Champaign County Historical Museum Board President T.J. Blakeman says that the museum is preparing to rebuild its exhibits and launch a major fundraising campaign, so it can reopen this spring.
The University of Illinois is preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary, with 15 months of events, starting in February, 2017.
In the town of Bismarck, the Newell Township Historical Society hopes to join other towns in central Illinois in opening a history museum to keep their past alive.
Are you intrigued by the past? Do you have a favorite factoid about Champaign-Urbana history? Today on Focus, we talked about curating local history.
