Little Creek Alpacas Farm
Little Creek Alpacas is a small family farm located in Forgottonia‘s Plymouth, IL, less than 30 minutes southwest of Macomb, IL. They raise Suri and Huacaya alpacas, breeding mostly for appaloosa, pattern, light fawn, white, grey, and black fleece. Little Creek currently sell breeding stock, and fiber & pet Suri and Huacaya alpacas, as well as…
Read MoreSmiley’s Family Farm, Orchard & Pumpkin Patch
Smiley’s Family Farm, Orchard & Pumpkin Patch, located just outside of McDonough County‘s lovely village of Industry, IL, have 15 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and squashes. They plant over 7-thousand pumpkin seeds a year, so there’s A LOT of pumpkins for sale; A LOT! They also have pie pumpkins for baking, tractor pulled hay-rack rides, fresh…
Read MoreAndrew Carnegie Macomb Public Library
The Macomb City Library was formed by action of the City Council. The Library was organized on November 10, 1881 when the mayor appointed a Library Board of Directors of nine members. The first library opened on April 8, 1882 on the upper floor of the Stocker Building at 109 South Side Square. In 1883…
Read MoreAbraham Lincoln and Macomb
Abraham Lincoln photo by: William Painter Pearson (aka W.P. or T.P. Pearson or Pierson or Tom Pearson), Macomb, IL Date: 26 August 1858 in Macomb, IL Black and white cameo photograph of Abraham Lincoln in 1858 looking directly into the camera. The ambrotype image was taken five days after the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate and a day…
Read MoreWestern Illinois Museum
Since 2002, Western Illinois Museum curates three or four exhibitions a year that reflect the unique history of the region. Located in Macomb, the Western Illinois Museum represents the history of West Central Illinois with a collection of over 6,000 artifacts. The museum receives over 2,600 visitors yearly. The McDonough County Genealogical Society also maintain offices in…
Read MoreMacomb Arts Center
Macomb Arts Center is a volunteer-operated non-profit, with the mission of providing a place for artists to gather and share their work, people to enjoy learning and exploring all arts, and providing opportunities for active participation in arts-related activities of all ages, abilities, experience, and interests. The sole goal of Macomb‘s MAC is supporting and promoting the arts…
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