Tiskilwa Historical Society

The Tiskilwa Historical Society is inviting the community to stop by the old Legion Hall between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 22, for an Open House. It’s a good chance to see the “Before” look, all the better to appreciate the “After” look in a few months’ time. The building was recently acquired by the society to house part of the overflow of the Museum on Main’s collection. Plans are being made for two major displays – military items and a country schoo

Critically acclaimed freelance author and Illinois historian Tom Emery of Carlinville pays a return visit to Tiskilwa in a program co-sponsored by the Tiskilwa Public Library on Monday evening, September 10. at beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Tiskilwa Historical Society museum. The program will be preceded by a ten-minute meeting to thank T-H-S’s outgoing board members, Jan Lohaus and Elaine Bowers, for their special dedication and service to the organiza

On National Museum Day, Saturday, September 22, the Tiskilwa Historical Society will host an “As-Is” Open House at their newly acquired facility, the former American Legion Hall. When restoration is complete, the old hall will serve as an additional display gallery for the Museum on Main’s ever-growing collection. The time and additional details for the Open House will be announced soon. As of August 21, the former Legion Hall has now been dubbed the “Gallery on Galena,” an