Tiskilwa Historical Society

Beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Tiskilwa's East Park, U.S. Navy veteran Jennifer Fisher will host Tiskilwa Historical Society's annual ceremony. The program will include a keynote address by Mike Trench, commander, U.S. Navy retired, Oglesby Post 237. U.S. Army veteran Amy Waca and U.S. Air Force veteran Jerry Murphy will be laying wreaths at our two war memorial monuments. Immediately following the ceremony, the historical society is hosting an open house at Gallery on Galena, t

On Monday, May 9, the Tiskilwa Historical Society invites the community to an engaging evening of reminiscences by our 16th President Abraham Lincoln, as portrayed by noted Lincoln scholar and look-alike, Kevin Wood. In a program beginning at 7:00 p.m., the Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar will present “From Obscurity to Greatness: Illinois and Lincoln, 1830 to 1861” at Tiskilwa’s Museum on Main. On Monday, May 9, 2022, Tiskilwa Historical Society welcomes Abraham Lin