Journey Stories tells how we and our ancestors came to America. From Native Americans to new American citizens and regardless of our ethnic or racial background, everyone has a story to tell.

Our history is filled with stories of people leaving behind everything – families and possessions – to reach a new life in another state, across the continent, or even across an ocean.

Many chose to move, searching for something better in a new land. Others had no choice, like enslaved Africans captured and relocated to a strange land and bravely asserting their own cultures, or like Native Americans already here, who were often violently removed by newcomers.

This exhibition runs from July 18 – August 30, 2009.

Museum Hours:

• 9 AM – 4 PM: Mondays – Fridays
• 1 PM – 4 PM: Saturdays – Sundays
• Closed All Federal Holidays, except Lincoln’s Birthday

For more information, please contact Ron Keller or Paul Gleason at 217.732.3155 x295.