Skip to content
Mendota Historical Society Logo
  • Home
  • About
  • Museums
    • Admission Prices
    • Interactive Tours
    • Union Depot Railroad Museum
    • Hume-Carnegie Museum
    • Breaking the Prairie Museum
  • Parties & Rentals
  • Contact
  • Programs
  • Mendota Historical Society Endowment Fund
    • Endowment Fund Donors

Welcome to the Breaking the Prairie Museum Tour

IMG_9849
IMG_9832

The Mathesius Brothers Barn Gallery

IMG_9793
IMG_9794
IMG_9795
IMG_9812
IMG_9805
IMG_9827
IMG_9824
IMG_9816
IMG_9797
IMG_9800
IMG_9801
IMG_9802
IMG_9803
IMG_9804
IMG_9811
IMG_9810
IMG_9809
IMG_9808
IMG_9807
IMG_9814
IMG_9815
IMG_9817
IMG_9818
IMG_9819
IMG_9806
IMG_9821
IMG_9822

The Country Chapel Gallery

IMG_9832
IMG_9846
IMG_9843
IMG_9840
IMG_9839
IMG_9842
IMG_9838
IMG_9836
IMG_9835
IMG_9837

Mendota Museum & Historical Society

Dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of the Mendota area and recognizing the influence of the railroad and early cultivation tools and practices in the transformation of the Great American Prairie.

For More Information

PO Box 433 | Mendota, IL 61342

(815) 539-3373

mmhsmuseum@yahoo.com
Donate

MMHS on Facebook

Union Depot on Facebook

(opens in new tab)

MMHS on Instagram

(opens in new tab)
Contact Us

Union Depot Railroad Museum

783 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342

(815) 539-3373 or (815) 538-3800

Hume-Carnegie Museum

901 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342

(815) 539-8401

Breaking the Prairie Museum

684 8th St. Mendota, IL 61342

(815) 539-3373

© 2026 Mendota Museum & Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.

Scroll To Top