019 Christmas Tree Lane and
Christmas "Gingerbread" House Gallery voting.
The THEME for 2019 was
"Angels We Have Heard
On High."
2019 Christmas Tree Lane and
Christmas "Gingerbread" House Gallery voting.
The THEME for 2019 was
"Angels We Have Heard
On High."
We have retired the W W I Special Exhibit, but many of these items can still be viewed in our Military Room. Come visit us.
Today, a visit to the Old Courthouse is a step back in time where you can visit the old County Jail, see recreations of an old-time back porch, a Victorian parlor, old time general store, post office, one-room schoolhouse, and much more.
It is a place where you can stroll past showcase after showcase featuring one-of-a-kind treasures of a bygone era, with something to interest nearly everyone: fossil and mineral collections, Indian artifacts, the latest fashions of the Victoria era, a collection of over a hundred antique dolls, medical instruments from the pioneer days, and much more.
The highly-regarded genealogical archives of the Iroquois County Genealogical Society are housed in the original vaults of the records of Iroquois County, dating back to 1860.
Even though the Old Courthouse is a storehouse of things past, the present is well represented also. Renowned for its wonderful acoustics, the Old Courtroom now resounds with applause at the concerts, presentations and recitals held there each year.
We invite you to visit our art exhibitions featuring talented local artists, or attend one of our Spotlights, featuring communities, organizations, occupations or hobbies. Our natural history area displays animals of our area in a lifelike setting. The Museum Office stocks books and maps about Iroquois County, as well as local area souvenirs.
It is a place where you can stroll past showcase after showcase featuring one-of-a-kind treasures of a bygone era, with something to interest nearly everyone: fossil and mineral collections, Indian artifacts, the latest fashions of the Victoria era, a collection of over a hundred antique dolls, medical instruments from the pioneer days, and much more.
The highly-regarded genealogical archives of the Iroquois County Genealogical Society are housed in the original vaults of the records of Iroquois County, dating back to 1860.
Even though the Old Courthouse is a storehouse of things past, the present is well represented also. Renowned for its wonderful acoustics, the Old Courtroom now resounds with applause at the concerts, presentations and recitals held there each year.
We invite you to visit our art exhibitions featuring talented local artists, or attend one of our Spotlights, featuring communities, organizations, occupations or hobbies. Our natural history area displays animals of our area in a lifelike setting. The Museum Office stocks books and maps about Iroquois County, as well as local area souvenirs.
Your generous donations are greatly appreciated. We would like to thank everyone for their support in the past and hope you can continue to support this beautiful old building. If you have not been to the Museum for a while, please take time to stop in and view our new displays.
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