St. Clair County Historical Society

WEB SITE:

ADDRESS:

701 East Washington St.
Belleville, IL 62220

CONTACT:

Norma Walker, Office Administrator

TELEPHONE

(618) 234-0600

HOURS:

Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm; Sat. & Sun. by appointment

ACCESS AND USE:

Basic information and research questions on St. Clair County history are handled at the Society Administrative Office. A fee of $2.00 per request, plus copy and postage cost is charged. Questions that require more than a minimal search may be referred to other libraries and archives. Members may use the Society library at no charge.

SPECIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE:

• Tours
• Photographic services
• Photocopying
• Publication
• Exhibits
• Speakers' bureau

GENERAL SCOPE AND CONTENTS:

The St. Clair County Historical Society operates historic museums, the Victorian Home-Museum, a Greek Revival home built in 1866, and the Emma Kunz Home Museum, a classic example of the German street house circa 1830. Holdings, (1814- ), chiefly relate to St. Clair County and Belleville in particular. Some of the more important groups of material include St. Clair County atlases, (1874-1927), and the oldest land ownership map of thearea, (1863); Scott Air Force Base complete written and pictorial history, (1914-1950); Illinois Historical collections,(1778-1826), 3 linear feet; City of Belleville Directories,(1868-1968); area family histories, (late 1800's- ); and the Memoirs of Gustave Koerner, (1709-1896), 2 volumes, which focus upon the German settlements in the St. Clair County area.

(5/2008)

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