Herb Gardening
Madison County Archival Library 801 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesMaster gardeners Julie Hamilton and Ellen Nore of the Edwardsville Garden Club will present a program on current and historical uses of herbs.
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Steel and Solidarity in Granite City
Madison County Archival Library 801 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesLocal labor union historian Gary Gaines will give a program on the Steelworkers Unions on Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m. at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. Gary Gaines. According to Gaines, steelmaking in Granite City was almost an accident. The Niedringhaus brothers started their business across […]
Lincoln Place Heritage Festival
Lincoln Place Community Center 822 Niedringhaus Avenue, Granite City, IL, United StatesJoin MCHS at the Lincoln Place Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 23, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Lincoln Place Community Center in Granite City. Celebrate the varied cultures of the historic Lincoln Place neighborhood at this family friendly event. Admission is free and parking is free. Immigrant cultures represented include Macedonia, […]
Adventurers, Crusaders, and Entrepreneurs: The Women of Illinois Route 66
Madison County Archival Library 801 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesCheryl Eichar Jett will present a program on the bold women who became part of the Illinois legend of Route 66 for the Madison County Historical Society. The presentation will be held on Sunday, October 1 at 2 p.m. at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. The women […]
Leclaire Parkfest
Leclaire Park 900 Hale Avenue, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesJoin MCHS at 26th Annual Leclaire Parkfest on Sunday, October 15th from noon to 5 pm at Leclaire Park on Hale Avenue in Edwardsville, IL. The festival features three bands: Dixieland Jazz by the St. Louis Levee Band Trio (Noon – 2:30 pm), followed by Bluegrass and other old time folk music from the Lodge […]
Dining In History: Wood River Refinery Centennial
Rox-Arena 2 Park Drive, Roxana, IL, United StatesClick here for a PDF version of this flyer, including the reservation form.
Emancipation In Illinois
Immanuel Methodist Church - Lower Level 800 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesMany people assume that since Illinois was a northern free state, that there was no slavery here. But it’s a bit more complicated. Chattel slavery in the territorial years, indentured servitude, slavery exemptions in at least five counties, and gradual emancipation all meant that unfree labor was a constant in Illinois leading up to the Civil […]
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Lewis & Clark In Illinois
Immanuel Methodist Church - Lower Level 800 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United StatesIllinois was the "Point of Departure" on May 14, 1804, for the Lewis and Clark Expedition that left from the eastern banks of the Mississippi River at the Wood River confluence and began their two and one half year journey to explore the Louisiana Territory and search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean. Illinois is […]
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