April Quilt Celebration

Cheney House 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

If you're as crazy about quilts as we are, you won't want to miss our April Quilt Celebration! Each Saturday in April, we'll showcase the quilts of different local women. The exhibit will be held on Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20, and 27. We're still finalizing the details, and we'll [...]

April Quilt Celebration

Cheney House 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

If you're as crazy about quilts as we are, you won't want to miss our April Quilt Celebration! Each Saturday in April, we'll showcase the quilts of different local women. The exhibit will be held on Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20, and 27. We're still finalizing the details, and we'll [...]

Apple Festival 2024

Cheney House 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join the Jersey County Historical Society at their 33rd annual Apple Festival on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. This annual festival features something for everyone to enjoy, including live music beginning at 9:30 a.m., lots of crafters and vendors, activities for kids, historical tours, and [...]

An Art Deco Evening

Westlake Country Club 998 Westlake Dr, Jerseyville, IL, United States

Society to Host An Art Deco Evening Fundraiser to Finance Renovation of Cheney Mansion Room The Jersey County Historical Society is excited to host An Art Deco Evening, a fundraising  semi‐formal event that will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025, in the Westlake Country Club Banquet Room. The evening will [...]

Silent Cities: A Tour of Jersey County Cemeteries

Jersey County Historical Society 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join Beth McGlasson for a tour of the historic Otterville, Noble, and Grimes-Neely Cemeteries. The tour will include info about Jersey County cemeteries and common symbols used on headstones. Beth will point out some unusual and beautiful tombstones and share whose graves they mark. This tour is from 1 - [...]

Silent Cities: A Tour of Jersey County Cemeteries

Jersey County Historical Society 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join Beth McGlasson for a tour of the historic Otterville, Noble, and Grimes-Neely Cemeteries. The tour will include info about Jersey County cemeteries and common symbols used on headstones. Beth will point out some unusual and beautiful tombstones and share whose graves they mark. This tour is from 1 - [...]

Silent Cities: A Tour of Jersey County Cemeteries

Jersey County Historical Society 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join Beth McGlasson for a tour of the historic Otterville, Noble, and Grimes-Neely Cemeteries. The tour will include info about Jersey County cemeteries and common symbols used on headstones. Beth will point out some unusual and beautiful tombstones and share whose graves they mark. This tour is from 1 - [...]

One-room School Reunion

Lone Star School 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join us on the south lawn of the historic Lone Star School to learn what it was like to attend a one-room school, view historic school photos, and tour the 148-year-old Lone Star School. This event is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring lawn chairs if you [...]

Apple Festival 2025

Cheney House 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join the Jersey County Historical Society at their 34th annual Apple Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. This annual festival features something for everyone to enjoy, including live music beginning at 9:30 a.m., over 30 crafters and vendors, activities for kids, historical tours, and […]

Christmas Cookies at the Cheney Mansion

Cheney House 601 N. State St., Jerseyville, IL, United States

Join us for complimentary Christmas cookies in the beautiful Cheney Mansion on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of the Jersey County Business Association's 12 Days of Christmas. The dining room and sitting room will be decorated for the holidays and open for tours, and [...]

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