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Tuesday through Saturday
10 - 4
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Western Illinois Museum
Upcoming Exhibition
Home Front: Life During the Civil War
February 7 - May 26, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer of the Month
Jayne Schiek
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Volunteers Needed for January
Artifact of the Month
December Artifact of the Month
Matchbook Collection
January 1- 31, 2012
Upcoming Event
Community Sing-a-long to Celebrate World Ukulele Day
Thursday, February 2, 2012
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War reading and discussion series
December 2011 through April 2012
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Saturday, February 11th from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Opening Reception for exhibit: Home Front: Life During the Civil War
Exhibit on view through May 5, 2011
Saturday, February 25th at 1:00 p.m.
Lecture: Fifty Miles to Slave Country: Slavery in Missouri and Why It Matters
With Katie Benson, WIU History Graduate Student and Intern at the Western Illinois Museum
Educational Program
Curator in Training
A program for young adults
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