Year: 2018
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Holiday Party 2018
« Back to All Events Join us for a holiday party to benefit the Midcentury Modern Architecture Museum of Belleville. Celebrate the holidays in MCM style. The Belleville Historical Society invites you to our third annual 1950s Holiday Party! Dress up in your favorite 50s-inspired fashion, and you’ll feel right at home in this Midcentury Modern…
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Fair St. Clair 200 Celebrating Illinois Bicentennial
« See All Events Join us in celebration of the State of Illinois bicentennial. Twenty- five county organizations, including the Belleville Historical Society, will have displays. For more information, visit fairstclair200.eventbrite.com. Saturday August 25, 2018 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. O’Fallon Community Park
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2018 Belleville Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony
« See All Events The Belleville Walk of Fame, which the Belleville Historical Society initiated in 2014 as part of the Bicentennial celebration, will honor two Bellevilleans this fall. The new inductees selected by our Board of Trustees and Advisors and approved by the Belleville City Council are Carrie Alexander Bahrenburg and Les Mueller. These honorees have met the established…
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Belleville Historical Society Tag Sale
« See All Events Find bargains on vintage and retro items. Saturday, September 15 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Historic Garfield Street Saloon 633 East Garfield Street Belleville, IL Also on Saturday, various plein air painters will create original works of historic Belleville sites. Their artwork will be available fore sale starting at 1 p.m. at the Historic…
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2018 “Paint Historic Belleville” Plein Air Paint-Out and Auction
« See All Events Join us for the seventh annual Plein Air Art Auction on Saturday, September 15! This is a fundraising event for the Belleville Historical Society in which twelve regional artists are commissioned to create paintings of twelve historic sites in Belleville. The artists will paint en plein air (outdoors) from 8am until noon, and the paintings will…
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Belleville Museum Day | June 2, 2018
« See All Events “(Un)seen Treasures from Our Collections” Join the Belleville Historical Society and other Belleville museums and societies as we honor the town’s roots. The Belleville Historical Society will open two of its museums for the spring museum open house day. Date: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Entry: Free and…
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Walking Tours
« See All Events Join resident historian Bob Brunkow as he resumes guided walking tours of historic Belleville, Illinois. Reservations are required; please see details below. In case of inclement weather, tours will be re-scheduled. Please call 618-236-7481 to verify if a tour will proceed as scheduled. Downtown Belleville Tour Learn the history of Belleville while…
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4/11/18: General Membership Meeting
« Back to All Events All members — and those interested in membership — are invited and encouraged to attend the annual General Membership Meeting of the Belleville Historical Society. This is your opportunity to meet with the members of your Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors to learn firsthand what we do. You’ll also…
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Trivia Night 2018
« Back to All Events If you’re looking for a fun way to support preservation projects in Belleville, look no further! Our annual trivia night is April 7, and we hope you will join us. Cash prizes go to the top three teams, with Mulligans, attendance prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and a survivor game rounding…