Join the Belleville Historical Society and other Belleville museums and societies for the sixth annual installment of museum day!
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Entry: Free and open to the public
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Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum
633 E. Garfield Street | Belleville, IL 62220
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Brewmaster Tony Toenjes demonstrates beer brewing and answers questions
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Walking tour on Old Shawneetown Road
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Walking tour on Old Shawneetown Road
Throughout the day (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.), enjoy:
- Woodworking demonstrations by Jim Ross
- Accordion performances by Mardy Eisloeffel and Charles Weyhaupt
- Victorian children’s games
- Recent additions to the museum’s collections on display — see artifacts of Belleville’s brewing and saloon heritage
- Lunch stand in the Gartenplatz
Other participating museums:
- Gustave Koerner House
- Labor and Industry Museum
- Victorian Home Museum – St. Clair County Historical Society
- Emma Kunz House – St. Clair County Historical Society