The Williamson County Historical Society held a membership meeting on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the museum/library located at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion. During the meeting, society president Sam Lattuca discussed projects undertaken at the museum & … Continue reading
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The Williamson County Historical Society will be holding its first membership meeting for the year on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at the museum, 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion. We will go over the state of … Continue reading
Charles Robert “Bob” Jackson Charles Robert “Bob” Jackson age 89, of Marion a teacher, coach, artist and historian, passed away at 8:47 am on Friday, December 20, 2024, at his home with his family on the same small farm where … Continue reading
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, Troop 8077 visited the Williamson County Historical Society museum/library for a tour on Sunday, November 2, 2024. The tour was conducted by our society curator/coordinator Sharon Vansaghi. … Continue reading
680 new references have been added to our Master Local History Index. The references were pulled from Sneed’s “Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois” and contain only references to Williamson County ghost towns and locations. Within the index are references to … Continue reading