Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society

Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society The Society maintains a museum and genealogical/historical library. We also publish a quarterly called "Branching Out from St. Clair County, Illinois.

The publication contains historical and genealogical information for your family research. The Historical Society has a museum with coal mining artifacts, plus other displays and a wall of men who served in the military. We have a family research library and files with information on many families in the area. Looking for an article from an old newspaper? We have microfilm of Marissa, Sparta, New

Athens, and Nashville newspapers. The facility is open to anyone who is interested in history and researching their family. New Members are welcome. Annual Dues are $30.00. Our year runs from Oct 2 thru Sep 30. You will receive 4 issues of our quarterly publication "Branching Out". They are published in November, February, May and August.

05/25/2026
05/06/2026

We are in need of volunteers to help keep the Historical Society going. We also need those locals who would be interested in becoming part of our board for the Historical Society. Please feel free to reach out to us. We are open currently at the Historical Society on Wednesday only noon till 3pm.

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1929- The Lend a Hand Society in Marissa. It was the idea of Mrs. Clara (Meek) Varns and was formed in 1904 at the home ...
05/01/2026

1929- The Lend a Hand Society in Marissa. It was the idea of Mrs. Clara (Meek) Varns and was formed in 1904 at the home of Mrs. Luther Walker. It was organize to help people in times of trouble and the first members belonged to the Presbyterian church. It later became inter-denominational. The Rev. Harvey McCormick, pastor of the church, and the doctors of the town advised where help and clothing were needed. In 1951, the society began sponsoring the Heart Fund Drive and during the period around Easter, shut-ins were remembered by the ladies.
Can someone tell us this organization still exists in Marissa?

100 Years ago. Marissa High School - Sophomore Class.
04/13/2026

100 Years ago. Marissa High School - Sophomore Class.

This is one of the pictures received from the family of Melvin & Joanne (Moody) Paul. We have no idea who she might be....
04/01/2026

This is one of the pictures received from the family of Melvin & Joanne (Moody) Paul. We have no idea who she might be. Does anyone out there know her name?

03/26/2026

Don't forget the MVP Ceremony on April 18th! Doors open at 6pm at the Bullpen Bar and Grill!
RSVP by April 10th. Tickets can be purchased at Village Hall. $20 per person.

A glass negative of: Roy Keith Weshinskey. Photo taken ca. 1932 at Marissa. Roy was born on 1 Sep. 1927 at Marissa a ...
03/18/2026

A glass negative of: Roy Keith Weshinskey. Photo taken ca. 1932 at Marissa. Roy was born on 1 Sep. 1927 at Marissa a son of Claude and Electa H. (Miller) Weshinskey. He married Dorothy G. Fulkerson in 1952 at Carbondale, IL. He died at Carbondale in 2014.

Available from the Historical society.
02/18/2026

Available from the Historical society.

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGOFEBRUARY 1776:The Continental Congress debated military action and independence from Engl...
02/15/2026

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 1776:

The Continental Congress debated military action and independence from England.

General Washington uses ?Cannons transported from Fort Ticonderoga to prepare to fortify Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts which set the stage for British evacuation in March.

On February 15th Congress discussed strengthening defenses in New Jersey and New York.

Patriot militia defeated a large force of Loyalist Scots in North Carolina, effectively ending British authority in the colony and preventing a planned British invasion.

On February 23rd and 24th George Rogers Clark began actions in the West,, culminating in the capture of Vincennes.

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210 N Main
Marissa, IL
62257

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12pm - 3pm

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+16182952632

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