Illinois Adventure #1703 McLean County Museum of History - The Tilbury Flash
The Tilbury Flash, a racer plane built in Bloomington in the 1930s, was recovered in 1975 and restored by the Bloomington (IL) EAA Chapter. It is now on display at the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington.
The plane set a world speed record for smallest class of planes and it flew in and won aircraft racing competitions, largely ones sponsored by governments interested in the military potential for small, highly maneuverable aircraft.
Illinois Adventure #1306 McLean County Museum of History
The McLean County Museum of History traces it roots back to 1892, the year the McLean County Historical Society was founded. The original Museum opened in 1904 when Historical Society members had collected enough material, in the form of presented papers, transcribed reminiscences, and donated objects, to share the collection with the public.
Ta Ta for Now!: Moving the Tilbury Flash
The Tilbury flash was moved out of the McLean County Museum of History basement November 19. 2014. This is in preparation for the creation of the Bloomington-Normal Visitors Center that will open in Spring 2015. The plane will eventually be put in the Central Illinois Regional Airport.
Thank you to Ace Worldwide for moving this very important part of the Museum's collection safely!
Irene Delroy (Josephine Sanders) Collection
This video exhibits the Irene Delroy collection in the archives of the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington Illinois.
Irene Delroy bio:
Josephine Lucille Sanders was born July 21, 1900 in Bloomington to parents Royal Woodsen Sanders and Della Sanders (nee Soverns). Her parents were married Sept 2, 1897 and Josephine was their first child.
Josephine had one brother, named Lindley Soverns Sanders, who was born Oct 31, 1902. During these early years of her childhood her father was a teacher of mathematics, civics, and commercial law at Bloomington High School and was also in charge of the girls' basketball team. Sometime between 1902 and 1908 the family moved to Minneapolis, MN.
Lindley died in Minneapolis, MN at noon on May 31, 1909 of scarlet fever. His body was returned to Bloomington, IL to be buried at the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
Irene studied ballet in Chicago in her late teens, and secured a spot in the Chicago Opera Ballet in 1919. Although her parents were initially reluctant to let her seek a career in show business, her success with the Chicago Opera convinced them otherwise. Around this time Josephine Sanders took her stage name Irene Delroy. The Delroy was a combination of her parents' names, Della and Royal. During her career Royal Sanders lived in Peoria, IL, and Della Sanders traveled with Irene.
Until 1930, Irene starred consistently in follies, plays and musicals, including Greenwich Village Follies, Ziegfeld Follies, Hitchy Koo, Follow Thru and Here's Howe!. She then signed a contract with Warner Bros. She made four movies with them, of which the best promoted was Divorce Among Friends, until 1931, when she decided to marry William L. Austin, Jr., a business man. Bill Austin did not want her to continue her career, despite the fact that her contract with Warner Bros was good for another four years, so they signed a prenuptial agreement in which Irene Delroy would receive a large amount of stock in Austin's company in exchange for canceling her contract. Irene Delroy became known as either Mrs. William Austin Jr. or Irene Delroy Austin.
The marriage was unsuccessful, and after a separation agreement in 1935, Irene moved to Reno to obtain a divorce in 1937. Bill Austin remarried, and died in 1963. Irene Delroy became known as either Irene Delroy when performing or Mrs. J. Sanders Austin.
After the separation Irene went back to work in show business, and played in a 1935 production of Anything Goes with Victor Moore and also put her beautiful voice to use in radio productions. During the war she was a volunteer nurse's aide at Memorial Hospital, New York. Josephine was interested in genealogy and was a. member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She remarried in November 1972 to Dr. Girard F. Oberrender, a throat specialist. She then became known as Mrs. Josephine Oberrender. She died June 14, 1985 in Ithaca, NY.
The Career of Irene Delroy took Josephine Sanders all over the country; many places that people from Central Illinois only dreamed of visiting. The story of Josephine Sanders is an interesting one to say the least. While the places that her career took her and the people she met along the way are something of a fairytale for a girl from the Midwest, it was not without certain consequences. The profound career of Josephine Sanders put an immense amount of stress on her family, particularly the marriage of her parents Royal and Della. With Royal and Della being separated for long periods of time, it was difficult for them to cooperate in raising their daughter, and they both experienced periods of depression. Royal spent much of his time traveling around Illinois to find as much business as he could, so as to have enough money to support himself and also send money East to support Della and Josephine. Royal had strict guidelines on how he felt money should be spent and who Josephine should be surrounding herself with. Much of the conflict between Royal and Della is due to the people Josephine surrounded herself with and her spending habits. Unfortunately, the marriage of Royal and Della would be filled with disagreements and feelings of distrust until Della's death on February 5, 1933.
The career of Josephine Sanders would bring her fame and fortune, but would bring her many misfortunes as well. During her time in show business she would see the destruction of her parents' marriage, she would struggle with the pressures of being in the spotlight, she would be stalked, and would enter into a marriage that would end in divorce and effectively end her career. When looking back on the career of Josephine Sanders one must not focus completely on the fame that she found, but also consider the effect her fame had on her and her family. It is truly a story of a hometown girl who made it big, but is also a tragic story of a family torn apart by the fame and fortune acquired while in the spotlight.
Archaeological Findings of Lincoln Era Courthouse with Archaeologist Floyd Mansberger
Archaeological excavations were performed in July of 2014 in order to mitigate the adverse affects that construction for Bloomington-Normal’s new visitors center, Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66, would have on the historic landscape on the south side of the Museum. The Visitors Center will be located in the ground floor of the Museum with entry through a broad plaza, located on Washington Street.
Archaeological excavations not only uncovered portions of the foundation of the Second Courthouse, (which Abraham Lincoln practiced law in during his time as a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit from 1837-1861) but also exposed several artifacts from the same time period.The team’s findings will allow the Museum plot out the exact location of the Lincoln era courthouse and to provide more complete interpretation of the site during that time period.
Floyd Mansberger received his bachelor’s degree in Archaeology from the University of Illinois and his master’s degree in History from Illinois State University. He started Fever River Research in 1984 as a part-time business conducting archaeological and architectural surveys. Today, the full-time firm (based out of Springfield) specializes in cultural resource management projects concerning historical properties. For over the past 20 years, Mansberger has participated in a variety of cultural resource management projects such as archaeological and architectural surveys, archaeological excavations, and archival research, as well as preparing historic structure reports for historic buildings. Mansberger has published articles on his research in such journals as Illinois Archaeology, Transactions of the Pioneer America Society, Historic Illinois, Wisconsin Archaeologist, Agricultural History, Journal of the Illinois Geographical Society, and Western Illinois Regional Studies.
Top 9. Best Tourist Attractions in Bloomington - Illinois
Top 9. Best Tourist Attractions in Bloomington - Illinois: David Davis Mansion State Historic Site, Miller Park Zoo, Constitution Trail, McLean County Museum of History, Prairie Aviation Museum, US Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington Downtown, Eastland Mall, Ovation Carmike Theater
Lincoln in Downtown Bloomington Part 3 -- Major's Hall
Join Greg Koos, Executive Director Emeritus of the McLean County Museum of History, on a tour of Abraham Lincoln sites in downtown Bloomington! In Part 3 Greg discusses the Major's Hall site, the site of Lincoln's lost speech.
Segregation: Our Community's Secret. A presentation by Mark Wyman
Segregation: Our Community's Secret. A presentation by Mark Wyman, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History from Illinois State University.
NOTE: This video displays visuals used during the lecture, but when there was no visual the screen of this video will be black.
According to Wyman, a local African American leader once commented that “People don’t know how bad it was here—even black kids don’t know how bad it was.” He referred to local customs that barred African-Americans from many aspects of life in Bloomington-Normal, which are now largely forgotten by all but those who were victims of these unwritten laws of racial exclusion. Wyman decided to investigate this for himself and began an extensive examination of local newspapers to help bring this part of the African American story in McLean County to light. His program will examine those findings.
Dr. Mark Wyman is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History from Illinois State University, having taught from 1971 until his retirement in 2004. A former newspaperman, his history publications have ranged from Western hard-rock miners, to immigrants returning to Europe, to hoboes harvesting crops across the West. Wyman was also guest curator of the Museum’s past exhibit Adlai! The Life and Times of Adlai E. Stevenson II 2002-2004.
Dr. Mark Wyman begins speaking at 3:22
7:36-12:33 Post Civil-War integration, Jesse Fell and the Bloomington leader newspaper – African Americans could vote, Normal schools were integrated, an African American was elected to a county seat, ISSCS had both black and white orphaned children, some restaurants served African Americans.
11:36- 14:35 -- 1890s- significant emergence of racial segregation and discrimination
13:20-13:57 -- 1900 census and housing patterns of African Americans
14:35-25:10 and again at 45:50-47:57 – Segregated beach at Miller park & the drowning of Phyllis Hogan
27:51-30:08 -- African Americans not allowed to stay at local hotels & segregated seats in theaters
32:48-36:55 -- KKK in the 1920s
36:58-39:08 -- Segregation and discrimination in restaurants
39:20- 42:55 -- Discrimination of and protests by WWII African American veterans
50:14-51:42 -- Merlin Kennedy, the Black Santa
42:47-51:42 -- Ending segregation – the milestones
51:46 Conclusion -- Why is Bloomington normal history of racial segregation such a secret, especially among the white population?
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Evergreen Cemetery Walk Training Video 2015
Welcome to Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. This video will provide an overview of the history of Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Additionally, It will provide information about cemetery architecture, monument types and materials, and common symbolism that can be found throughout this over 150 year old historic cemetery. This video is also to be used for training purposes for the McLean County Museum of History's annual outdoor theatrical event The Evergreen Cemetery Walk, which is held the first two weekends in October.
Lincoln in Downtown Bloomington Part 2 -- Miller-Davis Building
Join Greg Koos, Executive Director Emeritus of the McLean County Museum of History, on a tour of Abraham Lincoln sites in downtown Bloomington! In Part 2 he talks about Lincoln's background and early days as a lawyer.
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Panel Discussion Audio: Dreams & Life on the Prairie- Latinos in McLean County 1880 to Today
Panel:
Ingrid Ramirez- panel moderator, video writer/producer for State Farm.
Paul Segobiano- vice chair of the McLean County Board, and a descendant of early Mexican immigrants to McLean county, will reflect on his experience growing up as a Latino on the west side of Bloomington.
Sal Valadez- Lead researcher of the McLean County Museum of History's Latino History Project, talks about his research.
Dr. Mark Wyman- Professor Emeritus in History at ISU, who discusses Latino migration and labor implications to manufacturing, agribusiness, and food production.
Dr. Maura Toro-Morn- Director of Illinois State University's Latin American and Latino Studies Program Director, talks about what it means to be Hispanic/Latino
Lincoln in Downtown Bloomington Part 1 -- Introduction and Phoenix Block
Join Greg Koos, Executive Director Emeritus of the McLean County Museum of History, on a tour of Abraham Lincoln sites in downtown Bloomington! In Part 1 he introduces the tour and discusses an important meeting with Jesse Fell that took place in 1858 across the street, in the Phoenix block.
Bloomington
The Bloomington-Normal area is a vibrant community, home to 165,298 people who exemplify the values of the Midwest and our remarkable quality of life. Our location in the heart of Illinois at the junction of Interstates 55, 39, and 74 makes getting here easy. We are just a few hours from Chicago and St. Louis. Bloomington-Normal boasts a bustling airport as well as frequent Amtrak service.
Experience one of our outstanding hotels, unique restaurants or exciting leisure attractions such as the Children's Discovery Museum, the David Davis Mansion or the McLean County Museum of History. Enjoy premier entertainment at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, the U.S. Cellular Coliseum or Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium.
We are proud to be the headquarters for State Farm Insurance, Mitsubishi Motors North America, and COUNTRY Financial. Our higher educational institutions include Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Heartland Community College and Lincoln College-Normal.
We are proud of our Midwestern Hospitality! Whether you are here for a weekend, attending an event or on business we hope you enjoy your visit and return often.
Lincoln in Downtown Bloomington Part 6 -- Conclusion
Join Greg Koos, Executive Director Emeritus of the McLean County Museum of History, on a tour of Abraham Lincoln sites in downtown Bloomington! In Part 6 Greg discusses Lincolns last time in Bloomington before his death, and the local reaction to his assassination.
Normal
The Bloomington-Normal area is a vibrant community, home to 165,298 people who exemplify the values of the Midwest and our remarkable quality of life. Our location in the heart of Illinois at the junction of Interstates 55, 39, and 74 makes getting here easy. We are just a few hours from Chicago and St. Louis. Bloomington-Normal boasts a bustling airport as well as frequent Amtrak service.
Experience one of our outstanding hotels, unique restaurants or exciting leisure attractions such as the Children's Discovery Museum, the David Davis Mansion or the McLean County Museum of History. Enjoy premier entertainment at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, the U.S. Cellular Coliseum or Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium.
We are proud to be the headquarters for State Farm Insurance, Mitsubishi Motors North America, and COUNTRY Financial. Our higher educational institutions include Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Heartland Community College and Lincoln College-Normal.
We are proud of our Midwestern Hospitality! Whether you are here for a weekend, attending an event or on business we hope you enjoy your visit and return often.
The History of Cycling in Illinois with Librarian Chris Sweet
It is often forgotten that from 1890 until about 1930 bicycling reigned supreme as the most popular sport in America. Bicycle racers were well-paid celebrities and races routinely attracted thousands of spectators. The social elite were members of cycling clubs with private clubhouses. This period of cycling history is particularly significant because it had a direct impact on social progress in the areas of race, class and gender. Historically, Illinois was home to the majority of the country’s bicycle manufacturers (Schwinn being the most well-known). Bicycle races were big business in both Chicago and Central Illinois. Chris, Associate Professor of English Info Literacy Librarian, will explore this forgotten history, which has been buried in archives and old newspapers.