Windmill Cultural Center & de Immigrant Windmill

Windmill Cultural Center & de Immigrant Windmill Open weekends in May. Saturday 10-5. Sunday 1-5.
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05/30/2026

We’re thinking about trying something new at the Windmill Area. If you are a cottage baker with an Illinois cottage license, would you be interested in selling your goods at our Windmill Area? If so, what days of the week work best for you cottage bakers? Please leave a comment below if interested.

MILLER PROGRAM ON MONDAY, JUNE 22 AT 6:00 PMConnie Martin: The Connection Between Quilts and the Underground RailroadThe...
05/28/2026

MILLER PROGRAM ON MONDAY, JUNE 22 AT 6:00 PM
Connie Martin: The Connection Between Quilts and the Underground Railroad

The De Immigrant Volunteer Millers will host Connie Martin as a guest presenter of “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Under Ground Railroad." Connie is a historian, and she speaks all over Illinois. Currently, she resides in Aurora, Illinois. She finds joy in telling the secret codes and hidden messages in the family quilts her ancestors shared and passed down through generations to her and her mother. Six generations have shared the stories of the safe routes used by the underground and the abolitionists assisting freedom seekers from Kentucky through Illinois to freedom in Canada.

Connie’s mother, Dr Clarice Boswell, made beautiful quilt replicas to show the codes, and wrote a book, "Lizzie’s Story: A Slave Family’s Journey to Freedom." Connie will display some quilts and share the family story on Monday, June 22 at 6:00 pm at the Windmill Cultural Center Fulton, Illinois.

Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. The facility is located at 111- 10th Avenue and is accessible to those with disabilities. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please contact 563-249-6115 if you have questions or concerns.

BREAD MAKING EVENT on SATURDAY, JUNE 6, JULY 4, AUGUST 1, & SEPTEMBER 5The Volunteer Educators at De Immigrant Windmill ...
05/28/2026

BREAD MAKING EVENT on
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, JULY 4, AUGUST 1, & SEPTEMBER 5

The Volunteer Educators at De Immigrant Windmill in Fulton, Illinois, will be offering a BREAD MAKING event at the Windmill Cultural Center. The festivities take place on Saturdays June 6, July 4, August 1, and September 5. Sign up for time slots at 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15 or 12:45.

Families and individuals, young and old will be able to use our stone-ground flour, mix it up, and knead it into dough. Twenty minutes later, you will have a fresh baked loaf of rye or wheat bread to take home and enjoy.

While you are waiting for your bread to bake we have a scavenger hunt available for you at De Immigrant across the street if you so desire.

The cost is $5.00 per loaf. Call Pam at 563-340-0809 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot.

05/13/2026

SVCC Impact Program student volunteer Lillian Tunk made this video while working at the Windmill area.

We had so much fun with Bucky Halker last night. He sang folk songs and told about the life of Woody Guthrie. You are we...
05/13/2026

We had so much fun with Bucky Halker last night. He sang folk songs and told about the life of Woody Guthrie. You are welcome to join us at these free events. Thank you to Illinois Humanities Road Scholar program!

We are pleased to be able to work with SVCC Impact Program and the high school student volunteers. Our volunteer on Satu...
05/12/2026

We are pleased to be able to work with SVCC Impact Program and the high school student volunteers. Our volunteer on Saturday wants to be a biology major at Sauk, so she worked on taking some pictures and videos of the biology around the Windmill Area. We'll share them with you in the next few days. Photos by Lillian Tunk.

05/12/2026

Please join us for tonight's MILLER PROGRAM featuring musician Bucky Halker. The event is at the Windmill Cultural Center at 6:00 PM. It is free and open to the public.

05/12/2026

We had a successful plant sale on Saturday. We raised more than $1400 for the Windmill Area. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated, or purchased to make this event a success. THANK YOU!

05/09/2026

It’s National Mill Weekend in the Netherlands. Celebrate by visiting us at our Dutch windmill this weekend. Open Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 1-5.

MILLER PROGRAM on TUESDAY, MAY 12 at 6:00 PMMillers Host Folk Singer Bucky HalkerIn celebration of the 250th Anniversary...
05/07/2026

MILLER PROGRAM on TUESDAY, MAY 12 at 6:00 PM
Millers Host Folk Singer Bucky Halker

In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States, the Volunteer Millers of De Immigrant Dutch windmill will host folk singer, Bucky Halker on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00pm at the Windmill Cultural Center at 111- 10 th Avenue in downtown Fulton.

The performance will feature songs such as This Land is Your Land and many other Woody Guthrie songs. Folk music tends to tell stories of our history in a memorable way. Halker is a veteran Chicago songwriter, scholar, and performer. The event is sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Road Scholar program. He has received a host of awards for his music and writing including the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress-American Folklife Center in 2012.

Come share an evening of entertainment and education through the music of Bucky Halker. These monthly Miller programs are free and open to the public. The facility is handicap accessible. Light refreshments are served following the performance.

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Corner Of 10th Avenue & 1st St
Fulton, IL
61252

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+18155893925

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