“(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 open to the public
Place: Belleville Historical Society activities held at the Historic Garfield Street Saloon and Ebeling-Maurer House; find detail below
Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum
633 E. Garfield Street
Belleville, IL 62220
- Artifacts from Belleville’s brewing and saloon heritage
- Refreshments available for purchase in the museum’s Gartenplatz
- Accordion virtuosos will perform beginning at 11 a.m.
Ebeling Maurer House
1106 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62220
- Apothecary bottles and other artifacts from Kissel’s Pharmacy and memorabilia from the historic Village of West Belleville
- Two guided walking tours will lead to the Kissel Pharmacy building at 1401 West Main and to the site of the Freudenberg Pharmacy shootout. Times: 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.