The Governor Richard J. Oglesby Mansion and Museum located at 421 West William Street will be Open on Sunday, October 26th (2pm-4pm). A $5 per adult and $2 per child donation is requested. Tourists are encouraged to take pictures inside the home. Tours are hosted by volunteer docents, current and past members of the board of directors of the mansion. The Mansion is in the historic district in the Millikin Heights neighborhood in Decatur.

The museum recently received a donation of two original Oglesby artifacts from Oglehurst which are now on display in the museum. The items were donated by Kathi Schilling. “These might be some of the last Oglesby family heirlooms available for the museum to acquire. We are fortunate one of our board members is related to the donor and made this magnificent donation possible,” says Dave Davis, Governor Richard J. Oglesby Mansion and Museum president. The items are an original Oglesby Top Hat in pristine condition and Mrs. Emma Oglesby’s steamer trunk with a tag on it with Mrs. Oglesby on the tag and the original key.

The Mansion will also be open on the last Sunday of November and the annual Christmas Tea is December 7th.