The Board of Directors is made up of unpaid volunteers who maintain the Old Knox County Courthouse, the Old Jail, the Sanburn Log Cabin and the Knox County Museum, located in Knoxville, Illinois.
Funding is received through membership dues and donations.
We invite you to share in Knox County's rich history by visiting our Nationally Registered buildings. Each building is over 150 years old and depicts life as it was in the 1850's. The Old Knox County Courthouse was completed in 1839 and used as the county courthouse until the county seat was moved to Galesburg in 1873. Stephen A. Douglas held court here in 1841-43. The Knox County Museum is located on the second floor.