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AMERICAN FARM HERITAGE MUSEUM
The American Farm Heritage Museum is dedicated to preserving the farm heritage that built this country. Located on 40 acres, the museum sponsors a large 3-day festival every year that showcases tractors, demonstrations from the past, along with many other activities. Special events include: TractorCade (second weekend in June) and Heritage Days (last weekend in July). You can find the museum on Museum Avenue, the I-70 access road that runs parallel to the interstate on the southeast side of Greenville, Exit 45.
1395 Museum Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-9733
Email : amheritagemuseum@yahoo.com
Website: americanfarmheritagemuseum.com
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.jpg) LIL' RED BARN
Lil' Red Barn Museum (on the grounds of the American Farm Heritage Museum) features displays of farm life of a by-gone era. Exhibits include general seed store and farm life. Hours of operation are from 9 am - 3 pm during the months of April through October. The museum is also open by appointment.
1395 Museum Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-9272
Website: americanfarmheritagemuseum.com/lil--red-barn.html
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.jpg) HILL'S FORT BLOCKADE BUILDING
Hill's Fort was one of the first forts created in the early 1800s to protect settlers from Indian attacks. Currently at the American Farm Heritage Museum, cabins, stockade and blockhouse have been constructed as they would have looked around the time of the War of 1812. The fort's actual site was located southwest of Greenville. The fort is open to the public the first Saturday of the month from May to October, the last weekend of July when the AHFM has their big tractor show, and during special Living History events (see Festivials below). For more information, contact the Hill's Fort Society.
P.O. Box 682
Greenville IL 62246
(618) 248-5885
Website: fortsofillinois.org
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.jpg) AMERICAN HERITAGE RAILROAD
A 15”-gauge Railroad with approximately 1 mile of mainline track. Open May-Oct 1st Saturdays, special occasions, & Christmas Light Display with train rides. Plus, Annual Train Show each June featuring toy/model RR displays, vendors with toy trains & equipment, books, memorabilia, and more! Come join in on the fun! Come out to see whats going on! For more information, contact the Railroad.
Take I-70 to Greenville, at the 45 mile marker turn south on 127 to Museum Ave. The American Heritage Railroad is located on the grounds of the American Farm Heritage Musuem.
(618) 664-9733
Email: dktrainman@hotmail.com
Website: facebook.com/pg/AmericanHeritageRailroad
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.jpg) ANDREW CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
This unique building is the original public library built in 1905 with money from Andrew Carnegie. Holdings of the Bond County Genealogical Society are also found at this library. Greenville Public Library is a member of the Illinois Heartland Library System, which encompasses 427 libraries, giving patrons access to over ten million items. The library maintains six computers for public use. Patrons can print from the computers for a charge of $0.25 per page. The library also has a wireless internet network key that is available at the circulation desk. The library has a photocopier that patrons can use for a charge of $0.20 per page; and a fax machine that can be used to send or to receive faxes. Story time for young children is the first Saturday of every month at 10:00 am. The Library also sponsors several summer programs for young children up to graduating eighth graders.
Greenville Public Library
414 W Main St.
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-3155
Website: greenvillepubliclibrary.org
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.jpg) DEMOULIN MUSEUM
Although one of today's leading makers of band uniforms, DeMoulin Bros. & Co. began in a most peculiar way in 1892 - manufacturing fraternal lodge initiation devices and regalia. Visitors to the DeMoulin Museum can see crazy contraptions like the bucking goat, trick chairs, a lung tester, lifting and spanking machine, and guillotine. Embroidery work including band and military uniforms is also displayed. A kid and family friendly museum! Hours of operation: (June-August) Friday 1 - 3 pm; Saturday 10 am - 2 pm; Sunday 2 - 4 pm. (September-May) Saturday 10 am - 2 pm. The museum is also open by appointment.
205 S Prairie Street
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-4115
Website: demoulinmuseum.org
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HOILES-DAVIS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The Bond County Historical Society's museum is located in a home built in the 1840s. The front parlor has Victorian period furnishings including an 1840s piano from the founders of Almira College. Other rooms contain a wide variety of exhibits that tell the story of Bond County. Historical exhibits are changed and updated each year making for a vibrant, relevant museum. The museum is open during the months of May - October on Saturdays 10 am - Noon; Sundays 2 - 4 pm. And November - April on first Saturdays of the month 10 am - Noon. Call or email to arrange a guided tour or to visit during non-posted hours.
318 W. Winter St.
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-1590
Email: president@bondcountyhistorical.org
Website: bondcountyhistorical.org
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.jpg) MARCOOT JERSEY DAIRY & CREAMERY
This is a working dairy farm that also makes and sells cheese. Their specialty is cheese that ages in their underground cellars. Ice cream, yogurt and other dairy and farm products are available. Depending on the time of day, visitors are welcome to observe various activities such as feeding, cow milking and cheese making. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 10 am-5 pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm, and Sunday closed. Call to arrange a tour.
526 Dudleyville Rd.
Greenville IL 62246
(618) 664-1110
Website: marcootjerseycreamery.com
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.jpg) ONE-ROOM SCHOOL MUSEUM
Another museum of interest is the One-Room School Museum. Located on Beaumont Ave. on the old Jr. High School grounds, it is open by appointment. It is an actual one-room school house furnished with items that came from the more than 70 one-room school houses that once operated in Bond County making it an interesting visit. Please call to arrange a visit.
(618) 664-9272
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.jpg) RICHARD W. BOCK SCULPTURE MUSEUM
The Richard W. Bock Museum is located on College Avenue two blocks east of Greenville's downtown square in the historic Almira College House. The renovated house was the original Almira College, a school for girls begun in 1855. The museum consists of over 300 plaster and bronze sculptures done by Richard Bock, a sculptor working in the early 20th century. A few items of Frank Lloyd Wright's, an associate of Bock, are also on display. Tour hours (as of Sept 19, 2016) are Monday, Wednesday, & Friday noon to 4pm. To make an appointment for a large group, off-hours tour, or club/society meeting please call.
215 E. College Avenue
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-6724 or (618) 267-1174
Website: greenville.edu/about/visit/bock_museum.html
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.jpg) ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORICAL SITE
Abraham Lincoln spoke in Greenville during his Senate race with Stephen Douglas in 1858. Although the two candidates did not debate each other, they both spoke in Greenville at the same location just one month apart. The DAR has placed a stone at the site to commemorate the speech.
511 South 5th St.
Greenville, IL 62246
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.jpg) BOND COUNTY SOLDIER'S MONUMENT
A resolution was made in 1899 to erect a monument to the county men who served in the Civil War. The Bond County Soldier's Monument located on the south courthouse lawn was dedicated in 1903 on the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga. Cannonballs were sent to the government for scrap metal in World War II.
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.jpg) RONALD REAGAN HISTORICAL SITE
A plaque marks the site of a visit from Ronald Reagan who spoke at the southeast comer of the courthouse lawn when he campaigned for president in October 1980.
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.jpg) VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
The Veteran's Memorial located on the west courthouse lawn consists of arcs of some 700 bricks each one inscribed with the name and service branch of Bond County veterans.
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