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The Heritage Garden just keeps on growing
Posts Categorized: News & Events
SVEA and Bishop Hill
SVEA Insurance is one of the largest farm mutuals in Illinois. This company was started by Swedes in and around the Bishop… Read more »
Country Antique Market is July 13
Saturday, July 13, the Country Antique Market will once again be held at the Colony School from 9 am… Read more »
Thoughts from the BHHA Administrator
One year ago today was my first day here at Bishop Hill. I must admit I was a little… Read more »
The Heritage will be on Paula Sands Live
On Tuesday, September 3, the BHHA will be appearing on the Paula Sands Live show on KWQC-TV 6. We… Read more »
The Bishop Hill Arts Council is looking for help with the Welcome Center
The BHAC is still looking for volunteers to help finish the Welcome Center. Painting assistance, in particular, is required. … Read more »
The BHHA will be open 4th of July
The Steeple Building, Colony Store, Livery Stable, and the Prairie Arts Center will be open this Thursday. The Village Smithy,… Read more »
Check out the latest photographs of our Heritage Garden
Thanks to Professor Andrew Larson for replanting the broom corn. Now everything is growing well in the BHHA garden. Go… Read more »
Contact the BHHA to find out more about a Bishop Hill Colony ancestor.
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association has a large archive containing genealogy information about the Bishop Hill Colonists (1846-1861). If you… Read more »
Henry County Historical Society is 50 years old!
The Henry County Historical Society will celebrate its fifty year anniversary at an Open House on Sunday, June 30,… Read more »
News & Events
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How to do Research Requests from the BHHA Archives
Over the last several years, the Bishop Hill Heritage Association has been taking high resolution photographs of some of our… Read more >>Published on January 16, 2022
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The 2021 exhibit at the Steeple Building Museum was Colonists and Their Descendants: In Their Own Words.. This multi-media exhibit… Read more >>Published on January 9, 2022
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History Section on the BHHA Website
Our BHHA website has pdfs of some of the major books on Bishop Hill Colony history. These readings can be… Read more >>Published on January 3, 2022