Hamilton County Illinois Historical Society & Genealogy Library

03/14/2025

The first meeting for 2025 of the Hamilton County Historical Society will be on March 25th at Farris Family Restaurant at 7:00. Our speaker will be Angela Mason who wrote Death Rides the Sky. The 100th Anniversary of the Tri-State tornado will be coming up in a few days. If you want to learn about it then come to our meeting. You do not have to be a member. Refreshments will be served.

03/01/2025

As many of you may know, on March 18, 1925, the worst tornado in U.S. history occured. It started in Missouri, went all the way across Southern Illinois, including Hamilton County and into Indiana before finally disappearing. 42 people in Hamilton County lost their lives because of this tornado. The National Weather Service will be holding a Commemoration event in Murphysboro, Illinois on March 15th from 8 AM - 4 PM at Murphysboro High School. All of the Historical Societies along the path of the tornado have been asked to make displays of what happened in their County. They will have numerous speakers all day long and a gym full of memories from that day in 1925. Please consider attending!

11/30/2024

09/06/2024

We want to let everyone know about some members of our community that went above and beyond on Wednesday to help out the Historical Society. Andy Rubenacker, Mike Cunico and Jared Pryer put up our tent and Tom Barker helped there and carried everything down from the museum and unloaded it at the tent. We couldn't have done it without them! We are blessed to have men like this in our community!

09/05/2024

Ok Folks it's that time of year again! We are set up on the Southwest corner of the courthouse. Come out and check out all of our books. We have 9 books on sale for 50% off. We are also having a raffle with great prizes. Get yourself a ticket and you could win a 1 ounce silver bar. Stop by and see us!

08/14/2024

How many of you know that a St. Louis Cardinals player named Ray Blades came from Hamilton County? If you want to hear more about his life, then come to the next meeting of the Historical Society. It will be on August 27th at the Farris Family Restaurant at 7:00 PM. Free Refreshments will be served. You do not have to be a member to attend the meeting! Hope to see you there!