History of Crainville and 1922-23 Birth Records Indexing added

Posted on by July 18, 2021

History of the Village of Crainville

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 indexing was added to our Master Local History Index.

The second source added is a partial accounting of Williamson County Birth Record Book 15 covering births that occurred from June 1923 through May 1924. This indexing was added to our Misc. County Records Index.

Both indexes can be found under the Records tab from our main menu.

WSIL TV Features WCHS Museum

Posted on by July 7, 2021

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 related to our recent reopening after having been closed for over a year due to the pandemic. The main features were work that had been done on new and reworked displays accomplished during the shutdown. Brooke ran live broadcasts with Sam and Sharon at 5, 5:30, 6 and 6:30 and put together some recorded interviews for programming that aired in evening broadcasts. The link below will take you to the Channel 3 live airings.

Visitors welcomed back to renovations, new exhibits (wsiltv.com)

 

WCHS Museum/Library Reopening June 23rd, 2021

Posted on by June 20, 2021

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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 museum/library was able to be open six days a week but due to a loss of volunteers over the pandemic, the museum will begin by being open four days a week from Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 A.M. till 3:00 P.M. Masks will only be required for those who are not fully vaccinated and groups will be held temporarily to a maximum of six people. Continue reading →

WCHS Soft Opening Held

Posted on by June 18, 2021

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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 of our facility. This event was held to make local organizations and politicians aware of the vast resources the museum has to offer before completely opening to the public.

Some of those who visited the museum during the soft opening were State Representative Dave Severin, County Sheriff Bennie Vick, County commissioners Tim Atkisson and Jim Marlo, Carterville author/historian Jennifer Spence, and the Marion Carnegie Library was represented by Kelley McMullen and Loretta Broomfield.

The museum is set to reopen to the public four days a week from Wednesday through Saturday starting on Wednesday June 23rd from 9:30 to 3:00 P.M.

Marion Garden Club Makes Donation

Posted on by June 7, 2021

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 two large planters that sit in front of the museum. Shown presenting the check is Garden Club president, Debbie Lattuca to Historical Society president, Sam Lattuca. Garden club members present were Sandy Long, Sheila Dingrando, Connie Hayes and Linda Minnis was the photographer. The museum will be reopening to the public at first on a four day a week basis starting on June 23th.