Princeville Heritage Museum

05/19/2026

***This Friday, May 22, is the last day we are accepting rummage sale donations****

The Rummage Sale is
June 4 5-7pm
June 5 8am - 2pm
June 6 8am - noon

05/19/2026

The Princeville Grade School 5th grade visited the museum last week. In the classroom, they are studying the Civil War and the Underground Railroad.

During their visit to the museum, the 5th graders were introduced to:
-The Cutter home in Princeville which was part of the Underground Railroad
-Letters from William and Samuel Coburn who were a father and son from Princeville who enlisted in Battery A from Peoria.
-Civil War artifacts on display in the military section
-Farm and home equipment in buildings 1 and 2 that were used during the 1860s. Surprisingly, none of the students wanted to boil water to hand scrub clothing to wash and wring out in the wood tub washing machine, they prefer just pushing a button to start the machine and walk away until it is done.

Princeville CUSD 326

05/13/2026

What a great way to honor our veterans. Volunteer to help mark the graves of veterans at the Princeville Township Cemetery next week.

The Princeville Township Board of Trustees is requesting help from our community. On Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. we will be meeting at the Princeville Township Cemetery to place flags on all the graves of the Veterans that are buried. We have 400 Veterans buried in our cemetery and it is an honor to do this for them and their families every year. We need all the help we can get! Please join us for this important annual event. Many hands make light work.

05/08/2026

Quiz time: In 1942, what did the Princeville Schools do to assist the war effort?

A. Donate library books to paper scrap drive
B. Turn off the heat to conserve fuel
C. Serve ham & beans daily to conserve food
D. 6-day school week to end semester early

Hearing about a 6-day school week was one thing Mr. Williams’ history classes at PHS learned when they visited last week. In the classroom, they are studying WWII and visited the museum to hear about local WWII veterans, read articles from the Princeville Telephone newspaper, view scrapbooks and tour the buildings. It was an enriching experience for all.

Quiz answer: D, the Princeville School Board voted to have a 6-day school week in 1942. School was done the first week of May allowing the students to help get the crops planted and work at the canning company helping with the asparagus pack.

Princeville CUSD 326

05/07/2026

Josephine Slane was a teacher for 39 years, 30 of those at Princeville Grade School. Her career started in one room schools in the area including Greenbush, Good Hope and Akron Townhouse School . Did you have Ms. Slane as a teacher? Please share your memories of her with a comment.

Do you recognize any of the students in the photo?

Published in The Princeville Telephone, June 3, 1981
( #105.2014.5)

Princeville CUSD 326

05/05/2026

Rummage Sale Donations are accepted on Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 am to 3 pm. If those days and times don’t work for you, send us a message and we will work out a time to meet that is convenient for you.

LAST DAY FOR DONATIONS IS FRIDAY, MAY 22.

04/14/2026

Plan to go see "You Can't Take it With You" on stage at Princeville High School this weekend. Does anyone remember when this play was also performed in 1990?

Were you part of the 1990 cast? It's not too late to get tickets to see the play this weekend.

***Senior Citizen matinee is Friday, April 17 at noon***

04/13/2026

Calling all gardeners!

We're looking for a few volunteers to help us maintain our grounds this summer. Time commitments are flexible. Email [email protected] to learn more!

04/10/2026

Spring cleaning? Don't forget about the museum!

Any donations made to the Annual Rummage Sale benefit the Princeville Heritage Museum.

04/08/2026

A look back at the Princeville Academy, 1856 - 1900.