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A non-profit, educational organization focused on preserving the past, antique farm machinery, farming methods of the past, and steam engines.

10/08/2026

Our Pageant Committee and our 2025 and 2026 Royalty would like to publicly thank the following for their sponsorships. We truly could not have put on such a wonderful show that Friday night without ALL of you!!!

Again, THANK YOU to:

Rob and Lauren Thomas
Mike Colwell Construction, LLC
Hyvee Florals- Roni Jordan
Rugratts Shop- Pam Nichols
High Ridge Market- Pittsfield, IL
2025 Lil Miss Prairie Land- Olivia Stewart
2024 Princess- Zaria Fore
2025 King- Ryder Wilkins (and Sara Graham)
2025 Princess- Kaliah White
2025 Peewee Prince- Kolton Schmitz
2025 Queen- Jensyn Handy
Robyn Maher Photography
DTE Technologies- Rob Thomas
Golden Eagle

A SUPER special shoutout to our MC: Lauryn Maher and Miss Southern Illinois Teen ✨

Judges: Hailey DeWitt, Brittany Clark, and Chrissie Todd

Prairie Land Board and Committee Members who helped set up and tear down

Director: Kolbi Schmitz and the sidekick of all sidekicks, Jerika White (and their husbands)

You all truly have no idea how much your time, energy, money, help and kind words helped us this year! We look forward to hearing from you all again for our 2027 show 🚜 🌽 👑

10/06/2026

The last meeting for the 57th annual Steam Show will be held on October 21st at 7:00pm.
Please join us and bring your ideas for improvement, thoughts on what we did right (or wrong)
and how we can make next years show even better!
See you there!

10/05/2026

57th Steam Show and Fall Festival is officially in the books. Now that the dust has settled (thanks to a Sunday morning rain), equipment is put back into hibernation and our volunteers have went back to a normal routine. We want to thank everyone who came to the show. Our show wouldn't be possible without you all. Show goers, vendors, staff and exhibitors! THANK YOU see you Sept 24th-26th 2027

09/26/2026

2026 PLHM Royalty’s first parade!

Ready or not 🚜🤍👑

09/26/2026

Day 2 of the 57th Steam Show and Fall Festival has arrived! Come out today and enjoy everything the show has to offer!

09/26/2026

Introducing your 2026 Prairie Land Heritage Museum Royalty! They are pictured with the 2025 Royalty.

Peewee Princess: Mercedes Sabino
Peewee Prince: Rowan Brogdon
Princess: Kendall Traeger
Price: Mason Weimer
Queen: Maggie Schnake
King: Carter Smith

More pictures are to come!

09/25/2026

PAGEANT PEOPLE!

Tonight. TONIGHT is the night! 5:30pm ends the road for our 2025 Royalty and we start a new one for our 2026! We are SO excited we can hardly wait.

People’s choice is set up in the main building next to the gazebo at this time. $1=1 vote. 1 winner per category (6 winders total). This will be moved outside close to the gazebo prior to the show.

PARKING: PLEASE park in the main lot off of Greenwood. There will be a tram running. There IS handicap spots there as well.

SEATING: we are very limited on chairs. We will put out what we have, but to ensure you have a place to sit, PLEASE bring a chair, a blanket, or the like..

If you have a contestant, please also bring them something to sit on at the back of the gazebo.

FOOD: some food vendors have offered to stay open for the duration of the pageant.

To our reigning royalty: Jensyn, Ryder, Kaliah, Mikey, Brynlee, and Kolton- you were ALL amazing at representing Prairie Land for the last year and we were beyond lucky to have you. While you hang your crown up tonight, you will FOREVER be the 2025 Royalty.

To our 2026 contestants: shine bright tonight, but most of all HAVE FUN!

See you all at the gazebo at 5:30pm! We cannot wait to crown our new royalty 🤍

09/25/2026

✨Reigning Royalty Spotlight✨

Prince: Michael Colwell Jr.

Lives in Jacksonville, IL

His favorite thing about being royalty this past year was being apart of multiple parades and throwing candy. Especially when his dad drove the tractor.

His hobbies are playing Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft. He likes to read the Wings of Fire series.

09/23/2026

✨Reigning Royalty Spotlight✨

Peewee Prince: Kolton Schmitz

Meredosia, IL

Kolton’s favorite part of being peewee prince was being in all of the parades to throw candy, having his dad drive the tractors for the royalty and making new friends.

Kolton has attended the Steam Show his whole life as his family is heavily involved. His hobbies include riding his dirt bike, riding on and driving John Deere tractors, helping run the trolleys in Mount Pleasant, IA, camping, being a big brother, playing soccer and baseball, building legos and being a friend to all. Kolton has never met a stranger in his life.

A message from Kolton’s desk: “just have fun and answer the questions so you can win like me”

Address

1005 W. Michigan Avenue
Jacksonville, IL
62650

Telephone

+12172437262

Website

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