Bureau County Historical Museum

Address
109 Park Ave.
Princeton, IL 61356 United States Get Directions
Phone (815) 875-2184
Website https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://bureauhistory.org/&ved=2ahUKEwi1ndTx36GGAxV_AHkGHRtoCoYQFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1yH2mqYhOzvIle8svo9cKU

Events at this venue

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  • Bureau County History Center: H. W. Immke Exhibit Reopens

    Bureau County Historical Museum 109 Park Ave., Princeton, IL, United States

    The H.W. Immke Exhibit, which originally debuted on September 5, 2025, is scheduled to reopen to the public March 7, 2026. This display features a vast collection of restored glass plate negatives and vintage photography equipment from local Princeton photographer Henry William Immke. Location: Newell Bryant Museum

  • Nellie Becker – A Titanic Story and Part of the 1912 Exhibit

    Bureau County Historical Museum 109 Park Ave., Princeton, IL, United States

    The Titanic sank in the frigid Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14-15, 1912. The tragic loss of over 1,400 lives that night, the failures of the great unsinkable ocean liner, the insufficient lifeboats, all would affect legislation of ship building and sea travel in the