The Farmington Historical Society and Museum

The Farmington Historical Society and Museum FREE ADMISSION To schedule off hour visits call David Giagnoni @ 309-678-2334 Or E-Mail: [email protected]
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We maintain a 2600 square foot space in downtown Farmington containing hundreds of pieces of memorabilia from Farmington's past along with in excess of 1000 pictures of our history. We are open to the public for personal visits as well as special visits by past graduating high school classes, as well as class tours from the current elementary school in town.

Circa 1940. Does anyone remember this business?
05/22/2026

Circa 1940. Does anyone remember this business?

04/29/2026

Beginning in May, The Farmington Museum will be open Wednesday thru Friday from 11 - 4. We will be closed on Saturday.

This was the last of my stash of old pictures I had worked on. If there are any questions , the museum staff will be gla...
04/23/2026

This was the last of my stash of old pictures I had worked on. If there are any questions , the museum staff will be glad to help you.

More pictures of the Chapman School being torn down from many years ago. There is more of the school being prepared for ...
03/31/2026

More pictures of the Chapman School being torn down from many years ago. There is more of the school being prepared for demolition today. The area is being fenced off to prepare.

I guess while we are posting gas station photos , here is a real cute one. I don't know if they all pump gas but they s...
03/27/2026

I guess while we are posting gas station photos , here is a real cute one. I don't know if they all pump gas but they seem happy being there. Someone will have to refresh me of where it was , I think across from the junior high?

Mystery solved. This is the photo that was colorized and posted a few days ago. The colorization software created some...
03/25/2026

Mystery solved. This is the photo that was colorized and posted a few days ago. The colorization software created some errors. So all commenters were correct! It both was, and wasn’t, our Farmington.

I sort of remember going to this place with dad , just a faint memory. Long time ago. There might be some concrete still...
03/25/2026

I sort of remember going to this place with dad , just a faint memory. Long time ago. There might be some concrete still there.

Joe sent me some more shots of Kersh station before it was Kersh station. Joes uncle owned it. It really looks good back...
03/23/2026

Joe sent me some more shots of Kersh station before it was Kersh station. Joes uncle owned it. It really looks good back then too. Thanks again Joe.

Thanks to Joe (again my best contributor) we can see the aftermath of the Chapman School demolition. I have good memorie...
03/23/2026

Thanks to Joe (again my best contributor) we can see the aftermath of the Chapman School demolition. I have good memories of that school.

I posted this one not long back from the picture board at the museum with text over the supposed sites. It has been brou...
03/22/2026

I posted this one not long back from the picture board at the museum with text over the supposed sites. It has been brought up that it may not be Farmington after all. Look it over and give me your thoughts. I removed the text so it won't confuse you. I see areas I think are our town and a few others that don't quite seem right. This was mid to late 40's we think it was taken. Dave might loose 25 cents if it is not. LOL.

Can you imagine using some of these phones everyday? I think they are neat to see but really like the one that fits in m...
03/22/2026

Can you imagine using some of these phones everyday? I think they are neat to see but really like the one that fits in my pocket.

Address

144 E Fort Street
Farmington, IL
61531

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+13092455453

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