Mendota High School recently had 65 students visit the Hume-Carnegie Museum to view a screening of the documentary “Where Our Paths Meet.”

The documentary was created from interviews featuring five of the first people to immigrate to Mendota from Mexico.

The students toured the museum’s new building and viewed an exhibit of Mexican items loaned by residents. Lincoln Elementary School second and third grade students also toured the museum, created paper flowers, and viewed the Mexican items exhibit.

The Hume-Carnegie Museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The “Where Our Paths Meet” documentary and exhibit will be on display through November. The project was sponsored by the Illinois Humanities and created in partnership with Illinois Valley Hispanic Partnership, Reimagine Mendota, and Northern Illinois University.