Illinois Rural Heritage Museum

10/03/2026

In October, the museum will be open by appointment and the 16th & 17th.

10/02/2026

A big shout out to the Navigators from Pinckneyville Community Hospital for coming in to donate their time to help clean the inside and w**d the outside of the museum today!! Your work is appreciated!!

09/25/2026

The Illinois Rural Heritage Museum will be closed temporarily to take care of some maintenance issues. Please stand by for updates.

08/06/2026

06/18/2026

What a great day for the Final Week of Pinckneyville Public Library Summer Reading program. Inflatable fun provided by Firehouse Bounce. Special thanks to the Perry County Farm Bureau for sponsoring all the fun provided today.

06/10/2026

Summer Reading Final Week is almost here! A big Thank You to Perry County Farm Bureau for sponsoring our big day!

05/21/2026

This weekend we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation—a tradition of remembrance that began after the Civil War, when communities across the country decorated the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers, flags, and handmade tributes.
Here in rural Illinois, those early observances were often led by small towns, church groups, and farm families who understood sacrifice in a deeply personal way.

At the Illinois Rural Heritage Museum, we preserve the stories of the generations who built and defended this region—farmers who left their fields to serve, families who kept homesteads running in their absence, and communities that gathered each year to remember their own.

05/12/2026