Past: Union County Museum Exhibits

The Union County Museum located in downtown Cobden, Ill. will be a great place to visit this summer. The museum will be featuring a variety of exhibits for the months of June and July.

The current exhibit on John A. Logan and his involvement in the creation of Memorial Day will be extended. Items featured include ribbons from veteran’s events held in Murphysboro, Carbondale and other local communities, booklets honoring Logan as the founder of Memorial Day, sheet music and other artifacts. The display will be supplemented with a collection of political memorabilia that illustrates how the votes of Civil War veterans were courted by the presidential campaign of 1884. Logan was the vice-presidential nominee for the Republican Party. These items are new to the exhibit.

The museum will also host around ten history fair exhibits from the Cobden 8th grade class. Some of the award winning projects include The Illinois Central Railroad, King Neptune: WW II Pig, Illinois Fur Trade, The Herrin Massacre, and Evolution of Farm Workers at Rendleman Orchards.

Other temporary exhibits include: “What Is It?” six unique items that will surprise you as to their use and artifacts related to Winsted Davie, the founder of Anna, Ill., that include rare ledger books and an 1830 coverlet.

The museum features regular displays on Native American artifacts, Anna Pottery, pioneer tools, and farming history.

The museum’s hours are Friday/Saturday/Sunday 1-5 p.m. and the phone number is (618) 893-2865.