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  • Family History Walk

    Nickel Plate Station 600 Troy Road, Edwardsville, United States

    The 2024 Family History Walk will be held on Saturday, September 14 beginning at 10 a. m. at the Nickel Plate Station, 600 Troy Road, in Edwardsville. Participants will be […]

  • MCHS Breakfast Benefit

    Edwardsville Masonic Lodge 90 Kriege Farm Rd., Glen Carbon, United States

    On Saturday morning, September 21, from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., the Edwardsville Masonic Lodge will serve a delicious breakfast of biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs. 100% of the […]

  • Living History Days

    Wildey Theatre 252 N. Main, Edwardsville, United States

    Three days of discovery and family fun in and around Edwardsville, Illinois from the Madison County Historical Society. Concerts, reenactors, vintage baseball, a quilt show, book festival, cemetery tours, a […]

  • Dining in History

    Crystal Gardens 1230 University Drive, Edwardsville, IL, United States

    The Madison County Historical Society (MCHS) will hold the 2024 Dining in History event at Crystal Gardens along old Route 66. Following a delicious meal, nationally known Route 66 historians […]

  • Speakers Series – Parlor Music of the Civil War Era

    Main Street Community Center 1003 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United States

       In Lincoln’s time, music played a major role in households where many owned one or more instruments to provide entertainment in the home. For the April MCHS Speaker Series, […]

  • Quilt & Stitchery: Past and Present

    Weir House Museum Building 715 N. Main, Edwardsville, IL, United States

       The Madison County History Museum will host a new exhibit in May featuring quilts and stichery from the private collections of Donna Bisset, Mary Grose, and Candace Ladd. The […]

  • A Literary Salon

    Weir House Museum Building 715 N. Main, Edwardsville, IL, United States

    The Madison County History Society will present A Literary Salon on May 15, 2025, starting at 7 p.m. The program will consist of the Great Hits of the Romantic Era, […]

  • Chicken Dinner Benefit

    Edwardsville Moose Lodge 7371 Marine Road, Edwardsville, United States

    The Edwardsville Moose Lodge will host a Chicken Dinner Benefit  for the Madison County History Society on Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The lodge is […]