Happy 250th Birthday, USA!

250 years ago, our forefathers declared independence and established our great country. Since that day, America has been a beacon of freedom and democracy for the entire world. Happy 250 Independence Day!

Be sure to check out these great museums honoring Illinois role in the America’s providence:

America 250: Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday – Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL

Ronald Reagan Birthplace – Tampico, IL

Bureau County History Center- Princeton, IL

History of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead- Princeton, IL

Geneseo Historical Museum- Geneseo, IL

Wheels O’ Time Museum- Dunlap, IL

De Immigrant Windmill, Fulton, IL

The Reagan Museum at Eureka College- Eureka, IL

Chillicothe Historical Society Museum- Chillicothe, IL

Morrison’s Heritage Museum – Morrison, IL

Princeville Heritage Museum, Princeville, IL

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum- Springfield, IL