Welcome to the Boone County Historical Museum! We offer local genealogy and general research plus an obituary service containing over 10,000 Boone Co. Il. obituaries. Your museum was established in 1968 to preserve the history of Boone County, Illinois. Our goal is to display and interpret the artifacts that have been donated to the museum. How often have you seen a 160-year-old log cabin inside a building? Walk through the general store, the bank, the barbershop, or the one room school and experience history come alive!

 

 

 

~New Addition~

BELVIDERE

LANDMARKS

WE ARE EXCITED!!

NOW ACCEPTING!

To better serve our community, we are accepting PayPal.

You will now be able to:

* Shop our store

* order Obits

* Donate to the Museum...

All from the comfort of your home.

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TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NEW

GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT

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Do you want to volunteer

or become a member

but wonder what’s in it for you?

Check out our

Photo Gallery

and look at all the fun you can have

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STILL AVAILABLE!40th Anniversary Tornado Books are available at the Museum.

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