Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Museum

119 West Comanche

Shabbona, IL  60550

slrmuseum@gmail.com

Friendly Reminder

2012 membership dues

 are payable January 1st.

Welcome to the Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Museum web site.  The museum had its beginning several years ago when a small group of people interested in local history and preserving the area's past, began meeting regularly.  From this organization a museum was created.

The idea was to encompass the old school district #425, which included the towns of Shabbona, Shabbona Grove, Lee, Rollo and the surrounding area.  Since this area includes DeKalb County and parts of Lee and LaSalle Counties, the collection of historical information spans a large area.

The museum opened its doors to the public in September, 1992 and is located in the old bank building on Highway 30 in Shabbona, Illinois.  The main floor includes a large exhibit area, while the research information and library are found upstairs.  Our growing collection of records include obituaries, cemetery books, marriage information, census records (microfilm), Shabbona newspapers (hard copies and microfilm), biographies, abstracts, church, school, military records and more.

The museum is open from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays.  Admission is free.

 Museum memberships run from January 1st through December 31st.  A quarterly newsletter is included with membership.

2012 Membership Fees
Individual	$   10
Family	$   15
Contributing	$   35
Individual Life	$  250

Research requests are done by museum volunteers.  There is no charge for services, donations are welcome.

Single copies are 10¢ per copy.  Scanned photos are $1.00 per picture.  Abstracts will be priced according to the size of the document.  Postage is extra.

The museum sells books and novelties which are listed on our publications/novelties page.