We are here to entertain and educate. Our mission is to provide a facility where folks of all ages can come to see items representing transportation, industry, farm and home life, as well as entertainment, from times past. We have a multitude of exhibits showing life 50 to 100 years ago, in the Peoria area. Many displays are visitor-activated.
After constructing the main building in 1981, it was immediately apparent that more structures were necessary for storage of the many artifacts being donated by local folks. These included everything from axes to zithers. There are now four large buildings, one for storage and three open to the public.
