Old School Museum Winchester

Old School Museum Winchester The museum preserves and displays artifacts related to local history, agriculture, transportation, communication and public education.

Providing a glimpse into the past of Scott County, Old School Museum offers the visitor a view of the history of the area and a link to their ancestors. There is a great collection of interesting and unique items gathered from the businesses and society of early Scott County.

Next weekend is the opening of our newest exhibit "The Winco Project Part One: The Churches of Scott County", An exhibit...
05/31/2026

Next weekend is the opening of our newest exhibit "The Winco Project Part One: The Churches of Scott County", An exhibit of photographs by Lucy Reid. Lucy will be exhibiting more photos at various locations in the coming months. Here are a few photos of Wi******er churches from the early 1900s found in Fritz Haskell's scrapbook.

The McCaleb Block in Bluffs Illinois. I ran across the photo this morning while looking for something else and just had ...
05/30/2026

The McCaleb Block in Bluffs Illinois. I ran across the photo this morning while looking for something else and just had to share.

East side of the square in Wi******er
05/22/2026

East side of the square in Wi******er

South side of the square in Wi******er before the streets were paved.
05/22/2026

South side of the square in Wi******er before the streets were paved.

Turn of the century photos of the west side of the square in Wi******er, before and after the streets were paved.
05/22/2026

Turn of the century photos of the west side of the square in Wi******er, before and after the streets were paved.

This is a photo of a showboat docked at Naples. They were either greeted by a band and a couple of men on horseback or t...
05/17/2026

This is a photo of a showboat docked at Naples. They were either greeted by a band and a couple of men on horseback or that may have been their traveling retinue. In the early 1900's showboats went up and down the river, stopping at towns along the way to put on a show and entertain the folks.

Just for fun I put some of Norma Korty’s steamboat pictures in a shadow box. Her uncle was Captain C. E. Schermerhorn (...
05/17/2026

Just for fun I put some of Norma Korty’s steamboat pictures in a shadow box. Her uncle was Captain C. E. Schermerhorn (shown) who piloted steamers up and down the Illinois River for more than 40 years. He would visit her family when he docked in Naples.

Fritz Haskell left a scrapbook of photo postcards of Wi******er buildings and streets. These photos of the North side of...
05/16/2026

Fritz Haskell left a scrapbook of photo postcards of Wi******er buildings and streets. These photos of the North side of the square give us a look at how things were in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before and after the streets were paved.

We are open until 4 today!
05/09/2026

We are open until 4 today!

Christmas Tree Jubilee entries - a big thank you to all who came and took part!
12/09/2025

Christmas Tree Jubilee entries - a big thank you to all who came and took part!

Address

110 E Cherry Street
Wi******er, IL
62694

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

(217) 742-8090

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