Events

All Dates and Times Subject to Change.

JULY

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

AUGUST

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

Saturday, August 10, 2024

 

Jim Dunn, Bureau County’s Other Congressmen

Princeton Public Library at 1 p.m. Admission is FREE. 

Congressman Owen Lovejoy is a beloved figure in Princeton and Bureau County, so much so that, for more than half a century, his legacy has been celebrated during the Homestead Festival every September. Speaker Jim Dunn, president of the Bureau County History Center Board, will present the stories of four other congressmen with deep connections to Bureau County.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

 

Listen to Your Heirlooms

1-2:30 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. Admission is FREE. 

Co-sponsored with the Princeton Public Library. Appraisal items must be dropped off at the library by 10 a.m. on August 17th.

SEPTEMBER

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

OCTOBER

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

Saturday, October 5, 2024

 

Leslie Goddard as Eleanor Roosevelt

Prairie Arts Center at 1:00 p.m.

Award-winning actress and scholar Leslie Goddard portrays one of the most fascinating and influential public figures of the twentieth century.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

 

Dearly Departed: Society for Anomalous Studies

Bureau County Metro Center at 1:00 p.m. 

The BC History Center Campus is more than just the bricks and mortar that it is made of. Join us for this fun and interesting look at recorded paranormal events at the Clark Norris Museum! Admission is $17 for members and $19 for non-members. Ticket prices do not include service charges. 

NOVEMBER

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

Saturday, November 2, 2024

 

Jeanne Schultz Angel

Prairie Arts Center at 1:00 p.m. Admission is FREE. 

Jeanne Schultz Angel presents an enlightening look at the history of universal suffrage in Illinois and throughout the nation. For more information, call us at 815-875-2184.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

 

BCHC Annual Meeting

Location TBD

DECEMBER

1912 Exhibit sponsored by Yepsen Insurance Continues

Newell Bryant Museum

Saturday, December 7, 2024

 

Family Event (tentative)

Clark Norris Museum

Saturday, December 14, 2024

 

Winter Break Begins 

All museums closed