Belleville Historical Society

09/05/2026

At the Paint Historic Belleville Art Auction, you’ll be able to view and bid on paintings of historic Belleville buildings, like this one of the Joseph and Margaret Leopold Residence on North Pennsylvania Avenue painted by Amanda Ouellette!

You’re invited to join us at 11:30 a.m on Saturday, September 26, at the Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum (633 East Garfield Street). We hope to see you there!

09/02/2026

At the Paint Historic Belleville Art Auction, you’ll be able to view and bid on paintings of historic Belleville buildings, like this one of Henry Raab School painted by Rena Zenerosa!

You’re invited to join us on Saturday, September 26, at the Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum (633 East Garfield Street). We hope to see you there! 🎨

09/01/2026

In this video, Explore Belleville shares some great ways you can learn about Belleville’s history, including by visiting the Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum!

On the west end of town, you can also check out the Museum of Mid-Century Modern Architecture & Design to learn about Belleville art and architecture!

Visit bellevillehistoricalsociety.org/about/tours/ to request a tour of one of our museums!

With over 200 years of history, we invite you to Explore Belleville...

08/31/2026

The building featured in August of the Belleville Historical Society’s 2026 Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass Calendar is St. George’s Episcopal Church!

An Episcopalian congregation had worshiped in Belleville in the 1860s but disbanded. Renewed interest in the denomination in 1880 led to the establishment of a mission church, which met in different locations. Completion of St. George’s Episcopal Church in 1883 provided a permanent home for Belleville Episcopalians.

The building, a Gothic structure, has rolled stained glass windows that were made in St. Louis. The windows and pews of ash and cherry cost $5,000 at the time of construction. In 1991, the Episcopalians built a larger church that reflected the Gothic style adjacent to the original building. The new sanctuary also housed St. Mark Lutheran Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), which the Episcopalians had hosted since 1981.

Read more Belleville stories at bellevillehistoricalsociety.org/belleville-history/stories/!

08/30/2026

At the Paint Historic Belleville Art Auction, you’ll be able to view and bid on paintings of historic Belleville buildings, like this painting of St. Paul Church painted by Gary Karasek Arts!

You’re invited to join us on Saturday, September 26, at the Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum (633 East Garfield Street). We hope to see you there! 🎨

08/29/2026

If you didn’t get a peek inside the Museum of Mid-Century Modern Architecture & Design last week at the Concert on the Lawn, you still can! We offer free tours of the museum by appointment! Visit bellevillehistoricalsociety.org/mcm-museum-blazier-house/ to learn how to request a tour!

08/27/2026

Perfect Weather? ✅

Beautiful Music? ✅

A successful Concert on the Lawn? ✅

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our Concert on the Lawn of the Museum of Mid-Century Modern Architecture & Design! It was great to see so many of you!

We'd also like to say thank you to the strings musicians from the Belleville Philharmonic Society and Alex from the philharmonic Chorale! They put on a fabulous show!

We'd love to see you at another event! Visit our website and subscribe to receive our email newsletter to make sure you never miss an update from the Belleville Historical Society: http://bellevillehistoricalsociety.org/

08/27/2026

It’s a beautiful night for a Concert on the Lawn of the Museum of Mid-Century Modern Architecture & Design with a string quartet from the Belleville Philharmonic! 🎵

08/26/2026

We’re about an hour and a half from showtime! We hope to see you tonight at 7 p.m. for a Concert on the Lawn with the Belleville Philharmonic String Quartet!

08/26/2026

Tonight's the night! We hope to see everyone at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Mid-Century Modern Architecture & Design (5 Oak Knoll Place) for a Concert on the Lawn with a string quartet from Belleville Philharmonic Society! They'll be joined by a vocalist to perform a selection of show tunes!

This is a free, family-friendly event! We'll also have delicious mocktails, soft drinks and water available for purchase. Bring a blanket or chair, your friends, and even dinner if you want to, grab a spot on the lawn, and enjoy the show!

We hope to see you there! 🎶