Bishop Hill Heritage Association recently issued the following announcement.
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association recently launched a multimedia tour of the entire town. “It is designed as a self-guided walking tour,” said project manager Brian “Fox” Ellis, “but it can also be accessed from any device anywhere in the world so anyone can enjoy a virtual tour of our historic village from the comfort of their living room.”
Built using the free app TheClio.com, this tour includes historic and modern photos, brief historic text, a text to voice audio app, and professionally filmed narration. The tour starts at the south end of town, at the Bishop Hill State Historic Museum, and then leads visitors on a walking tour meandering through the entire village. Focusing on the Colony period with interludes of recent history, the tour weaves stories of the towns founding with more current affairs.
It also includes traditional Swedish music intertwined with humor and insight. The tour is both a way of immersing yourself in a delightful afternoon walk or an armchair tour of this beautiful historic village. “With pathos and delight, intrigue and tragedy, this storyteller’s tour is sure to entertain, inform, and inspire the folks who log onto this high-tech tour,” Ellis said.
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