We have recently added indexing from two sources. The first source is the History of the Village of Crainville which contains a concise early history of the Village and some lineage of the Crain family responsible for its beginnings. This … Continue reading
Category Archives: WCHS
WSIL TV reporter Brooke Schlyer featured our historical society on Wednesday morning, July 7th, 2021. WCHS President, Sam Lattuca and WCHS coordinator/curator Sharon Vansaghi were on hand at the museum at 4:30 A.M. in order to accommodate the news report … Continue reading
After having been closed to the public since March 2020, the Williamson County Historical Society Museum and Library at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion will reopen to the public on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021. Before the pandemic the … Continue reading
A soft opening of the WCHS museum and library was held on June 16th and 17th with invitations sent out to city, county and state officials as well as school and library personnel to come and check out the resources … Continue reading
The Marion Garden Club presented the historical society with a check for $150 on Monday, the 7th, 2021. The garden club has supported the historical society every year for a long time with a yearly donation and the planting of … Continue reading