

For The Family Farmer. First Farm Aid Lights up Memorial Stadium in 1985
By Connor Uphues On September 22, 1985, Willie Nelson and over 60 fellow performers put on the first Farm Aid concert festival, held in...
Connor Uphues
Sep 7, 20224 min read

The museum's primary educational mission is to tell the stories of Champaign County. We strive to tell those stories in various ways, including monthly articles curated by our volunteers and staff, our monthly recorded "History Talks," and our oral history collection that allows residents to tell their own stories. These resources are available to the public below.