North Arm is the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the Springfield diocese. Founded in 1817 by 17 families from Kentucky, the journey was blessed by Fr. Theodore Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. The current church was built in 1901,and freatures an original altar from the mid-1800s.
Come visit Allis Chalmers collection of tractor models from 1914-1957
Paris, IL MuseumsAs you drive by this farm, your eye is drawn upward to a towering brick structure near the modern brick home. The building, erected around 1913
Paris, IL Historic BuildingsCompare pioneer and Victorian lifestyle when you visit the log cabin and brick Italianate home. An exhibition gallery and program space in an adjacent building features rotating exhibits of the society'
Paris, IL MuseumsOver 400 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds on your working farm. Over 6000 harvest mums and feature mazes, farm animal...
Approximately 12,000 of the 23,000 land acres at Lake Shelbyville are forested. Oak and hickory are the dominant species. The...
The depot, built in 1916, is now the home of the Dwight Historical Society. The purpose is to preserve the history and cultur...
A number of the library's most famous treasures are found in the rare book and special collections library....