We're at the end of our series. Welcome to the final episode of Stories from the Bowen Building, a limited-series podcast on the history of the Peoria State Hospital. In this episode, Heidi and Mackenzee talk about their experience with the podcast, and its impact on the library, the staff of the Peoria State Hospital, and the community of Bartonville. 

Thank you to all of you who came along with us on this journey; we are truly grateful for your support. We hope to be back with a podcast on the history of Bartonville in 2023. Keep an eye on our social media pages and website for more details in the future.

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Welcome back to Stories from the Bowen Building. This week, we interviewed three residents of Bartonville including Former Village Board Member Bob Lawless, Fire Chief Mike Cheatham, and Mayor Leon Ricca. 

Join us again soon for our final episode, a behind-the-scenes conversation with the voices of Stories from the Bowen Building, Heidi Rhea and Mackenzee Grzesiak.

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Welcome back to Stories from the Bowen Building! This week, we discuss the closing of the Peoria State Hospital, and its effect on the patients, staff, and community with Bill Turner and Dr. James Ward. 

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Thank you for joining us for the fourth episode of Stories from the Bowen Building! 

This week, we spoke to three different staff members from the Peoria State Hospital, as they chronicle the major technological and medical advances they witnessed in the 1960s and 1970s. We speak to Drs. James Ward and Robert Flanigan, and return again to our conversation with nurse Beverly Ward.

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Thank you for joining us for the third episode of Stories from the Bowen Building! 

This week, we interview two nurses from Peoria State Hospital, Beverly Grimes and Connie Dean. 

Next week, we will explore the technological and medical advances in the field of mental health in the 1960s and 1970s.

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Thank you for joining us for the second episode of Stories from the Bowen Building! Today's episode features two interviews with the staff members of the Peoria State Hospital, Bill Turner and Evelyn Stafford. 

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Join us next time for more first-hand accounts from two nurses at Peoria State Hospital.

Join Alpha Park Public Library for our first episode of Stories from the Bowen Building: A Podcast on the Peoria State Hospital! This episode features interviews with Christina Morris, the Director of the Peoria State Hospital Museum and Linda Hernandez, the Historian of the Peoria Women's Club.

This podcast is sponsored and funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.