Category Archives: WCHS
The Williamson County Historical Society will be holding a membership meeting on Sunday, October 27th, 2024 here at the museum/library at 2:00 P.M. During the meeting we will be going over projects undertaken at the museum & library since the … Continue reading
The Herrin City Library, Herrin, Illinois, is hosting author Roger Peach at its “book talk” event on Friday, September 20 at 2 p.m. Peach will be discussing 47-year jockey veteran Lillian Jenkinson Holder who for decades competed at Southern Illinois … Continue reading
Longtime WCHS member and author Mary Jo Moore and her husband visited the Williamson County Historical Society. Mary Jo and her husband currently live in Paducah, Kentucky. Mary Jo authored the series of books we use in our library daily … Continue reading
Some months ago, Sam Lattuca, president of the Williamson County Historical Society reported a story to the Marion Star newspaper about how DeYoung Street in Marion got its name. As a short recap, in 1899 a man named Teunis DeYoung … Continue reading