Volunteers who help at the Clayville Historic Site outside of Springfield have a new use for an old barn that's been preserved by a family with strong ties to Sangamon County.
They're inviting the public to Clayville Sunday to learn more about the effort to put together a Pioneer Agriculture Museum in the Purvines Ancestors Barn.
Jerry Smith of the Pleasant Plains Historical Society and Doris Hamel - descendant of the Purvines family - joined Peter Gray on Illinois Edition to talk about the project:
Hamel will receive a Centennial Farm award as a part of Sunday's events at the Clayville site, which start at 2:30 pm. (click here to visit the site's Facebook page)
Extended Interview: Jerry Smith and Doris Hamel talk further about their ancestors' ties to area
