Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society

05/19/2026

🎶 The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society is proud to present Barry Cloyd performing “Our Land Between the Rivers: Illinois in Story and Song.”

📅 June 21, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society (Lincoln Learning Center)
611 East Third Street, Sterling, Illinois

More details will be coming soon!

05/19/2026

As a newer volunteer helping the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society with technology and communications, I only recently gained access to this page and Messenger account. After doing so, I discovered many older messages that had gone unanswered.

I’m not going to pretend to make apologies for past unanswered ignored messages because I was not involved during that time. However, moving forward, I do believe people deserve at least an acknowledgement when they take the time to contact the society.

I may not always have answers, and as a volunteer I may not always be in a position to make decisions or commitments, but I will do my best to make sure messages are seen and acknowledged.

One improvement I am currently working on is setting up proper society email addresses such as [email protected], [email protected], and similar accounts. The goal is to have certain emails forwarded to multiple volunteers so questions and requests have a better chance of being answered properly instead of relying on one individual person.

Since the society is a nonprofit, approval and setup through Microsoft may take several weeks, but it is one of several projects currently being worked on in my spare time as we try to improve communication, organization, and public outreach moving forward.

Thank you for your patience and support.
~ Dana Fellows

05/18/2026

We are attaching a link below to sign up for the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society email list through Constant Contact.

By signing up, you can expect to receive a couple emails per month, at most, announcing upcoming programs, meetings, events, local history activities, and other Historical Society news.

This is not intended to spam your inbox. Our goal is simply to provide another easy way for people to stay informed about what is happening with the Society. If at any time you decide you no longer wish to receive emails, you can unsubscribe at the bottom of any message.

We are working to improve communication through several methods, including social media, email updates, and eventually our website, so people can follow updates in whatever way works best for them.

The subscription link is below. Thank you for your interest and support of local history.

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the Safe Unsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email.

05/18/2026

We’re happy to announce that, as of today, access to the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society page has officially been restored.

Many people have noticed that this page has not been updated for quite some time. Unfortunately, access to the page had been lost for a period of time, which prevented updates and communication.

Going forward, you can expect to see posts about upcoming monthly programs, local history, society activities, special events, and other updates related to the Historical Society.

Since this is the first update in quite some time, we wanted to take a moment to reconnect with everyone and encourage you to keep an eye on the page for future announcements and activities.

Thank you for your patience and continued interest in local history and the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society.

~Dana Fellows on behalf of the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society

07/11/2024

This Sunday!

08/13/2023

We had a very interesting talk by Wolf Koch today on the history of German Barns and a few that have been disassembled in Germany and rebuilt in Dewitt and Manning, Iowa.