Help ISU Archives decipher history

Charles Hovey

Welcome back, Redbirds! We’ve got a lot of exciting things happening at the ISU Archives including a project where YOU get to Decipher History.

Collection Spotlight: Normal History Club

Early members of the Normal History Club, circa 1900.

The records of one of Normal’s oldest operating clubs, the Normal History Club, have been preserved thanks the the efforts of Grace Sergeant, an Illinois State University English major and Archives intern.

Reggie Redbird history on display at Milner Library

To celebrate ISU’s Homecoming this month, the ISU Archives has installed a new exhibit on the first floor of Milner Library that showcases some great historic mascot ephemera and memorabilia. Visitors to the exhibit will also get to see the retired feathers of their favorite mascot on full display.

New exhibit on ISSCS history unveiled

ISSCS history at the Normal Community Activity Center

ISU Archives exhibits intern Aindrea Delaney unveils a new exhibit at the Normal Community Activity Center showcasing daily life and activities of the former Illinois Soldiers and Sailor’s Children’s School (ISSCS).