Morgan County Historical Society

Morgan County Historical Society Non-Profit Organization promoting the history of Morgan County, Illinois and the surrounding area.

The Morgan County Historical Society promotes the history of Morgan County, Illinois and the surrounding area through programs on local history, including the annual Chautauqua. The Society also publishes and/or sellls several books on local history.

Do you know where these are located? Hint all downtown.
06/05/2026

Do you know where these are located? Hint all downtown.

Interesting. What do you know about this place?
06/04/2026

Interesting. What do you know about this place?

Want to learn more about the anti-slavery movement? You can read it at Jacksonville Public Library until the end of July...
06/03/2026

Want to learn more about the anti-slavery movement? You can read it at Jacksonville Public Library until the end of July.

Found an old pic of East Cemetery aka Jacksonville Cemetery. I located "witnesses " headstones that dates to about 1890s...
06/02/2026

Found an old pic of East Cemetery aka Jacksonville Cemetery. I located "witnesses " headstones that dates to about 1890s. What a change.

06/01/2026
What a cool idea. I would like to see this in Jacksonville. What are your thoughts?
06/01/2026

What a cool idea. I would like to see this in Jacksonville. What are your thoughts?

On June 20th, step back in time and experience the day Abraham Lincoln visited Belleville during one of the most pivotal election seasons in American history.

Join us for a guided walking tour through historic downtown Belleville, tracing the footsteps of Lincoln and other prominent Illinois leaders as they visited in October of 1856.

The tour is one of the many activities planned for the Belleville History Field Day.

Free tour; registration required.

Register here: https://buytickets.at/stclaircountyhistoricalsociety/2165064

Flash back Friday on a Monday. (forgot busy with life) Jacksonville Cemetery, later called East, established 1833. After...
06/01/2026

Flash back Friday on a Monday. (forgot busy with life) Jacksonville Cemetery, later called East, established 1833. After Diamond Grove Cemetery was established in 1866, people moved their loved ones graves out of East to Diamond. Sometimes you will find a death date at Diamond older than 1866.

Also a very special event in Jacksonville. six new headstones for Civil War veterans.
06/01/2026

Also a very special event in Jacksonville. six new headstones for Civil War veterans.

Mark your calendars...
06/01/2026

Mark your calendars...

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