"Preserving the past to inform the future."
II0 N. Peoria Street, P.O. Box 23, Magnolia, IL 61336
Parking and building access at East Entry and inside
on both levels are ADA accessible!
To join MTPA, use the link
on the membership page
to download the membership
form and mail it with your dues to:
MTPA
P.O. Box 23
Magnolia, IL 61336
To renew, mail dues to us and
we'll send your new
membership card to you.
Celabrate Magnolia's 200 YEARS
at the
Magnolia Museum
The museum is open for
tours of exhibits!
Private tours of the exhibits can be booked by calling
Peggy, 815-257-0707
Cyndy, 815-343-4770
Putnam County Library/McNabb Branch & MTPA Partner to Bring New Exhibit to Museum
"Freedom:
The History of US"
November 30, 2026 - January 8, 2027
Drawing on materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, the exhibit traces how our understanding of freedom has evolved since 1776, from the founding era to the elction of Barack Obama. Highlights include a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence, a draft and official copy of the U.S. Constitutuon, Lincoln's handwritten speech notes, and letters from figures like Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr.
Funding made possible by the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
Use the Exhibit Donation Form to donate an item (or items) to the musuem;
your donation can be temporary or permanent--your choice.
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