Intern Insights

<p>Susanne Small, 1921 This is the house of the Small Family where Susanne Small, the second oldest Small child lived in and came back to during the last of her days. Just like all the old paintings I used to do.&nbsp; Just like when I was growing up here in the Small house.&nbsp; Strokes over &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2022/07/07/reminiscing-the-small-house/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="sc...

<p>This is the Riverview Hotel which opened in 1887 and burned down 10 years later in 1897. It was built by Emory Cobb and managed by Jewett Wilcox. June 8th, 1895  A ten-year-old’s opinion of the Hotel Riverview: It’s boring. There are too many grown-up things to do when the Electric Park is nearby. But &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2022/06/28/a-hotel-by-the-river/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class...

<p>As the summer is drawing to a close, I have to face the reality that school is starting again. Although I enjoy school for the most part, it is always a tough first couple weeks getting back into a busier schedule and not sleeping in at least once in awhile. I really hope you have &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/one-last-time/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">One La...

<p>Kankakee has many beautiful parks, especially along the river. I remember going to Bird Park and feeding the ducks when I was younger. We probably weren&#8217;t supposed to feed them, but they sure enjoyed it! There are quite a few parks here, and I was interested to see what history they entailed. I did not &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/a-walk-in-the-parks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span...

<p>The year is 2016. A seemingly normal reader comes across a local museum&#8217;s blog. Intrigued, they start to read, unaware they are entering&#8230;.The Twilight Zone. (Dum dum dum) Okay, so no one is really going to enter this fifth dimension. The Twilight Zone is one of my favorite tv series, and my sister&#8217;s favorite is Supernatural, so &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/who-ya-gonna-call/" clas...

<p>While I was researching different movies filmed in Kankakee County, I also found quite a few actors and actresses that have connections to Kankakee. This post includes actors/actresses who visited, lived, or was born here, and also famous shows that have been performed in Kankakee County. (In Alphabetical Order by Last Name) Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill brought his show for two performances &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpr...

<p>Kankakee is not famous for their contribution to film. I remember hearing a rumor that Tom Hanks was coming to Momence to film a movie when I was about 6 or 7. At the time I did not know who Tom Hanks was, so I didn&#8217;t know why people cared. There have actually been quite a few movies filmed &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/lights-camera-action/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scr...

<p>For this post, I thought I would share a little bit about what I do during my time at the museum. Although every day is different (which is one of my favorite things about it!), I have been working on a few big projects. I try to be here most days either from 10-4 or 1-4 on &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/a-day-in-my-life/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Day in M...

<p>&nbsp; When 2016 came we knew it would for sure bring two things: An extra day in February and a presidential election. We see enough comments about the election coming up, so I am not going to say too much on that subject. However, since we just celebrated the 4th of July and the election &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/presidential-pop-ins/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-rea...

<p>Even though I have lived in Kankakee County for most of my life, I was not familiar with the museum until the past year or so. The first time I walked through the museum was the day of my interview, and I was overwhelmed with how nice everything was! I never realized how much history &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/07/09/exhibit-observations/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-te...

<p>Before I start this blog, I just want to take a second to introduce myself. My name is Sadie Witvoet, and I live in Grant Park. I will be a senior at Olivet Nazarene University this upcoming fall, and I’m studying Business Administration and Marketing.  I was so excited to start an internship here at &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2016/07/09/intern-insights/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scre...

<p>Here at the museum we have a wide range of volunteer opportunities. As a small historical museum, we would be lost without the help of our volunteers. From cataloging photographs to working festival events, the possibilities are endless, and we always welcome more help. As a curator spending most of my time in the back, I &hellip; <a href="https://kankakeecountymuseum.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/insight-from-an-intern/" class="more-link">Conti...