Staley Museum In The News
Spring Porch Potting Workshop
Celebrate Women's History Month at the Staley Museum in March.
This episode of Community Voices was taped live at the Staley Museum earlier this month. Listen now to hear from Museum Director Laura Jahr and Executive Director Jami Fawley from the Decatur Area Arts Council.
Community Voices goes LIVE for CV in the MC in Decatur
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On April 8, Vanessa Ferguson and Bea Bonner hosted a live taping of CV in the MC or Community Voices in Macon County at The Staley Museum in Decatur, Ill.
Then and Now! 📸
This is just one example of a handful of bronze inserts inlaid in the marble floor of the Staley office building lobby.
During the construction of the Staley office building, Staley workers were employed whenever and wherever possible. Reflected in them are various scenes of tradesmen hard at work. It is possible that these inserts were an acknowledgment of all the hard work done in the making of the iconic Decatur building.
The photo on the left was taken from Jim Wilkerson in 2024.
The photo to the right is from the Staley archives, c. 1930.
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Last night we were pleased to host NPR Illinois at the Staley Museum!
In celebration of 50 years on the air, NPR Illinois brought the Community Voices program to Macon County for a live recording with Staley Museum Director Laura Jahr and Decatur Area Arts Council Executive Director Jami Fawley. The recording was co-hosted by Randy Eccles, Bea Bonner, and Vanessa Ferguson. Laura and Jami’s interview with Community Voices will be aired in the coming days, so keep an ear out if you’d like to listen in!
The Community Voices program features events and interviews with neighbors, artists, and area business people in Illinois. To learn more visit nprillinois.org.
Lastly, we’d like to say a special thanks to Kate McKenzie, Director of Development, Nelson’s Catering, all of the station staff who attended, and of course all of the wonderful guests who joined us.
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Staley Journal, April 1925
🪻A Song for April🪻
When April winds are calling
And April rains are falling,
It's then I feel the urging
To make an April song.
A song, a song for April!
Who'll make a song for April?
The month most dear in all the year--
When days are growing long.
When willow buds are swelling,
And every bird is telling
The glad, ecstatic tidings
That spring is here again;
When trees fling out their pennants
To welcome feathered tenants
And meadows blaze with diamond rays
When sunbeams kiss the rain.
I'll make a song for April! Of violet and
daffodil
Dancing in the woodland way
Beneath the willow tree.
My heart goes out to April--silver and gold-
clad April--
Whose smile appears through falling tears
And lights the world for me!
Edith D. Osbourne.
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Way Back Wednesday!
This photograph features some of the original lights on the Staley Office Building. The lights were installed in 1930. They were officially turned on the night of August 21, 1930.
You can see 2 of the original floodlights on display at the Staley Museum.
Open Tuesday - Saturday, 1-4PM.
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