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Image of Brass crucifix

Brass crucifix LaSalle Co., ~ 300 years old

 Image of ancient corn cob and modern-day corn.

Compare the size of ancient corn cob with modern-day corn.

 Image of German Staffordshire Plate

German transfer print plate provides clues to settler’s origins
Image of prie dieu, or prayer kneeler, ca. 1775 Image of Kirtlands Water Snake model. Image of Black Bear skull.
Image of wedding shoes.

1761
Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum
Gift of Mrs. Robert Gillespie, 1972.028.746876
Rush-seat chair
Image of Checker Board Quilt Image of Trunk

Trunk, (c. 1850), used by the Nikolas Daniel Walter family when they came to Illinois from Hanover Province, Germany.

 Image of Jet Brooch

Jet Brooch, (c. 1861 -1868), M.W. Galt & Bro, Jewelers, purchased in Washington D.C. by Sally Logan Lamon.
Image of Staffordshire Plates Image of The Greater Prairie Chicken Image of Dwarf Chinkapin Oak

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