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L & N Railroad Depot Museum
Nashville, Illinois

History

La Harpe Museum
LaHarpe, Illinois

Art, Culture, General, History, Historical Society

The local membership does research of families (at a nominal fee) for those who visit the museum and many who correspond. Most of the local histories have been indexed, as have the scrapbooks compiled from local newspapers containing obits, weddings, and anniversaries. The museum also has many family files and card files with cross-indexing. Microfiche of Illinois marriages including Hancock county 1829-1890 are also available to those doing research, and copies of numerous township burial records.

Lake County Discovery Museum
Wauconda, Illinois

Art, History

Lake County Museum Association
Wauconda, Illinois

Park

Lakes Region Historical Society
Antioch, Illinois

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

We are a small but growing institution. Our capabilities at this time are limited but we have a wonderful collection of artifacts of the area. We are totally volunteer.

Lanark Public Library
Lanark, Illinois

Library

Landmarks, Inc.
Oakland, Illinois

Latvian Folk Art Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Lawrence County Historical Society
Lawrenceville, Illinois

Historical Society

L. Haas Store Museum
Carmi, Illinois

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

The museum contains everything from native american artifacts (on loan from the Rebstock family) to a circa 1918 mail rig to hundreds of tools, photographs, and vintage clothing. One highlight are the hanging tools of Hawthorne township farmer Phil Hanna, "the humane hangman", who ended the life of Southern Illinois' most famous or infamous outlaw, Charlie Birger. Hanna presided over many early 20th century executions. The Haas Store building is a wonderful example of a cast iron storefront, and is located directly across from the Ratcliff Inn. You can tour the museum on line at L.Haas Store Museum. The museum underwent repairs in 2001 and has been organized with church and kitchen areas, communications, homelife, Native American, medical, military, and Carmi sections.

LaGrange Area Historical Society
LaGrange, Illinois

Historical Society

Lake County Historical Society
Lake Forest, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Hist. Soc.
Lake Forest, Illinois

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Peoria, Illinois

Art, Children's, Science

Landmarks Pres. Council of Ill.
Chicago, Illinois

History

Lansing Historical Museum & Society
Lansing, Illinois

History

LaSalle County Historical Society
Utica, Illinois

Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History, Historical Society

The LaSalle County Historical Society celebrated its centennial anniversary during 2007. The founders had a vision in 1907. They wrote "Without an organization of this sort much of value to posterity would be obliterated by the passage of years from the annals of our county's history."

Our resolve today is much the same--to procure and save the historical treasures of LaSalle County for the present and future generations.

The Society does this through a four-building complex located in downtown Utica.

Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery
Joliet, Illinois

Art, Culture, General, History, University

Learning Resource Center (SVCC)
Dixon, Illinois

General, History

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