Chronology of Selected Events in Champaign County

History Tours

Historic Urbana Walking Tours:  featuring the "In Lincoln's Shadow" podcast as well as several printable self-guided tours of downtown history and architecture.  

Virtual Campus Historical Tour

Modern Urbana Home Tour 2012

Urbana's 100 Most Important Buildings

Explore Cu An app (and website) for exploring Champaign-Urbana history, culture, and art.

Centers, Museums, and Exhibits

Spurlock Museum

Resources for Historical Research

Champaign County Historical Archives located on the second floor at the Urbana Free Library

Online Sources for Champaign County compiled by Family Search Center

Check out the wiki page on researching local house here.

People interested in local history may also be interested in the cemeteries that are around.