 Accessible front entrance to the Boone County Museum of History | |
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Location | 314 S. State Street, Belvidere, IL 61008 |
| Coordinates | 42°15′26″N 88°50′24″W / 42.25736002586222°N 88.84008265202786°W |
| Type | History Museum |
| Director | Anna Pivoras[1][2][3] |
| Curator | Chris Gardner |
| Website | Official website |
Boone County Museum of History is an interactive museum of history, art, and popular culture located in the South State Street Historic District in Belvidere, Illinois. Established by members of the Boone County Historical Society, the museum's mission is to stimulate interest in Boone County history through education, research, and collection and preservation of artifacts and archival material. An extensive museum complex encloses under its roof an exhaustive Boone County archival collection, thousands of artifacts, several historic carriages and vintage automobiles, an exhibit celebrating 1969 Miss America Judith Ford, and the entire two-story pioneer log cabin of a Manchester Township family farm.
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