BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Bob Weldon’s family has a rich agricultural heritage. The fifth-generation farmer shared his memories and learned a little more about the role of farm families in Illinois as part of the celebration of the state’s 200th birthday at the McLean County Museum of History on Jan. 25.
Families rooted in Illinois agriculture history
Debra Reid, agricultural curator at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan, talks to Bob Weldon about his family’s long history in agriculture at the McLean County Museum of History’s “Farming the Great Corn Belt” exhibit.





