Browse Exhibits (6 total)

A Rare Relic: Saint Crescent

The exhibit dives into the story of the dead child inside the glass altar of Corpus Christi Church in Galesburg Illinois.

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George W. Brown's Corn Planter

This exhibit illustrates the invention of the corn planter by George W. Brown. Brown's factory covered a block of the entire city of Galesburg and had the largest employees in Galesburg in the 1800s.

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Going Back to the Beginning: George Washington Gale's Grave

This exhibit examines the grave of George Washington Gale and connects it to the myth of the abolitionist history of Galesburg.

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Susan Richardson legacy

Susan Richardson was a freed slave that help set up Galesburg as an abolitionist city for many freed slaves to come and be welcome as individuals 

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