Steve Rensberry

603 St. Louis Street

The house they built at 603 St. Louis Street was designed by Charles H. Spilman, a prominent local architect,... Read More → 603 St. Louis Street

Charlotte E. Johnson, Alton, has received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois State... Read More → Charlotte E. Johnson Achievement Award

Madison County Historical Society Returns Civil War Materials to State Archives The Madison County Historical... Read More → Historical Society Donates Civil War Items To State

In 1963, the Madison County Historical Society purchased the Weir House, built for John Weir in 1836. Here... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 6

A mayor who died trying to save his town, a Stateâ€™s Attorneyâ€™s home bombed, women who broke the glass... Read More → MCHS News Volume 8 Number 5

Ice Saw Collection #: 1974-047-0001 Donated by Earl Suessen From the early 1800s into the 1950s saws like... Read More → Ice Saw

New Archival Library Research Manager Mary Z. Rose, Alton, was recently appointed as the new Archival Library... Read More → New Archival Library Research Manager

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

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

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