Prairie Fire presents primary documents shedding light the interaction between Europeans and Native Americans, as well as interpretive materials telling the story of the Illinois Country and the Old Northwest in the years before the removal of Illinois' Native Americans.

Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois.

Getting the Message Out! National Political Campaign Materials, 1840-1860 presents an examination of national popular political culture in antebellum America. It includes histories of the presidential campaigns from 1840-1860, as well as primary source material, such as campaign biographies and campaign songbooks. Recordings of some of the songs are also available.

During the Gilded Age, Americans faced enormous social and economic upheaval. No place embodied the struggle more than Illinois. Illinois during Gilded Age presents primary source materials which shed light on major themes in this period's society, politics and culture.