Category: Events
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50’s Style Holiday Party 2019
« Back to All Events Join us for a midcentury-style holiday party to benefit the Belleville Historical Society! The Belleville Historical Society invites you to our annual 1950s Holiday Party! Dress up in your favorite 50s-inspired fashion, and you’ll feel right at home in this Midcentury Modern home designed by Belleville architect Charles E. King, FAIA. All…
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Holiday Luminary Walk | Dec. 7, 2019
« See All Events Join us for a cozy evening in one of the region’s most charming historic districts. More than 1,000 candles will line portions of Abend and Garfield streets for this free, family-friendly event. We’ll be opening the doors to the Garfield Street Historic Saloon during this annual event. Stop in for hot chocolate and cookies…
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Trivia Night 2019
« Back to All Events Join us for our annual trivia night and silent auction on Saturday, November 9! Cash prizes will go to the top three teams, with Mulligans and a 50/50 raffle rounding out your chances at a win. Belleville News-Democrat Answer Man Roger Schlueter will emcee. Soft drinks and bottled water will be for…
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Midcentury Modern House Tour 2019
« Back to All Events Tour seven Midcentury Modern homes in Belleville, featuring designs by Charles E.King, FAIA, Edward Kane, AIA and William Flippo, AIA. Belleville Historical Society Midcentury Modern House Tour Sunday, Oct. 27 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Begins at: Midcentury Modern Architecture Museum / Blazier House: 6 Oak Knoll Place, Belleville, IL…
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2019 “Paint Historic Belleville” Plein Air Paint-Out and Art Sale
« See All Events Join us for the eighth annual Plein Air Art Auction on Saturday, September 21! 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 1, 2019
« See All Events 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 See event on Facebook » Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum 633 E. Garfield Street | Belleville, IL…
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4/10/19: 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. We’ll also…
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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…