October 14, 2019| All News, Newsletter| Adam Celuch
The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed millions world-wide, and Madison County was not out of reach. In the... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 1
During WW II, area residents were hungry for news of local servicemen. One of the ways they stayed informed... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 6
The history of Alton has been influenced by its location on the Mississippi River that made it accessible.... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 5
In the 19th Century Madison County weddings were usually simple affairs with immediate family only, or even... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 4
Historian Cheryl Eichar Jett shared a few of Madison County’s most sensational crime stories that she has... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 3
For nearly a century, three generations of architects from the Kane family occupied a suite of rooms in... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 2
The Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville is a treasure trove of resources... Read More → MCHS News Volume 2 Number 1
Some Madison County residents were known nationally in their time, but few know their names today. Here are... Read More → MCHS News Volume 1 Number 6
Surveyor Jeff Pauk and Gary Denue, a long-time collector of surveying instruments here explained how... Read More → MCHS News Volume 1 Number 5
The average home had no air conditioning a century ago, so to cool off Madison County residents escaped to a... Read More → MCHS News Volume 1 Number 4
