![Rick Moss and Janet Moss at the Farmers and Merchants Bank Museum in Bismarck, Illinois.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/36606/newelltwnshphistsoc__medium.jpg)
A Small Town Hopes To Recapture Its History With New Museum
In the town of Bismarck, the Newell Township Historical Society hopes to join other towns in central Illinois in opening a history museum to keep their past alive.
In the town of Bismarck, the Newell Township Historical Society hopes to join other towns in central Illinois in opening a history museum to keep their past alive.