WCHS is helping to locate possible family members of the Oscar Stephen Cole family that lived previously in Goreville, Johnson Co. then in Marion from before 1920-1955. They had 2 columns mounted in front of the home at 1305 W. … Continue reading
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WCHS participated in the first Marionopoly, presented by Marion Carnegie Library on June 12, 2025 from 5 o’clock to 7 o’clock on the tower square. We naturally were in the Go to Jail spot on the board. We handed out … Continue reading
The WCHS museum and library hasn’t had a paranormal group come look around since before covid struck. That all changed on June 7th, 2025 when a group called Phantastic Ghost Hunters from Paducah, Kentucky came to see what they could … Continue reading
On June 4th, 2025, our museum hosted a tour for S.I.U. ‘s Center for English as a Second Language group (C.E.S.L.). Dr. Colin Robinson of SIU brought 18 foreign students in for the tour after having toured the AISIN factory … Continue reading
Periodically we receive items that are not related to Williamson County. Recently within a collection we received a postcard of a Spandrel Bridge built in 1926 that crosses Hills Branch by the Chocolate Factory in Pope Co. Illinois. When we … Continue reading