
Upcoming Events

Mar 7 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Research & Collections Center, Springfield
Stephen A. Frost and his son Daniel peddled glass seed beads to Plains Indian tribes in the latter half of the 19th century and later non-Native clientele. In 1941, Dan Frost donated 71 bead sample cards and Native American beaded objects to the museum.

Mar 20 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Research & Collections Center, Springfield
Archaeologist and author Michael McNerney will discuss the results of over 22 years of field surveys and research on the humanoid-shaped, frontier-period folk gravemarker first discovered in Pope county Illinois.

Apr 17 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Research & Collections Center, Springfield
In honor of Earth Month, James Jennings and Melissa Silva from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will discuss recycling programs in Illinois.