The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven Decades: With Life Sketches of Men of Today, printed in 1917 by Ernst Wilhelm Olson and the Swedish-American Biographical Association, has a description of the Bishop Hill Colony and some of the Colonists. This book is now on the BHHA website as a pdf, courtesy of the Internet Archive. Please check out this pdf and other Bishop Hill Colony historical books/pdfs at http://bishophillheritage.org/about/history/.
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WILD BOAR TO BACONFEST: PIGS IN HISTORY AND POPULAR CULTURE PROGRAM IS THIS SATURDAY!
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the Bishop Hill Heritage Association is hosting Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and… Read more >>
Published on April 16, 2024
VISIT THE 1908 ALBERT KRANS LIVERY STABLE MUSEUM THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE IN HISTORIC BISHOP HILL
The BHHA’s Albert Krans Livery Stable Museum is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends when… Read more >>
Published on April 16, 2024
CHECK OUT THE SPETS STUGA WHEN YOU VISIT BISHOP HILL
The Spets Stuga is a children playhouse with a pioneer theme, located at 404 North Erickson Street in Bishop Hill,… Read more >>
Published on April 16, 2024
