MCHS News Volume 8 Number 4

MCHS News Volume 8 Number 4

December 17, 2020| All News, Newsletter|

The Village of Alhambra was founded in 1849. Ten years later a second village was platted less than a mile... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 4

Madison County Historical Museum Exhibit

December 17, 2020| All News, Featured News, Press Release|

A new exhibit, “Ink to Paper: Exploring the Advancement of Letter Writing and its Uses,” has just opened... Read More → Madison County Historical Museum Exhibit

MCHS News Volume 8 Number 3

December 14, 2020| All News, Newsletter|

Roland Harris has been collecting and sharing the history of communities in the eastern part of Madison... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 3

MCHS News Volume 8 Number 2

December 14, 2020| All News, Newsletter|

During the height of the tuberculosis epidemic, Madison County built a hospital dedicated solely to the care... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 2

MCHS News Volume 8 Number 1

December 14, 2020| All News, Newsletter|

East of Edwardsville, in Pin Oak Township, more than 150 years ago, there was a settlement of Black farmers... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 1

Archival Library Open With COVID-19 Guidelines

December 12, 2020| All News, Featured News|

The Archival Library, which has been closed earlier in the pandemic, is open with COVID-19 guidelines to... Read More → Archival Library Open With COVID-19 Guidelines

Vandalism at Madison County Historical Museum

December 11, 2020| All News, Featured News|

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Speaker Series – Stephen Hansen

December 9, 2020| Speaker Series|

SIUE Emeritus Professor Stephen Hansen compares presidential politics of 1860 with today.... Read More → Speaker Series – Stephen Hansen

MCHS News Volume 7 Number 6

December 5, 2020| All News, Newsletter|

From 1899-1930s there were streetcars, known as electric railways, crisscrossing Madison County. The last... Read More → MCHS News Volume 7 Number 6

Elijah Lovejoy Plate

December 3, 2020| Artifact Spotlight|

Elijah Lovejoy Plater Collection #1964-035-0005 Donation by Iola Carlson; 1937 The platter shown here was... Read More → Elijah Lovejoy Plate

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