Funk Prairie Home and Gem & Mineral Museum

Funk Prairie Home and Gem & Mineral Museum Funk Prairie Home and Gem and Mineral Museum
Reservation required. Make a reservation by calling us at 309-827-6792.

We are now open for the 2026 tour season! Call 309-827-6792 to schedule your next visit. Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9AM...
03/03/2026

We are now open for the 2026 tour season! Call 309-827-6792 to schedule your next visit.

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9AM - 4PM. Reservations required.

We will reopen on March 3rd✨
12/30/2025

We will reopen on March 3rd✨

Christmas is in the air at the Funk Prairie Home Museum. There is still time to stop by and visit before we are closed i...
12/17/2025

Christmas is in the air at the Funk Prairie Home Museum. There is still time to stop by and visit before we are closed in January and February. Call 309-827-6792 to schedule your visit.

Happy holidays from the Funk Prairie Home Museum! This photograph from 1922 captures a snowy day at the Prairie Home. In...
12/05/2025

Happy holidays from the Funk Prairie Home Museum! This photograph from 1922 captures a snowy day at the Prairie Home. In the background, you can see the horse barn, the well house, and the sheep shed that are still standing today.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Funk Prairie Home Museum! 🦃
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the Funk Prairie Home Museum! 🦃

30,000 attended the Illinois State Corn Husking Contest at Funk Farms on November 7, 1930. Sponsored by “Prairie Farmer”...
10/28/2025

30,000 attended the Illinois State Corn Husking Contest at Funk Farms on November 7, 1930. Sponsored by “Prairie Farmer” and Radio Station “WLS”.

Out in the field during the Harvest of Funk Brothers Seed Wheat.The 4 E.D. Funk Sons - Laff, Gene Jr., Paul, and TedJuly...
10/15/2025

Out in the field during the Harvest of Funk Brothers Seed Wheat.

The 4 E.D. Funk Sons - Laff, Gene Jr., Paul, and Ted

July 1960

As we celebrate harvest, here’s a look at a horse-drawn corn picker from the 1920 Funk Bros. Seed Co. catalog. A horse-d...
09/22/2025

As we celebrate harvest, here’s a look at a horse-drawn corn picker from the 1920 Funk Bros. Seed Co. catalog. A horse-drawn corn picker made harvest go much faster and easier than picking by hand.

These are the amazing children of Eugene Duncan Funk, the founder of the historic Funk Bros. Seed Co. The top picture wa...
09/05/2025

These are the amazing children of Eugene Duncan Funk, the founder of the historic Funk Bros. Seed Co. The top picture was taken in 1909. The lower picture was taken in 1961. They continued the worldwide seed company operations into the 1970s.

Top photo (1909), L–R: Ruth Funk, Ted Funk, Paul Funk, Gene Funk Jr., Elizabeth “Liffy” Funk, LaFayette Funk, Gladys Funk (not pictured: Mary Funk).

Bottom photo (1961), L–R:
• Top row – Ted Funk, Paul Funk, Gene Funk, LaFayette Funk
• Bottom row – Mary Funk Ahroon, Ruth Funk Roth, Liffy Funk McCormick, Gladys Funk Rehtmeyer

From horse-drawn farming to today's innovations, labor has always driven growth. Happy Labor Day from the Funk Prairie H...
09/01/2025

From horse-drawn farming to today's innovations, labor has always driven growth. Happy Labor Day from the Funk Prairie Home Museum!

School classes enjoying the draft horse on the field trip in the barn at The Funk Prairie Home Museum. Fun times!
08/07/2025

School classes enjoying the draft horse on the field trip in the barn at The Funk Prairie Home Museum. Fun times!

Cool and windy today, but beautiful signs of Spring abound!
04/15/2025

Cool and windy today, but beautiful signs of Spring abound!

Address

10875 Prairie Home Lane
Shirley, IL
61772

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

(309) 827-6792

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