Pearl City Historical Organization

06/12/2026

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06/10/2026

Getting the monument park ready for this Saturday. This Saturday the weather should be nice. Stop up and see how things were made in the past. The back entrance is cut open, the fence has been opened up for access to the bathrooms and flowers planted. We have our final work day Friday evening.

06/05/2026

The old Pearl City clock has been repaired and now is hanging in the museum. This clock hung along main Street for many years and then was in storage until now. Thank you to Bill Engle for making the repairs and installing new lighting. Kim Sheppard, Rick Freese and Dale Sandell did the work of getting it hung up in the museum.

05/09/2026

The Pearl City Historical Organization is very blessed with so many dedicated and hard working members. Today I wanted to highlight our model train crew. Rick Freese and Carl Pickard. These two have spent hours and hours putting together this accurate rendition of Bolton, Pearl City and Kent around the early 1900s. (Tracks of the Chicago Great Western throughout our area) Both have invested their own money into building this into a premier display for the museum. Carl owns his own 3-D printer and has made all the buildings himself at his shop. Stop down on Saturdays this summer from noon til 4:00 pm.

05/07/2026

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Museum Feature: 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Pearl City Historical Organization shares the story of the community through exhibits that highlight local life, including a newly updated agriculture display and expanded exhibits throughout the museum. Their team has been hard at work bringing fresh history to life for visitors this season.

Hours:
Saturdays: 12:00–4:00 PM (Summer Season)

Stop in, explore what’s new, and support a great local museum!

04/29/2026

The Pearl City History Museum is opening up for the season this Saturday, May 2, 2026. Our museum committee and our inventory committee have been busy all winter and are excited to share their efforts with you. The back storage room has been converted to an agriculture history display area and the front room has many new exhibits from last year. . From Noon til 4:00 every Saturday this summer. Stop in and check us out.

04/29/2026

We are announcing a family fun filled day at the Blackhawk Monument near Kent IL. Come out for a history filled day. Along with demonstrations and vendors we will also have Jake Andrews near the monument telling attendees about the brave heroes buried on the grounds. Later Jake will give a talk about the battles that were held in the area during the Blackhawk Indian War.

02/08/2026

Unfortunately our speaker today came down with the flu and can not drive up from Muscatine Ia. So we are cancelling today's presentation but we will reschedule. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

01/26/2026

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