Hamilton County Illinois Historical Society & Genealogy Library

Hamilton County Illinois Historical Society & Genealogy Library The Hamilton County Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Library is located in the McCoy Library We are open Wed., Thurs. and Fri. during the week.

It is always better to call ahead and make sure that someone is there before coming to the museum. We may be out researching for people or for a book.

05/20/2026

The next meeting of the Historical Society will be May 26th at 6:30 at the Big Red Barn. The speaker will be Penny Van Winkle telling us about all of the theaters that have been in McLeansboro through the years. Finger foods will be provided.

04/27/2026

The meeting scheduled for tomorrow April 28th has been cancelled due to the weather that will be going through the area tomorrow. We hope to see you next month!

03/11/2026

If you think Pirates were only on the ocean, you would be wrong! Come find out at this year's first meeting of the Historical Society. Our speaker will be Jon Musgrave and he will be telling us tales of Pirates on the Ohio. We will be meeting at the Big Red Barn on March 24th at 6:30. Refreshments will be served. You do not have to be a member to attend.

11/15/2025

Hamilton County Historical Society mourns the loss of one of our long time members. Larry Easley was one of our biggest supporters and will be greatly missed by all.

03/14/2025

The first meeting for 2025 of the Hamilton County Historical Society will be on March 25th at Farris Family Restaurant at 7:00. Our speaker will be Angela Mason who wrote Death Rides the Sky. The 100th Anniversary of the Tri-State tornado will be coming up in a few days. If you want to learn about it then come to our meeting. You do not have to be a member. Refreshments will be served.

03/01/2025

As many of you may know, on March 18, 1925, the worst tornado in U.S. history occured. It started in Missouri, went all the way across Southern Illinois, including Hamilton County and into Indiana before finally disappearing. 42 people in Hamilton County lost their lives because of this tornado. The National Weather Service will be holding a Commemoration event in Murphysboro, Illinois on March 15th from 8 AM - 4 PM at Murphysboro High School. All of the Historical Societies along the path of the tornado have been asked to make displays of what happened in their County. They will have numerous speakers all day long and a gym full of memories from that day in 1925. Please consider attending!

09/06/2024

We want to let everyone know about some members of our community that went above and beyond on Wednesday to help out the Historical Society. Andy Rubenacker, Mike Cunico and Jared Pryer put up our tent and Tom Barker helped there and carried everything down from the museum and unloaded it at the tent. We couldn't have done it without them! We are blessed to have men like this in our community!

09/05/2024

Ok Folks it's that time of year again! We are set up on the Southwest corner of the courthouse. Come out and check out all of our books. We have 9 books on sale for 50% off. We are also having a raffle with great prizes. Get yourself a ticket and you could win a 1 ounce silver bar. Stop by and see us!

Address

130 S. Washington Street
McLeansboro, IL
62859

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 2pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm

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