October 15, 2019| All News, Newsletter| Adam Celuch
For three years, volunteers at the Madison County Archival Library worked to process over 44,000 probate... Read More → MCHS News Volume 4 Number 2
In 1833 the Illinois State Penitentiary opened in Alton. It closed in 1860 when a new prison opened in Joliet... Read More → MCHS News Volume 4 Number 1
Here are the stories of four Madison County Residents known nationally in their time, but forgotten today:... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 6
The most recent Madison County Courthouse celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2015. Court was initially... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 5
Troy was first settled in 1803 as Columbia. When the land was sold and platted in 1819, it was given the name... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 4
Five authors, all descendants of immigrant families from Granite City’s Lincoln Place neighborhood tell the... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 3
October 14, 2019| All News, Newsletter| Adam Celuch
Madison County has many museums and historic homes where area residents and visitors can learn about our... Read More → MCHS News Volume 3 Number 2
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
