Midwest Agricultural Museum Receives $50K Donation For Permanent Home
By: Robert Diamond Jun. 18, 2013
The Midwest Agricultural Museum announced today that soil erosion expert Louis T. Little of Kewanee, Illinois, donated $50,000 to the museum's building fund. "We are very grateful to Mr. Little for his generous contribution," explains Chris McMillen, Chairman of the museum's board of directors. "It brings us closer to creating a permanent and self-sustaining facility that showcases the evolution, growth and importance of farming."
The museum also announced its participation in a number of summer events:
July 4. Celebrate Independence Day at the Antique Tractor Drive along Route 34 to Francis Park in Kewanee. Twenty tractors participated in the first drive in 2007. Organizers hope to welcome 100 tractors this year.
July 10-14. Join the Walldogs in Kewanee for their 20th anniversary meeting. Dozens of sign artists - painted large wall advertisements at the first meet in Allerton, Iowa, in 1993. This year, Kewanee will welcome sign and mural artists from all over the world.
August 3. There's something for everyone at the Toulon Old Settlers Days celebration. Events include music, a parade, a community picnic, pageants, a 5K run/walk, crafts and food booths.
August 17-18. The Central Illinois Farm Heritage Tractor Club sponsors Farm Heritage Days in Wyoming, Illinois. Enjoy the antique tractor and equipment displays, blacksmithing and chainsaw demos, a tractor parade and antique tractor pulls.
August 30-Sept. 2. The whole town celebrates Kewanee Hog Days. Events include a hog stampede - run by people now instead of hogs - the World's Largest Outdoor Pork Barbeque, mud volleyball, a flea market, craft booths, a Model T and Model A rally, free concerts, parades, a car show and more.
Sept. 2. Enjoy the annual Labor Day Parade in Bradford, Illinois. Weekend events include pageants, a car show, a fish fry, outdoor movies, food booths and a dance on Main Street.
About the Midwest Agricultural Museum
The Midwest Agricultural Museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of how agriculture has affected - and continues to affect - human history. The museum's collection includes many inventions and innovations that originated in the Midwest. For more information about the museum and the summer events, please visit www.midwestagmuseum.com
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