James Millikin Homestead

Open House & Announcement of Winners!
2025-08-31 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come tour the Homestead, see some beautiful Fine Art and find out the winners of the first annual Lucien Kapp Art Competition! No Admission Cost, but a recommended donation of $5 per person.

Open House & Fine Art Display (Vote for Your Favorite!)
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come and see the Homestead when it is FILLED WITH FINE ART from area artists! There will be an open house on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27th from 2-4 pm on both days. This is the first annual Lucien Kapp Art Competition and YOU get to vote on YOUR favorite work of art. There is a $5.00 admission for every visitor (all ages) and ALL AGES get to vote! Proceeds go to the preservation of the Homestead. This will be a truly special event! Then later in August we will have another open house to unveil the winners! We will be giving away $1,000 in prizes, and artists have until June 30th to enter. More details can be found here: https://jamesmillikinhomestead.com/lucienkapp

Open House and Fine Art Display (Vote for Your Favorite!)
2025-07-26 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States

Open House for Historic Preservation Week
2025-05-17 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
During Historic Preservation Week, come to our FREE Open House, tour the Homestead, and check out our new exhibit, The History of Lace!

Lace! From the 1500’s through the end of the 1800’s lace was the way to show your wealth and sophistication! Dive into the History of Lace exhibit at the Millikin Homestead and learn about construction techniques, style development across different countries, the economic role and the revival of forgotten hand crafts in the early and mid-twentieth century. See examples of handmade needle (point) lace and bobbin lace. Delve into the role of Irish Crochet lace, as it recaptured early Venetian Rose Point Lace, to survive the Irish Potato Famine.

Fine Arts at the Homestead - Event 4 of 4
2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
This is our 4th and final part of this series! We will feature local educator and poet, Ron Lybarger, and local musician, Colleen Hillyer! Admission is $10 per person. There will be a short intermission in between segments as well as light refreshments. After the event there will be a free open house for anyone who attended the event!

Ron Lybarger has been a Decatur Public School Language Arts teacher for 20 years. He has sponsored and facilitated the Veritas Creative Writing Club at Eisenhower High School for the past 16 years as well as coached Poetry Out Loud contestants for the past 13 years. He enjoys writing poetry and cultivating growth in his students.

Poetry is the language of souls and that “soulspeak” creates a wonderful communion of minds and hearts.

Nature and Relationships are my often muses. Exemplifying the Love of God is my passion and speaking Life and Truth into situations and trauma is my mission.

Colleen Hillyer, a Decatur native, earned her Bachelor of Music from Millikin University, a Master of Music from West Virginia University, and did postgraduate coursework at Shenandoah University, all with a concentration in flute performance. She has had the privilege to study with renowned flutists, including Mr. Jonathan Snowden (Royal Philharmonic), Dr. John McMurtery (NYC Opera), Dr. Francesca Arnone, Mr. Bernard Goldberg (Pittsburgh Symphony), Dr. Francis Lapp Averitt (Maryland Symphony) and Dr. Laurie Glencross. Colleen is working on a master’s in education from the University of Mary.

Colleen teaches instrumental music at St. Teresa High School and has served on faculty at Lincoln Land Community College, Our Lady of Lourdes and Holy Family Catholic Schools. She is a freelance musician in Central Illinois and often performs with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. When not performing, Colleen maintains an active flute studio, promotes educational opportunities for kids, serves on the Board of Directors of the Decatur Choral Society, is an advisor for the Millikin University and University of Illinois Chapters of Alpha Chi Omega. She is married to her husband, Ed, and they enjoy hanging with their dogs Avery, Buoy and Splash.

JMH Annual Meeting Featuring Author, Dr. Robert Sampson
2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
You are all invited to our annual meeting to usher in a new year at the Homestead and hear from our featured guest, Dr. Robert Sampson! Be here by 6:00 pm so that you don’t miss anything! Here is more information regarding Dr. Sampson:

Bob Sampson is a former newspaper reporter who lived in Decatur for 50 years. He earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Illinois and taught at Millikin University for 20 years. His first book, John L. O’Sullivan and His Times, was published in 2003 and his latest book earlier this year. Sampson served as a member and for two years as chair of the Macon County Board.

Sampson has published several articles in academic journals touching on 19th century events and persons in Decatur. The first addressed the 1894 Pullman Strike and Decatur’s role in it, including a brief appearance by James Millikin. Civil War era politics in Decatur and Macon County were addressed in an article tracing the political transformation of the area, including the mobbing of an editor at the intersection of Main and Water streets, the struggles of the city’s only Democratic-leaning paper, and the rough, no-holds-barred practices of the era’s journalism. Decatur played a role in the rise of base ball (as then spelled) in Illinois beginning in 1865 and a tournament in 1867 in what is now Fairview Park revealed serious fault lines in the game’s image. His remarks will draw upon all this research and new efforts on James B. Shoaff, a colorful editor who once served as Decatur’s mayor.

A first-ever history of early baseball in Illinois, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins adds the Prairie State game’s unique shadings and colorful stories to the history of the national pastime.

Baseball’s spread across Illinois paralleled the sport’s explosive growth in other parts of the country. Robert D. Sampson taps a wealth of archival research to transport readers to an era when an epidemic of “baseball on the brain” raged from Alton to Yorkville. Focusing on the years 1865 to 1869, Sampson offers a vivid portrait of a game where local teams and civic ambition went hand in hand and teams of paid professionals displaced gentlemen’s clubs devoted to sporting fair play. This preoccupation with competition sparked rules disputes and controversies over imported players while the game itself mirrored society by excluding Black Americans and women. The new era nonetheless brought out paying crowds to watch the Rock Island Lively Turtles, Fairfield Snails, and other teams take the field up and down the state.

Fine Arts at the Homestead - Event 3 of 4
2025-03-30 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
In our 3rd part of this 4-part series, we feature the Dean of Liberal Arts from Richland Community College, Danielle Patricio, and harpist Stefanie Pansch. Admission is $10 per person. There will be a short intermission in between segments as well as light refreshments. After the event, all those in attendance will be able to tour the Homestead for FREE!

Danielle Patricio, editor of “The Forgotten Life of Sarah Grady” and granddaughter to author, Mary Lynn, is a proud Decatur native. She taught composition, literature, and creative writing at Millikin University, and now serves her beloved community as Dean of Liberal Arts at Richland Community College.

Stefanie Pansch is a musician by night and a cartographer by day. She has performed at a variety of occasions across Central Illinois including weddings, church services, high teas, and parties. In 2024 she gave a recital as part of the Fine Arts at the Homestead series. A Decatur native, her journey with bowed strings began at Parsons Elementary School with Mrs. Diana Rai, and her harp journey began at the Decatur Public Library with their copy of The Harp by Roslyn Rensch. She currently studies with Julia Jamieson, and she enjoys exploring unusual harp repertoire. She plays the violin and the cello in addition to the harp, and she also enjoys growing orchids and doing a variety of crafts.

Fine Arts at the Homestead - Event 2 of 4
2025-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
In our 2nd part of this 4-part series, we feature local author and poet, Anastasia Lindsey, local student poets from the first ever Decatur-Wide High School Student Poetry Competition, and George Virgil, President of the Barn Colony Artists! Artwork will be on display! Admission is $10 per person. There will be a short intermission in between segments as well as light refreshments. After the event, all those in attendance will be able to tour the Homestead for FREE!

Anastasia Lindsey is an award-winning author & poet who published her first work of poetry, a book called OCEAN, in 2022 that explores topics of grief, the healing journey, pain, trauma, self-discovery, the transformational power of love, and is filled with many pages that include self-care activities for the reader to reflect and rest. She takes pride in launching herself into our unique and diverse world, to create poetic masterpieces that help us heal our hearts. Her soul is poured into her work and connects humanity, one poem at a time. She is also a photographer, singer, creative, and artist.

After Anastasia reads, we will feature three local student poets who won prizes during the first ever Decatur-wide high school student poetry competition in the fall of 2024.

The Barn Colony Artists have been going strong for decades, fostering the appreciation of art in our community. In the fall of 2024, Barn Colony Artists conducted a Plein Air event and painted local Decatur landscapes and landmarks. Those paintings will be on display at the Homestead and George Virgil, president of the group, will be speaking about the artwork and the group itself.

Fine Arts at the Homestead - Event 1 of 4
2025-01-26 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
In the first of our 4-Part Series, this event will feature Millikin Music Majors and a Millikin Alumnus! Admission is $10 per person. There will be a short intermission in between segments as well as light refreshments. After the event, all those in attendance will be able to tour the Homestead for FREE!

The Eidolan Woodwind Ensemble is the premier woodwind chamber ensemble at Millikin University and is comprised of the top students from their respective studios at the nomination of their teacher.

Eidolan Woodwind TrioIsabel Rimovsky, fluteBradley Rossbach, clarinetTabitha Barowsky, bassoon(Claire Taylor, faculty coach)

All three musicians participate in the Millikin Wind Symphony Ensemble, Millikin-Decatur Orchestra, and their respective instrument groups (flute/clarinet/bassoon ensembles)

Isabel RimovskyFlute Performance major/ history minor (2025) Besides Eidolan, MSWE, MDSO, and Flute Ensemble, she is a member of the Flute Society, Saturday Knights (a group for table-top role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons), and Gregory (Millikin’s tap dance group).

Bradley RossbachMusic Education, Instrumental Emphasis (2026) Besides Eidolan, MSWE, MDSO, and Clarinet Quartet, he is a member of the Jazz Band and coaches the Decatur Youth Symphony Clarinet Ensemble

Tabitha BarowksyHonors student, BA Music, English Studies, Writing minor, Jazz Certificate (2025) Besides Eidolan, MSWE, MDSO, and Bassoon Ensemble, she is in Jazz Combo II, Collage Publications (Lead Editor), Pi Beta Phi, Panhellenic Council (President), Student Affairs Assistant to Greek Life and Culture, Council of Student Advisors, Big Blue Ambassador, Big Blue Influencer, Senior Student Experience Ambassador

Jim Wilkerson, Local Author & Poet

Jim Wilkerson is a lifelong Decatur resident, a graduate of Mt. Zion High School and Millikin University. He is Director of Marketing at Vieweg Real Estate & Better Homes and Gardens Service First. He is Vice President of the James Millikin Homestead, Inc.

Jim published a book of poetry about his time at Millikin entitled “Millikin Poems: A Personal Look at College Life” in 1996. You can also find his work in Collage, The Decaturian, TKE Today, Quill & Parchment, Distilled Lives, and Inkwell.

Jim helped to start up the local group Decatur Area Poets and is on the board of directors for the Illinois State Poetry Society, and the Historic Decatur Foundation.

UPDATED Nativity at the Homestead - Day 2 of 2
2025-01-12 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Back by popular demand! A Nativity Display at the James Millikin Homestead
Saturday and Sunday, January 4th and 5th 12 pm – 4 pm
Admission: $5 per person; children under 12 are free. All proceeds help support the preservation of this Decatur landmark.End the Christmas season by touring a variety of nativity styles ranging from vintage to modern- all loaned by local people.You also get a last glimpse of the beautiful Christmas decorations throughout the home and the display of antique Christmas tree items in the History Room.

Due to the winter storm, and to keep our visitors and volunteers safe, we have moved Day #2 of this event to Sunday, January 12th from 12-4 pm. Day #1 is STILL taking place January 4th, from 12-4 pm, so PLEASE don’t miss it!

Nativity at the Homestead - Day 1 of 2
2025-01-04 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Back by popular demand! A Nativity Display at the James Millikin Homestead
Saturday and Sunday, January 4th and 5th 12 pm – 4 pm
Admission: $5 per person; children under 12 are free. All proceeds help support the preservation of this Decatur landmark.End the Christmas season by touring a variety of nativity styles ranging from vintage to modern- all loaned by local people.You also get a last glimpse of the beautiful Christmas decorations throughout the home and the display of antique Christmas tree items in the History Room.

**Please note day 2 is moving to Sunday, January 12th from 12-4 pm!**

Cookies & Carols at the Homestead
2024-12-21 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come see the Homestead all dressed up for Christmas, in the evening when the lights glow! Enjoy Christmas carols by local singers AND cookies – all for Free! (Donations always accepted!)

Christmas Open House
2024-12-08 12:30 - 16:30 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come see the Homestead all decked out for Christmas! This open house is FREE for everyone! Open for four hours, you have plenty of time to visit before or after Vespers at Millikin University, so come on by!

October 2024 Open House
2024-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come explore the Homestead and visit the Oriental Rug Exhibit in the History Room! Open House admission is $5 for adults (Ages 12 & over), Children under 12 are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult.

September 2024 Open House
2024-09-29 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
During Millikin’s Homecoming, visit the James Millikin Homestead and explore our new exhibit in the History Room – Oriental Carpets! Open House begins at 2:00 pm. We will also have Jason Butterick, Millikin Alumnus and JMH Board Member, and he will be giving a special tour beginning at 2:30 pm. Jason was a James Millikin Scholar and for that program his studies were focused on Millikin history and James Millikin History. You will love his tour!
Open House admission is FREE for Millikin Alumni and JMH members. The Homestead is also open the general public and it is $5 for adults (Ages 12 & over), Children under 12 are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult.

August 2024 Open House
2024-08-26 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States

July 2024 Open House
2024-07-29 02:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Explore the Homestead! Visit our new exhibit in the History Room, “Oriental Carpets: Collecting Through the Ages.” Open House admission is $5 for adults (Ages 12 & over), Children under 12 are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult.

June 2024 Open House
2024-06-30 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States

May 2024 Open House
2024-05-27 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come explore the Homestead! Open House admission is $5 for adults (Ages 12 & over), Children under 12 are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult.

Historic Preservation Week Open House
2024-05-18 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | IL
Historic Preservation Week
Open House
Saturday, May 18th
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
FREE
Visit our new Persian Carpet exhibit in our History Room!

Fine Arts at the Homestead: 2024 Event 4 of 4
2024-04-28 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Poetry & Art from 1-3 pm, then an Open House from 3-5 pm! (If you purchase admission to this event, the open house is free)
This is the final event in our Fine Arts at the Homestead series. $10 Admission at the door.

About Jim Wilkerson
Jim Wilkerson is a 1996 graduate of Millikin University, where he majored in English Writing. His work has been published in Collage, The Decaturian, Folio, More Big Thoughts, and Treasured Poems of America. He is a past member of the Red Herring Poets in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He is a current member of the Illinois State Poet Society and the Academy of American Poets. In 1996 he published a book of poetry entitled Millikin Poems: A Personal Look at College Life.

Jim is also a board member at the James Millikin Homestead and the Historic Decatur Foundation and enjoys using his talents to help local history organizations become more visible in the community. He has a passion for ministry, the arts, videography, photography, and local history.

About Annette Russo
Incidentals and realizations, like an epiphany, are momentary. Arts attempts to grasp that space formed while writing a bio is to reflect and write lists:

Assumption High
Millikin University
George Washington University

Next list:
Distracted, observant, and fascinated by too much (but mostly the natural and physical world) collector, gardener, and rock hound who uses these as inspiration for clay, paint and sculpture creation.

Annual Meeting
2024-04-25 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | IL
Free & Open to the Public
6:00 pm
Mark Sorenson will be speaking about Ida McClelland Stout, a sculptor who grew up on Decatur’s West End.

Fine Arts at the Homestead & Open House
2024-03-24 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
*Due to Easter being on March 31st, our normal Open House for March will take place after the poetry & music on the 24th, and go from 3-5 pm!

Poetry & Music from 1-3 pm, then an Open House from 3-5 pm! (If you purchase admission to this event, the open house is free)
This is event #3 of our Fine Arts at the Homestead series. $10 Admission at the door.
About Beth Langdon
Beth Langdon is originally from Freeport and came to Decatur to attend Millikin University, graduating with a degree in Biology in 1982. She then attended Northwestern University and received a degree in Physical Therapy and returned to Decatur to work. She mainly practiced Physical therapy in home care, initially for the Visiting Nurse Association and then for St. John’s Home Care out of the St. Mary’s office. At that time she could tell you the location of every pay phone and where every back road led!
In 2017, she retired and began pursuing other interests including writing. Having dabble in poetry throughout her life, she started taking it more seriously recently, often taking on a spiritual tone. She feels many of the poems are “inspired” and often wakes in the night with a line or two in her head and then she “just runs with it”. In 2022, she worked with her church, Mt. Calvary Lutheran in Decatur, and published a book of poetry entitled, From my Heart to Yours. Since then, she has been writing several poems a week and has gathered enough for another book.
She will be sharing some poems from her book and her book to be!

About Colleen Hillyer
Colleen Hillyer, a Decatur native, earned her Bachelor of Music from Millikin University, a Master of Music from West Virginia University, and did postgraduate coursework at Shenandoah University, all
with a concentration in flute performance. She has had the privilege to study with renowned flutist, including Mr. Jonathan Snowden (Royal Philharmonic), Dr. John McMurtery (NYC Opera), Dr. Francesca Arnone, Mr. Bernard Goldberg (Pittsburgh Symphony), Dr. Francis Lapp Averitt (Maryland Symphony) and Dr. Laurie Glencross. Colleen is working on a master’s in education from the University of Mary.
Colleen teaches 5th-12th grade band and instrumental music at St. Teresa High School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, and Holy Family Catholic School in Decatur, IL. In addition, she is adjunct faculty at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. She is a freelance musician in Central Illinois and often performs with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. When not performing, Colleen maintains an active flute studio, promotes educational opportunities for kids, serves on the Board of Directors of the
Symphony Guild for MDSO, is an advisor for the Millikin University and University of Illinois Chapters of Alpha Chi Omega. She is married to her husband, Ed, and they enjoy hanging with their dogs Avery and Sophie.

Fine Arts Homestead - 2024 Event 2 of 4
2024-02-25 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | IL
Poetry & Music from 1-3 pm, then an Open House from 3-5 pm! (If you purchase admission to this event, the open house is free)
This is event #2 of our Fine Arts at the Homestead series. $10 Admission at the door.
About Ruth Siburt
Ruth Siburt is a lifelong Decaturite. She earned a bachelor’s graduate degree in English from the University of Illinois Springfield. A retired elementary school educator, Siburt continues to enjoy working as a freelance writer, novelist and poet. She is also a member of The Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators and a co-founder of Decatur Area Poets. Siburt has published in fiction, nonfiction and poetry across many platforms from magazines and newspapers to the trade and educational fields. Her current works are Spoon Song a rhyming picture book and Spit a historical novel for Middle/YA readers. Both are from Words Matter Publishing. She also has an update of her first children’s futuristic novel Dragon Charmer from Royal Fireworks Press.
About Stefanie Pansch
Stefanie Pansch is a musician by night and a cartographer by day. She has performed at a variety of occasions across Central Illinois including weddings, church services, high teas, and parties. In 2022 she gave a recital as part of the Brown Bag Concert Series at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, IL. A Decatur native, her journey with bowed strings began at Parsons Elementary School with Mrs. Diana Rai, and her harp journey began at the Decatur Public Library with their copy of The Harp by Roslyn Rensch. She currently studies with Julia Jamieson, and she enjoys exploring unusual harp repertoire. She plays the violin and the cello in addition to the harp, and she also enjoys growing orchids and doing a variety of crafts.

Fine Arts at the Homestead - 2024 Event 1 of 4
2024-01-28 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | IL
Poetry & Music from 1-3 pm, then an Open House from 3-5 pm! (If you purchase admission to this event, the open house is free)
This is event #1 of our Fine Arts at the Homestead series. $10 Admission at the door. You may also purchase a Combo Ticket for $35 and come to all four events. Purchase a combo ticket at this event, or by mailing a SASE along with your check, to James Millikin Homestead, 125 N. Pine St., Decatur, IL 62522.
About Dr. Braniger:
Dr. Carmella J. Braniger is a Professor of English at Millikin University, where she teaches creative writing and literature. She has published several narrative poems, over fifty micropoems, and more than a dozen poetry sequences. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Sycamore Review; MARGIE: The American Journal of Poetry; Modern English Tanka; Altas Poetica: A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka; Ribbons; Chrysanthemums; red lights; Magnapoet; and Eucalypt. Her chapbook, No One May Follow, was published by Pudding House Publications in 2009. She recently served as the Distinguished Warren F. Hardy Professor of English during which she spent two years researching narrative testimony and poetry of witness as genres for processing and sharing our traumatic pasts and writing a new book of poems entitled Lax of Lilies.
About the Millikin Clarinet Ensemble:
Bradley Rossbach is a sophomore music education major. His college goals are to learn as much about all kinds of music as he can, experience many different styles of performing, and practice teaching in and out of the classroom. In the future, he hopes to create a band program that inspires a passion in his students for many kinds of music.
Julia Funck is a junior clarinet performance major. She performs in a variety of ensembles including the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, Eidolan Woodwind Quintet, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and singing in the University Choir. Julia has earned multiple achievements such as being selected for the National Music Festival, winning the School of Music Concerto/Aria Competition, and becoming a finalist in the Hollis Prize competition.
Victor Lawton II is a senior clarinet performance major, where he studies clarinet with Dr. David Cook and composition with Dr. Jeremy Brunk and Dr. Ralph Lewis. Victor has performed with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Eidolan Woodwind Quintet, Jazz Band I, and numerous chamber ensembles. In 2021 and 2023, he was selected as a winner of the School of Music Concerto/Aria Competition where he performed as a soloist with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra.
For other events, please check our website or stay tuned to our Facebook page!

Nativity at the Homestead
2024-01-07 12:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-06 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | IL
Back by popular demand!
A Nativity Display at the James Millikin Homestead 125 N. Pine Street, Decatur
Saturday and Sunday, January 6th and 7th 12 pm – 3 pm
Admission: $5 per person; children under 10 are free. All proceeds help support the preservation of this Decatur landmark.
End the Christmas season by touring a variety of nativity styles ranging from vintage to modern- all loaned by local people.
You also get a last glimpse of the beautiful Christmas decorations throughout the home and the display of antique Christmas tree items in the History Room

Christmas Open House
2023-12-03 12:30 - 15:30 UTC | IL
Come see the Homestead all dressed up for Christmas! FREE admission!

October Open House
2023-10-29 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Come explore the Homestead! While you’re here, check out our new exhibit in the History Room, “Elegant Dining in Victorian Times.” Open House admission is $3 for adults, $1 for Children 5-12, and Children under 5 are Free.

Taste of History 2023
2023-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine st, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
We’re thrilled to announce the date of this year’s Taste of History!

Taste of History is a progressive evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres around different historic sites in Decatur.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 7, 2023. The event will be from 5 pm – 9 pm.

Go to https://www.muellermuseum.org/Taste-of-History for more information.
