https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-12-07 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/reviewing-the-2022-season monthly 0.5 2022-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/bf911780-74d3-4d28-b1ac-0a2752ef96f8/Light+Blue+and+Mint+Wreath+Year+in+Review+Christmas+Card.png Blog - Reviewing the 2022 Season - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/200th-birthday-celebration-in-2024 monthly 0.5 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/771082ee-51b4-41b7-9315-0a4a4ffebbea/Brown+Modern+Happy+Birthday+Banner+%28Landscape%29+%281%29.png Blog - 200th Birthday Celebration in 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/restroom-renovation monthly 0.5 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/881161c9-544a-4ca0-b688-ba9accc00097/Woodlawn_ElectricCoop.jpg Blog - Restroom Renovation - Make it stand out Terry Maggart, Woodlawn Farm Museum Chairperson, and Dr. Barbara Suelter, Treasurer, accepted a check on behalf of the Underground Railroad Committee from the Illinois Electric Cooperative Regional Director Kevin Klein and Board President Thomas Meecham III for $2,500. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/monkey-wrench-barn-quilt-coming-to-the-farm-soon monthly 0.5 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/ac49087e-72e7-4f2d-a06e-787086460866/quilt+block.png Blog - Monkey Wrench Barn Quilt Coming to the Farm Soon - Make it stand out Example of a monkey wrench quilt block https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/underground-railroad-thrived-in-jacksonville monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/history-of-underground-railroad-quilts monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/81ec93ef-ccb4-44c5-ba39-80a4b35eba87/ugrrquilt.jpg Blog - History of Underground Railroad Quilts - Make it stand out Replica of an Underground Railroad quilt, from the 2003 River County Quilt Show held in Jacksonville, Illinois https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/jacksonville-and-the-underground-railroad monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/2ae2adf3-340b-42c3-ab14-e9327c495b66/woodlawn_atlas.jpg Blog - Jacksonville and the Underground Railroad - Make it stand out Woodlawn Farm, from the Morgan County Atlas of 1872. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/tag/%23huffakerhistory monthly 0.5 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/tag/%23UGRRHistory monthly 0.5 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/tag/Inthenews monthly 0.5 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/blog/tag/%23Jacksonville monthly 0.5 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/11fc3ce6-b76f-4823-9739-72cb595a0909/432345C1-5123-4E4B-BA55-97F08724FE60.jpg Home - Seasonal Open House Hours Woodlawn Farm is open to visitors seasonally on weekends from May through September for small group tours. No reservations are necessary, but a cash donation of $5 per adult and $3 per child is appreciated and supports farm operations. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/events daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/b8471a63-9994-4e00-871a-0a0b645fc0d2/Poster-UGRRTour-Spring2025+%281%29.jpg Events - Spring Bus Tour Sunday, April 26 | 1 to 5 p.m. Adults, $25 and children under 10 are $10. Join our Storyteller Tour Guides, outfitted in 19th-century period attire, as we travel the sites of the Underground Railroad in Jacksonville, IL. Learn the fascinating stories of our history's brave men and women while riding on comfortable modern buses. The tour starts at Illinois College and ends at Woodlawn Farm. Meet in the Illinois College McGaw Fine Arts Center lobby for registration confirmation beginning at 12:30. The tour begins at 1:00 pm with a walk to Beecher Hall, where you will hear a brief lecture on the Underground Railroad and Illinois College. At 1:15 pm, you will board buses to the other eight sites. The tour will return to the college at 5:00 pm. Tour includes light refreshments. Free parking is available at Illinois College behind McGaw Fine Arts Center. Due to popularity, reservations are a MUST! Call 309-678-7716. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/4d966a16-2900-4693-bdb3-fb5e0ddcdd11/IMG_1804.JPG Events - Seasonal Open Tours 1 - 4 p.m. Saturdays + Sundays Woodlawn Farm is open May - September for tours for families and small groups. No reservations are necessary, but a cash donation of $5 per adult and $3 per child is appreciated and supports farm operations. https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/location daily 0.75 2022-08-02 https://www.woodlawnfarm.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/95d1093c-e85e-4fc0-b66d-ee81651592b1/IMG_1001.jpg About Woodlawn celebrates the courage of those involved with the Underground Railroad and demonstrates mid-1800’s farm life as a living museum and self-supporting historic site in rural Morgan County, Illinois. Visit Woodlawn Farm and learn about founder Michael Huffaker, his family and their role in helping free people from slavery. The farmhouse is open to the public seasonally for tours May through September, and several annual events have become beloved, well-attended activities for the community. The farm was purchased Dec. 29, 2003, to serve as a living history museum and is operated by the Underground Railroad Committee of the Morgan County Illinois Historical Society. The committee is composed of volunteers who oversee maintenance of the home and 10-acre grounds, tours, special events and fundraising activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620d55a7f9a0616253aa4ac5/090278c6-84c3-4dd1-bc95-73cba9aa6ff5/IMG_1008.jpg About - Underground Railroad Committee Terry Maggart, Chairman Michelle Nelson, Secretary Barbara Suelter, Treasurer Art Wilson + Abbie Templin, Founding Directors The Committee welcomes all who would help us tell and relive the story of Woodlawn. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Farm. Share your talents with us!