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On Saturday, June 6th at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m., the Grundy County History Museum will be conducting a tour about North Liberty Street. The tour will begin at the Train Depot (Grundy County Chamber of Commerce Building). It will then visit 7 other historical sites on North Liberty Street.

Cost is $30/person. You can register by contacting the Museum at 815.942.4880 or grundyhistory@att.net. Or, you can register online Upcoming Events – Grundy County History Museum

Hope you will be able to make it!

Please join us for our annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, May 19th at Maria’s Ristorante. Joe Schmitz will be talking about the history of Operation St. Nick. Please register here.

The Museum has received $4,000 from the Sanford Enrichment Fund that will be used for our Morris Third Grade Educational Program. The program was very successful last year, and we are thrilled to receive the funding so we can do it again this year.

Thank you, Constellation Energy, for your $10,000 grant to create an exhibit commemorating Dresden 1 Nuclear Power Plant. We are looking forward to working with you to create this new and exciting exhibit.

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The Museum is the beneficiary of this year’s drawdown.

When: Saturday, September 2025

Time: Doors open at 4:30 p.m., Drawdown begins at 6 p.m.

Where: Morris Eagles Hall, 120 Liberty Street, Morris, IL

Tickets: $100 each, includes dinner for 2 people and 1 drawdown entry

Call 815.942.0395 for tickets

Tickets are also available at the Museum

50/50 Raffles Auction Items

Many thanks to the City of Morris for its $15,000 contribution to the Museum from the Hotel/Motel Fund. It is much appreciated.

Thank you for your continued support!

June 2025

Thank you Junk in the Trunk for your very generous donation of $700.

We appreciated your continued support.

There will be two more Back-Alley tours on Saturday, September 6th.

The morning tour will begin at 10 a.m. and the afternoon tour will begin at 4 p.m.

Please contact the Museum to reserve your spot.

815.942.4880

Registration is $30/adult.

Cash, check and Zelle (grundyhistory@att.net) are accepted.

Credit cards are accepted with a 4% service fee.