Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum Ends 2024 Season, Announces Holiday Train Display

Kibbe Museum, Carthage IllinoisPhoto byKibbe Museum

Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage will end its season at 4 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 31. Until that closing, the museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

The museum plans to be open as part of the Carthage Christmas Open House on Dec. 5 featuring the model train displays of Galen Wollbrink.

For several years, Wollbrink has set up his model train displays at the museum for public viewing during the holidays, beginning with the Carthage Christmas Open House. Additional model train viewing days in December and January will be announced by the Kibbe Museum closer to the holiday season. The museum will reopen for the next season on April 1, 2024.

The museum is located at 306 Walnut, in Carthage, one block south of Rt. 136. For information, call 217-357-9552.

By: Joy Swearingen