On Easter Sunday of 1917, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church held the first service in their new church, the third building for the small congregation, founded in 1841, that held the status of “mission” for many years.
Glen Carbon, Collinsville, Maryville and Edwardsville are known for their coal mining legacy, but nearly every community above the bluffs in Madison County at one time had a coal industry.
The Godfrey Mansion still stands near the town of Godfrey, a town named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey. The stately home is one of a number of houses pictured in the 1873 Atlas of Madison County.
The farming community of Grantfork had numerous names over the years. Although small a small town, it has one of the oldest businesses in the county: a restaurant that has been serving meals since 1895.
MCHS News Volume 5 Number 3
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchOn Easter Sunday of 1917, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church held the first service in their new church, the third building for the small congregation, founded in 1841, that held the status of “mission” for many years.
MCHS News Volume 5 Number 2
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchMary Westerhold, Madison County Archival Library Research Director, explores some of Madison County’s small, forgotten cemeteries
MCHS News Volume 5 Number 1
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchGlen Carbon, Collinsville, Maryville and Edwardsville are known for their coal mining legacy, but nearly every community above the bluffs in Madison County at one time had a coal industry.
MCHS News Volume 4 Number 6
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchThe Godfrey Mansion still stands near the town of Godfrey, a town named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey. The stately home is one of a number of houses pictured in the 1873 Atlas of Madison County.
MCHS News Volume 4 Number 5
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchThe farming community of Grantfork had numerous names over the years. Although small a small town, it has one of the oldest businesses in the county: a restaurant that has been serving meals since 1895.