President's Message
Welcome to the Old Courthouse Museum
We are currently working on several projects to enhance the tour of our museum. We also hope that it will make the museum more educational. We are trying to shine a new light on the history of Iroquois County. We are renovating our Iroquois County History Room to show what this land was like in the early settlement days.
We also have two rotating rooms that bring a new exhibit every two to three months. One, an Art Room for local artists and the other an exhibition room with a new display every two to three months.
Stop in our Victorian Parlor to see what a supper from the Lincoln era would be like. As you go up stairs, make sure to stop in the one room School House to learn how your parents and grandparents used to learn. Also, the courtroom may be of interest as this is one room that has been restored to its original state when it was used in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. If you make your way to our basement you can see what an 1800’s jail would have looked like. There are many interesting, permanent exhibits but we also like to keep rotating.
A visit to the Old Courthouse Museum can be a unique visit to people of all ages. We have artifacts from all over Iroquois County that show the true history of Iroquois County. I have heard many stories of kids when they were little playing in the jail cell and doctor's office. Everyone that visits remembers the Old Courthouse because we have such a wide variety of exhibits. Being able to see real treasures from real events in Iroquois County, like a piece of Princess Watchakee’s cabin or a mastodon tooth that is thousands of years old, has stirred my imagination and has led me to a great interest in history.
Come visit us here at the Museum where we make history come alive. We hope you will join me on an expedition into the history of Iroquois County.
Rolland Light
President
We are currently working on several projects to enhance the tour of our museum. We also hope that it will make the museum more educational. We are trying to shine a new light on the history of Iroquois County. We are renovating our Iroquois County History Room to show what this land was like in the early settlement days.
We also have two rotating rooms that bring a new exhibit every two to three months. One, an Art Room for local artists and the other an exhibition room with a new display every two to three months.
Stop in our Victorian Parlor to see what a supper from the Lincoln era would be like. As you go up stairs, make sure to stop in the one room School House to learn how your parents and grandparents used to learn. Also, the courtroom may be of interest as this is one room that has been restored to its original state when it was used in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. If you make your way to our basement you can see what an 1800’s jail would have looked like. There are many interesting, permanent exhibits but we also like to keep rotating.
A visit to the Old Courthouse Museum can be a unique visit to people of all ages. We have artifacts from all over Iroquois County that show the true history of Iroquois County. I have heard many stories of kids when they were little playing in the jail cell and doctor's office. Everyone that visits remembers the Old Courthouse because we have such a wide variety of exhibits. Being able to see real treasures from real events in Iroquois County, like a piece of Princess Watchakee’s cabin or a mastodon tooth that is thousands of years old, has stirred my imagination and has led me to a great interest in history.
Come visit us here at the Museum where we make history come alive. We hope you will join me on an expedition into the history of Iroquois County.
Rolland Light
President
