Events

2026 Sponsor: Yepsen Insurance

Saturday, April 11, 2026

 

Jim Dunn presents “Saved by JFK”

10:00 a.m. at Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library, 103 East Main Street, Wyanet, Illinois. In collaboration with the Wyanet Historical Society

Saturday, April 25, 2025

 

Jim Dunn presents “The Elites Baseball Team”

3:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 202 South 4th Street, Manlius, Illinois. In collaboration with the Manlius Historical Society

June 13 – July 9, 2026

 

Daughters of the American Revolution Exhibit

Open at various times at Sash Stalter Matson Building Auditorium, 15 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois. 

Saturday, July 4, 2026

 

America 250 Celebration

10-12:30 p.m. Parade and Ceremony at Soldiers & Sailors Park

August 2026

 

Museums Closed For Re-Staging

August 26 – 30, 2026

 

Bureau County History Center at the Bureau County Fair

September 4 – 12, 2026

 

Bart Kassabaum Exhibit

Sash Stalter Matson Building Auditorium, 15 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

 

Member Event

4-6 p.m. Immke Out and About Member Celebration at Newell Bryant Museum, 634 South Pleasant Street, Princeton, Illinois 

Friday, September 11, 2026

 

Immke Out and About Public Opening

Newell Bryant Museum, 634 South Pleasant Street, Princeton, Illinois

Saturday, October 3, 2026

 

Rachel DeWoskin “Truth & Beauty: Telling Our Stories in Writing that Moves and Matters”

2 p.m. Sash Stalter Matson Building, 15 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois. Co-hosted by True Leaves Bookshop sponsored by Midwest Partners & Heartland Bank. 

Saturday, October 24, 2026

 

Dearly Departed: Voices of the Newell-Bryant

1 p.m. Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois. Ticketed Event. 

Saturday, November 7, 2026

 

Julia Rendleman “Illinois’ Growing News Deserts & Why We Should Care” 

2 p.m. Sash Stalter Matson Building Auditorium, 15 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois

Thursday, November 19, 2026

 

Bureau County History Center Annual Dinner

5:30 p.m. Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois. Ticketed Event. 

Saturday, November 21, 2026

 

Princeton Christmas Walk / Piano Recital

Clark Norris Museum, 109 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois.

Saturday, December 12, 2026

 

Bureau County History Center Closed for Winter Break