Bishop Hill Heritage Association
Recent News About Bishop Hill Heritage Association
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: 2nd floor of the dairy Building can be used as a workshop or office.
A second floor workshop/office space is available to rent in this historic 1855 building in Bishop Hill, IL. The space is 600 square feet with heat, AC, and a half bath.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Looking for Photographs to be held June 9
Next Saturday June 9 is the opening of our Bishop Hill World War I exhibit at the Steeple Building Museum.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: CSA Papers for the Bshop Hill Conference are due Thursday
OVERVIEW 2018 CONFERENCE THEME: “MIGRATION AND MOVEMENT.” Historic Bishop Hill Conference Call for Papers – 5/15/18 OCTOBER 4-6, 2018 Historic Bishop Hill, Illinois.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: We love our Volunteers at the BHHA!
Without volunteers, many of the events and programs that we organize would not be possible.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Bishop Hill Civil War Day to be held May 26
Open to all ages, this Memorial Weekend event will have a Civil War encampment in the village park and free programming throughout the day.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Civil War Day is next week to be held May 26
As part of Bishop Hill’s celebration of the Illinois Bicentennial, the Bishop Hill Heritage Association has organized a Civil War Day for Saturday May 26.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Quilt Show to be held May 18-20
.The theme for this year’s show is Teapots, Toys, and Tumbling Blocks.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Olof Anderson
With Civil War Day coming up in a couple of weeks, we will be looking at the Civil War items in the BHHA Collection.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: The 2018 Quilt Show is Next Week!
A bedazzling display of color will fill the Colony School.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Greeting Card Workshop is Next Week!
.There are still spots available for our Greeting Card Workshop during Quilt Show Weekend!!!
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Bucky was a Hit
This past Saturday, over 40 people attended the Booth Shot Lincoln: Folksongs of Illinois program, presented by Bucky Halker at the Dairy Building.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Papers for 2018 CSA Conference due May 15
This coming October, the BHHA is hosting the Communal Studies Association’s Annual Conference here in Bishop Hill.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Steeply Building Clock Tower
For this week’s look at the BHHA Collection, lets take a look at the Steeple Building Clock Tower.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Carpenter Shop Project Sponsors
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association is conducting a fundraiser to raise money for the 1851 Carpenter Shop Exterior Restoration Project. Furniture, wagons, plow frames, cultivators, and farm accessories were once built in this historic structure.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Concert this Saturday at the Dairy Building to be held May 05
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association is hosting a free concert called Booth Shot Lincoln: Folksongs of Illinois, 1818 to 1960 at 1:30 p.m.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: 1873 Baseball Scorecard
For this week’s look at the BHHA Collection, we have an 1873 Baseball Scorecard. On August 16, 1873, John Root Jr., a 23 year old college student from Bishop Hill, attended a National Association baseball game in Chicago.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Olov Isaksson Prize 2018
The BHHA has learned that the Bishop Hill Society of Sweden has awarded its 2018 Olov Isaksson Prize.
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BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: Concert by Bucky Halker to be held May 05
Illinois has rich and diverse folk music traditions that remain under recognized by both specialists and the public.