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The Warsaw Historical Society is taking another field trip on Monday, September 19 to Nauvoo, Illinois, to visit the Rheinberger House Museum (980 S Bluff St, Nauvoo, IL) and the Nauvoo Grand B & B. The Warsaw Historical Society and guests will meet at the Warsaw Museum, 401 Main Street, at 12:15 p.m. to carpool to the museums or you may go directly to the museum in Nauvoo. Please call Debbie Callaghan at 217-219-1188 to make reservations to help in planning the refreshments.
Join the Warsaw Historical Society for a field trip to the Santa Fe Railway Historic Depot Complex in Ft. Madison on Wednesday, July 27, at 1:00 p.m. Refreshments and another tour follow at the Kingsley Inn, also in Ft. Madison.
The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Depot was built to replace a one-story building that was lost to a fire on June 6, 1909. Upon completion a little more than a year later, it opened to the public on July 28, 1910. The ample waiting rooms, offices, and portico at the east end welcomed passengers for over one-hundred fifty years, before retiring from service in 1968.
In 2012, the depot was elevated and rebuilt with passenger service in mind. Nine years later, the Amtrak passenger station was relocated to the depot and the North Lee County Historical Society needed to move its artifacts to the Railway Division Freight Office and the CB&Q Depot. Amtrak service returned to Ft. Madison on December 13, 2021, when the Southwest Chief stopped at the historic depot for the first time in more than 50 years.
Andy Andrews will guide the tour of the Santa Fe Railway Division Freight Office, built around 1936, which showcases 19th and early 20th Century local history, games, toys, household goods, and special Sheaffer Pen Company, Civil War, and Iowa State Penitentiary exhibits. He commented to me that inmates at the penitentiary manufactured shoes for the Huiskamp Bros. Company -Boots and Shoes, based in Keokuk, Iowa, and noted that the company also had a shoe factory in Warsaw.
Kathy Billman will guide the tour of the CB&Q Depot, built in 1898, which serves as the NLCHS Transportation Museum and features railroad and river exhibits. This musem also covers the 1993 and 2008 floods.
Comprised of two historic buildings, the Kingsley Inn originally housed a distillery, built in 1847, and an apothecary, built in 1858. These businesses evolved into various retail shops, including a barbershop and a wallpaper store, but the upstairs rooms were always reserved for living space.
The buildings were joined in 1910 to become a laundry that lasted until 1978. The inn was purchased and rehabbed by a development company
The Kingsley Inn was founded in 1990. It was purchased by Lori Illner and her partner in 2013; they spent the next six months upgrading the heating and cooling systems and rehabbing the rooms.
Chi Eastin, the general manager of the Kingsley Inn, will greet us at 3:00 p.m. to tell the inn's story and give a tour of the downstairs rooms. The upstairs rooms may be fully occupied due to the Nauvoo Pageant, but we will be able to view those that are vacant. Refreshments will be served in the Club Room.
The Warsaw Historical Society and guests will meet at the Warsaw Museum, 401 Main Street, at 12:00 p.m. to carpool to the museums. For those of you who would like to meet in Ft. Madison at 1:00 p.m., the Santa Fe Railway Division Freight Office is located at 812 10th Street. Please call Debbie Callaghan at 217-219-1188 to make reservations to help in planning the refreshments.
The photos are of the CB&Q Depot and the Kingsley Inn.
Good morning Museum will be open from 10-2 today stop on in and take a look. 07-16-2022
The Warsaw Historical Society will meet at the museum on Monday, July 11 at 7 pm. Please bring an item or two for "Show and Tell." The public is invited; refreshments will be served.
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Grand Theatre and Keokuk Union Depot
Join the Warsaw Historical Society for a field trip to the Grand Theatre in Keokuk, Iowa, on Monday, May 16, at 1:00 p.m. Refreshments and another tour follow at the Keokuk Union Depot.
The Grand Theatre was built on the foundation of the Keokuk Opera House, which was designed by Chicago architect, Oscar Cobb, and constructed in 1879 at a cost of $30,000. With seating for 1,064 patrons, it was the largest theater in Keokuk at the time, and hosted theater productions, musicals, minstrel shows, vaudeville performances, and motion pictures.
The Baker-Dodge Theater Company acquired the Opera House on January 12, 1914, and renamed it the Grand Theatre. The stately building was destroyed in a fire on December 7, 1923.
A little more than two years later, with “stimulating influence” from Merle F. Baker, who noted “we have to have a live theater place in Keokuk,” it was rebuilt and reopened on the same site on January 27, 1925.
Dianne Stanley, president of the Grand Theatre Commission, credited Baker with urging Keokuk residents to contribute to funding the new building; she noted that this performing arts center is currently funded through grants and various fundraisers. Bill Vandersall of the Grand Theatre Foundation, writes grants to fund capital improvements, including the new seating throughout the auditorium and the cost of installing new carpeting in August. The Grand Theatre Commission is hosting a sale of seats to repay the foundation and ensure that a fund is continually available to maintain the building. Initially, more than 750 seats were available for purchase; currently, only about 100 balcony seats remain. Patrons’ names are engraved on brass plaques on “their” seats.
The Grand Theatre Commission funds smaller improvements; Stanley credited Commission member, Jerry Herr, for his “invaluable” expertise in making necessary repairs and maintaining the building.
Built in 1891, the Romanesque Revival-style Keokuk Union Depot was designed by the architectural firm, Burnham and Root of Chicago. The city of Keokuk acquired the depot in 2011 for historic preservation and use as a venue for community events.
With the cost of restoring the roof projected at more than a million dollars, the Jeffris Family Foundation gave a generous $333,000 matching grant to the Keokuk Union Depot Foundation, who launched a Capital Campaign in 2014 to secure funding for phases of the project.
Substantial funding from the Iowa Historical Resource Development Program (HDRP), local foundations, community groups, and individuals ensured that the goal would be met, and work on the central tower and tile roof began in July 2016, the depot’s 125th anniversary. By 2018, major restoration on the roof was complete. Local volunteers work on smaller ventures.
Dianne Stanley will greet us at 1:00 p.m. for a tour of the Grand Theatre. Steve Celania will be on hand for a tour of the depot at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at the depot.
The Warsaw Historical Society and guests will meet at the Warsaw Museum, 401 Main Street, at 12:30 p.m. to carpool to the theatre. For those of you who would like to meet in Keokuk, the Grand Theatre is located at 26 N. 6th Street. Please call Debbie Callaghan at 217-219-1188 to make reservations to help in planning the refreshments.
Red Road Acres Farms in Quincy.
Warsaw Historical Society Membership Meeting
The Warsaw Historical Society will host its April membership meeting on Monday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warsaw Public Library, 1025 Webster Street, Warsaw. The program will feature
Mike Beall, Helen Lyons, and Bruce Moechnig, members of Standing Bear Council.
Beall will discuss Native Americans’ ceremonial, cooking, and medicinal uses of herbs and the best practices in growing them. Lyons has visited the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas and will discuss the impact they have on the environment; their roots grow deeper, preventing soil erosion, and the roots loosen the soil so it can absorb water better. Tallgrass prairies facilitate carbon sequestration, the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Moechnig will compare the characteristics of native bees – there are about 4,000 native bees – and their life cycles with honey bees. Native American enjoy using honey in their diet currently, but in earlier times, honey wasn’t readily available because the native bees produce significantly less than honey bees. Lyons and Moechnig will also share which plants and trees promote health for birds and pollinators.
Moechnig will also discuss the history of Dadant & Sons, the premier beekeeping supply and equipment company worldwide since 1863. Moechnig is a beekeeper and owner of Red Road Acres Farms in Quincy; he will bring jars of his honey to sell.
For more information on this program, please call Debbie Callaghan at 217-219-1188.
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The Warsaw Historical Society will meet Monday, April 11 at 7 pm at the Warsaw Public Library located at 1025 Webster St. Join us for a program about plants and their uses presented by a Native American group. Refreshments will be provided.
Christian Herschler Winery & Stagecoach Stop
Join the Historical Society for a field trip to the Hinterland Dairy in Donnellson, Iowa, and the Christian Herschler Winery & Stagecoach Stop in Franklin, Iowa, on Monday, October 18. We will meet at the museum in Warsaw at 1:00 pm and drive. If you would like more information or if you would like a ride, please call Jennifer Haskins 319 313 2873 or Debbie Callaghan 217 219 1188.
The Annual Meeting of the Warsaw Historical Society and Museum will be held on October 11, 7 pm at the Museum located at 4th and Main Sts in Warsaw. The program will consist of several presentations about items housed in the museum, including the soda fountain, the piano from a steamship, and the one room school house. Also featured will be history of brewery and the button factory. The public is welcome and refreshments will be served.
The Warsaw Historical Society is hosting an Open House on Monday, September 13 from 6 to 7:30 pm. Board members will explain some of our treasures including the soda fountain, the one-room school house behind our museum, steamboats of yesteryear, as well as many other interesting artifacts. Please join us to celebrate Warsaw history! Refreshments will be served.
Members of the Warsaw Historical Society and their guests enjoyed a visit to the Weld House Musrum in Nauvoo on Monday, August 16. Nineteen people journeyed through the Nauvoo history timeline, including a stop at the Baxter-Snyder Icarian Room, where artifacts from America's longest-lived non-sectarian utopian society are on dusplay. Visitors included people from Basco, Illinois, and Donnellson, Keokuk, and West Point, Iowa, were Thank you to tour guide, Alan Moberly, shown at left. Later, the group enjoyed history and refreshments at the lovely Nauvoo Grand Bed and Breakfast, built in 1904 by Cecil John Sherman Baxter and his wife, Eleanor. Thank you, Brenda Logan, for your help in preparing the refreshments and attractive presentation! Thank you, Dawn, at the Major Oak Cafe in Ft. Madison, for the delicious cake! Thank you to all who came and helped to make this history journey so enjoyable! Photos courtesy of Anne de Jong.
Join the Historical Society for a field trip to Nauvoo Weld House Museum with refreshments thereafter at the Nauvoo Grand
Bed and Breakfast on Monday, August 16. We will meet at the museum in Warsaw at 1:30 pm and drive. If you would like more information or if you would like a ride, please call Jennifer Haskins 319 313 2873 or Debbie Callaghan 217 219 1188.
Historical society takes trip back to one-room schoolhouse era
While there were some housekeeping items discussed by the Warsaw Historical Society at Monday’s July 12 meeting, held at the Warsaw Public Library (namely windows and window replacement and restoration
The Warsaw Historical Society will meet on Monday, July 12, 7 pm, at the Warsaw Public Library. The program about Hancock Co. one-room schoolhouses will be presented by Joyce Buckert. The public is welcome to attend.
The Warsaw Historical Society is pleased to announce they will meet on Monday, April 12, at 7 pm, at the United Methodist Church in Warsaw, IL. The program will be presented by the Standing Bear Council of Keokuk, Iowa. The public is invited to attend.
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Thanks to the efforts of historic preservation advocates in Illinois, 12 sites in the state were added to the National Register of Historic Places during 2019, the Illinois Department of
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The Warsaw Historical Society will meet on Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Warsaw Public Library, 1025 Webster St. in Warsaw at 7:00 pm. This month, attendees are invited to bring historical items related to Warsaw history to “show and tell” about them. The public is welcome to come and join in the fun! Refreshments will be provided.
The Warsaw Historical Society will meet on Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Warsaw Public Library, 1025 Webster St. in Warsaw at 7:00 pm. This month, attendees are invited to bring historical items related to Warsaw history to “show and tell” about them. The public is welcome to come and join in the fun! Refreshments will be provided.
The Warsaw Historical Society would like to thank all those who attended the 2019 Cemetery Tour honoring the military on October 6. Additionally, a big thank you goes out to the reenactors: Mark Sowers, Thomas and Patricia Rodgers, Lynn Felgar, Mark Longenecker, and David Krum as well as the Warsaw Auxiliary for providing decorative mums.
The winner of the vintage patriot quilt was Mary Hayes from Warsaw.
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The Warsaw Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Monday, October 14, 2019, 7 pm at the Museum located at 4th and Main Streets in Warsaw, Illinois. The program entitled “More About Oakland Cemetery Veterans” will be presented by Jennifer Haskins. Additionally, the Society will be raffling off a vintage, patriotic quilt. Chances are $1 and may be purchased until the time of the drawing, which will be at the October 14th meeting. The public is invited to attend.
The Warsaw Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Monday, October 14, 2019, 7 pm at the Museum located at 4th and Main Streets in Warsaw, Illinois. The program entitled “More About Oakland Cemetery Veterans” will be presented by Jennifer Haskins. Additionally, the Society will be raffling off a vintage, patriotic quilt. Chances are $1 and may be purchased until the time of the drawing, which will be at the October 14th meeting. The public is invited to attend.
The Warsaw Historical Society would like to thank all the individuals who helped make this year's Cemetery Tour a success.
Cemetery Tour 2019
Military members honored on cemetery tour
The “Greatest Generation,” as well as other military members, were honored on Sunday at the annual Warsaw Historical Society’s Cemetery Tour in Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw, Ill. Voices were given
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Please join us for a Cemetery Tour honoring veterans presented by the Warsaw Historical Society on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 2 to 5 pm at the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. A shuttle bus will pick up those who wish to experience this historical event at the high school parking lot. The admission is $5.00 per person.
Please join us for a Cemetery Tour honoring veterans presented by the Warsaw Historical Society on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 2 to 5 pm at the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. A shuttle bus will pick up those who wish to experience this historical event at the high school parking lot. The admission is $5.00 per person.
The Warsaw Historical Society will host a Cemetery Tour at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, October 6 from 2 to 5 pm. This year we are honoring the military. Individuals to be presented as well as the actors include the following:
Donald Herzog.....by Mark Sowers
Marvin "Tater" Murry and his spouse, Hazel Murry... by Tom and Pat Rodgers
Walter "Pete" Fry... by Lynn Felgar
Ralph Egley...by Mark Longenecker
Harold "Heavy" Sparrow...by David Krum
Admission is $5.00. Please park at the high school and ride the shuttle to the cemetery.
Additionally, the Society will raffling off a vintage, patriotic quilt. Chances are $1 and may be purchased at the Homecoming Parade on September 26 or at the tour site. The drawing will be on October 14 at the 7:00 pm Historical Society Annual Meeting at the museum.
Please join us to honor our service men and to relive moments from WWII.
Warsaw Illinois Historical Society and Museum
Mark your calendars! The Warsaw Historical Society will present a Cemetery Tour on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 2 to 5 pm at the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. This year’s presentation will honor our military featuring veterans from various branches of the military. A shuttle bus will pick up those who wish to experience this historical event. The admission is $5.00 per person. More details will be forthcoming.
Mark your calendars! The Warsaw Historical Society will present a Cemetery Tour on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from 2 to 5 pm at the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. This year’s presentation will honor our military featuring veterans from various branches of the military. A shuttle bus will pick up those who wish to experience this historical event. The admission is $5.00 per person. More details will be forthcoming.
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The Warsaw Historical Society will meet on Monday, July 8, 2019, 7 pm at the Warsaw Library (1025 Webster St). The featured program by Chad Thompson of Warsaw, Owner / Antique & Estate Specialist at Mid-West Auction Specialists, will focus on Warsaw memorabilia and other interesting stories he has experienced as an antique procurer. The public is invited to attend.
The Warsaw Historical Society will meet on Monday, July 8, 2019, 7 pm at the Warsaw Library (1025 Webster St). The featured program by Chad Thompson of Warsaw, Owner / Antique & Estate Specialist at Mid-West Auction Specialists, will focus on Warsaw memorabilia and other interesting stories he has experienced as an antique procurer. The public is invited to attend.
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Take a field trip with the Warsaw Historical Society to visit the Anne Frank Museum in Danville, Iowa, on April 8, 2019. We will meet at the museum at 4th and Main Street, Warsaw at 1:00 pm to drive to Danville and should return by 6:00 pm. The cost is $4.00 per person.
Contact one of the board members to reserve a spot: Debbie at 217-219-1188; Kathy at 309-337-6169; or Rosemary at 319-795-9350.
Take a field trip with the Warsaw Historical Society to visit the Anne Frank Museum in Danville, Iowa, on April 8, 2019. We will meet at the museum at 4th and Main Street, Warsaw at 1:00 pm to drive to Danville and should return by 6:00 pm. The cost is $4.00 per person.
Contact one of the board members to reserve a spot: Debbie at 217-219-1188; Kathy at 309-337-6169; or Rosemary at 319-795-9350.
Take a field trip with the Warsaw Historical Society to visit the Anne Frank Museum in Danville, Iowa, on April 8, 2019. We will meet at the museum at 4th and Main Street, Warsaw at 1:00 pm to drive to Danville and should return by 6:00 pm. The cost is $4.00 per person.
Contact one of the board members to reserve a spot: Debbie at 217-219-1188; Kathy at 309-337-6169; or Rosemary at 319-795-9350.
Warsaw Illinois Historical Society and Museum
Take a field trip with the Warsaw Historical Society to visit the Anne Frank Museum in Danville, Iowa, on April 8, 2019. We will meet at the museum at 4th and Main Street, Warsaw at 1:00 pm to drive to Danville and should return by 6:00 pm. The cost is $4.00 per person.
Contact one of the board members to reserve a spot: Debbie at 217-219-1188; Kathy at 309-337-6169; or Rosemary at 319-795-9350.
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Take a field trip with the Warsaw Historical Society to visit the Anne Frank Museum in Danville, Iowa, on April 8, 2019. We will meet at the museum at 4th and Main Street, Warsaw at 1:00 pm to drive to Danville and should return by 6:00 pm. The cost is $4.00 per person.
Contact one of the board members to reserve a spot: Debbie at 217-219-1188; Kathy at 309-337-6169; or Rosemary at 319-795-9350.
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