Holiday Hours

Do you have a house full of visiting relatives or restless children? Bring them out to the museum for a step back into Princeville history. The museum will be open during the holiday week.
Museum Hours:
Monday, December 21 10am to 2pm
Wednesday, December 23 10am to 2pm
Monday, December 28 10am to 2pm
Wednesday, December 30 10am to 2pm

Fall Family Fun THIS SATURDAY!! Join us!!

Night at the Museum II (2009)

Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy our second annual Night at the Museum!! Wonderful entertainment and great food were the highlights of the evening. Our first year was a huge success and this year went even better. Thank you also to everyone who helped make the evening a success.

Signing in at the front door - tickets for the evening were sold out!

Beautiful autumn artwork by local artist and our very own President, Kathy Messersmith.



Mr. Harold Ostrom and Mr. Finch Stowell (Advisory board)



Kathy Messersmith's autumn artwork for sale.






Our new historic Princeville calendars on sale now!



Historic Princeville notecards also for sale (4 images per pack of 12).



Museum postcards - so pretty!

Centerpieces by our very own director, Kelly Jenkins (great job Kelly!)

View of the stage and table layout before our guests arrive.

Good ol' Russell the steam engine. :)

Mr. Ted Leman - entertainment for the night. (I saw quite a few toes a tapping during dinner!)

Some of our guests enjoying the evening.

Mr. Ted Leman presented our speaker with this train image.

Our guest speaker and author Jim David - thank you Jim!!

Some of our baskets donated for the PHM auction.

Kelly Jenkins and our auctioneer. Great job!

Dave Sutherland and his friend, John Kraft, at the Night at the Museum II - Thanks for attending!!

Night at the Museum II

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If you haven't bought tickets for our second annual Night at the Museum - there's still time!! Please contact Kelly Jenkins today to purchase for you, your family, and your friends!! Last year was quite a success and we are looking forward to another wonderful evening at our Princeville jewel - The Princeville Heritage Museum.

ALSO coming up! Our first Community Coffee for this fall/winter! Thursday morning, October 15, 2009 from 8 am until 10:30 am. Come and enjoy coffee, cookies, and fellowship with others. We have a great time relaxing and catching up on the latest and greatest. See you there!

Also coming up: FALL FAMILY FUN in October - Saturday, October 24, 2009 tentatively from 1-4. We will confirm the time as we get closer. Bring your whole family for some fall fun and don't forget to dress up in your Halloween costume! :)

Heritage Harvest 2009 - A HUGE Success!!

The day started at 7 a.m. with a delicious pancake breakfast put on by the Lions Club of Princeville - YUM!

We also had a very successful raffle drawing with some neat prizes including but not limited to a group golf package and a complimentary custom photography session w/ session album!

Tee-shirts for sale with our new logo!!

Lovin' that Russel steam engine logo!

Mrs. Duckworth's display - beautifully hand embroidered items for sale.

Beautiful John Deere tractors lined up for display - IMany enjoyed them, including farmers young and seasoned. :)

The pancakes went fast!

The blacksmith demonstration went on all day long -

it sure was a treat to watch, especially for the kiddos.

We had many displays including this one by the Edelstein 4-H Club -

Thank you Eager Beavers!

Our village president, Mr. Sid Stahl hauling the wheat for the vintage wheat threshing demonstration. Thank you for all your hard work!!

The boy scouts finishing up their flag-raising ceremony - thank you, boys!

The Alamar Acres Clydesdale horses were enjoyed by many, especially the little ones. Thank you to MaryAnn and Alan Knobloch for sharing your beautiful horses with the community!

Thank you also to the Akron-Princeville Fire Rescue squad for bringing out your firetruck, ambulance, and also for the great rescue demonstration!

Here we have museum director Kelly Jenkins officially welcoming everyone to the event.

Sawmill demonstration for all to see - what a treat!

And finally - what we had all been waiting for and the hub of the whole day's events: the antique wheat threshing demonstration.

A farmer and his two young sons enjoying the live-action from days past.  What a neat opportunity to see how Grandpa and others of his generation used to thresh the wheat.

Future farmer of America ;)

The Akron Townhouse School was also open for the day with Mrs. Ann Cordis dressed as a vintage school teacher complete with long skirt and all. We are so fortunate to have such a beautiful piece of history right here in Princeville for all to enjoy!

Peoria Zoo display - thank you for your support!

Here we have Mr. Ted Leman playing old-time piano and singing the words to go with the tunes! I kept hearing "how good he was" the whole time he played especially by the folks who could remember when the tunes he sang were popular.  Thank you, Mr. Leman. It was a pleasure to have you at the Heritage Harvest!

Mr. Tim Gill : chainsaw carving - just look at that eagle!

Strapping young lads sawing a log just like the old days.  Hard work!

Perhaps this little boy's favorite activity of the day (next to the wheat threshing of course). 
Here he is putting an ear of corn into the corn shelling machine.

Who needs a sandbox when you have corn?

We sure had a packed house for our Lions Club lunch cookout! Porkchops, hotdogs, and burgers went fast along with the lemonade, chips, and homemade desserts.

Here is Joyce who donated her antique upright piano just in time for the Heritage Harvest. Apparently, this thing weighs A LOT! :) Thank you, Joyce!!

Akron-Princeville Fire Rescue Squad completing their vehicle rescue demonstration for all to see. Great job!! Thank you all for serving our community - we deeply appreciate your service and hard work!

All in all it was a great day with beautiful weather, thank goodness! Many locals (and some guests from as near as Chillicothe and Peoria to as far as Chicago!) came to enjoy some of our pastimes and to support the Historical Association of Princeville. We thank you and hope you had as great a time as we did.  Come back to visit soon!