Officers and Directors
Brian Keller President
Linda Potter Vice-President
Dorothy Falk Secretary
Maurice Hesse Treasurer
Gerald Worms Director (2012)
William Peach Director (2013)
Diane Zelinske Director (2014)
Museum Volunteer Staff
Jim Ettling Dorothy Falk Maurice Hesse Edith Hock Joan Houston Brian Keller Ralph Keller Linda Potter LaDoris Sturman Andree Swanson Pamela Wier Gerald Worms Diane Zelinske Greg Zelinske Joyce Zimmerman
Newsletter Editor Andree Swanson
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2007
Oct 16, 2007
Nov 20, 2007 Pat Swinger from O'Fallon, MO Historical Society
Dec 18, 2007 Christmas Party
2008
Jan 15, 2008 History of soda bottling in O'Fallon by Gerald Worms
Feb 19, 2008 Gustave Koerner--his house & Lincoln connection by Jim Ettling
Mar 18, 2008 China Painting by Connie Murphy of Illinois Porcelain Painters
Guild
Apr 15, 2008 William Holden 90th Birthday Party
May 20, 2008 20th Anniversary Celebration
Jun 17, 2008 Tour of Kenneth Joseph Farm
Jul 15, 2008 Inventorying Civil War Soldier Gravesites by Greg Zelinske
Aug 19, 2008 Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis (burial place of John O'Fallon,
John Mason Peck) by Richard Lay & Connie Nisinger
Sep 16, 2008 Slide show of John O'Fallon's birthplace in Louisville and historic
sites around O'Fallon by Brian Keller
Oct 21, 2008 Local Archaeology and Preservation by Dr John Kelly
Nov 18, 2008 Heirloom Recipes
Dec 16, 2008 Christmas Party
2009
Jan 20, 2009 Show & Tell
Feb 17, 2009 Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial
Mar 17, 2009 St Patrick's Day and Irish in O'Fallon
Apr 21, 2009 Then & Now: My, Oh, My How Things Have Changed -- members
and guests should bring items 100 years old to talk about
May 19, 2009 Show & Tell of items obtained from Ebay for the museum
Jun 16, 2009 Potluck on Joseph Farm
Jul 21, 2009 Andree Swanson talks about her 1st novel, A Family to Die For
Aug 18, 2009 William D Wilson talks about Elizabeth Grotts and her ties to
Rock Spring
Sep 15, 2009 Matthew Swanson, Andree's husband, talks about 9/11. He was in
the Pentagon the day of the attack
Oct 20, 2009 Historical Halloween--sharing memories and items of Halloweens
past
Nov 17, 2009 Audiovisual presentation on Bernie Fuchs
Dec 15, 2009 Christmas party
2010
Jan 19, 2010 Show & Tell -- items with "O'Fallon" imprinted on them
Feb 16, 2010 Weddings -- bring photos and tales of weddings past
Mar 16, 2010 Videos of dirigibles and balloons at Scott Field
Apr 20, 2010 Women Fighting in the Civil War -- Diane Zelinske
May 18, 2010 Centennial of O'Fallon Woman's Club -- Margo Snyder
Jun 15, 2010 Potluck at Joseph Farm
Jul 20, 2010 Slide presentation featuring photos of old O'Fallon
Aug 17, 2010 Homecomings past
Sep 21, 2010 O'Fallon Progress digitization project
Oct 19, 2010 Digital slide show - Tiedemann Mill Fire in 1972
Nov 16, 2010 World War II Memorial Tour by Maurice Hesse
Dec 21, 2010 Christmas party
2011
Jan 18, 2011 Show & Tell
Feb 15, 2011 Slide show of valentines from Oak Hill School, 1922-29
Mar 15, 2011 Slide Show - Do You Know Where/What/Who It Was?
Apr 19, 2011 Bill Wilson - War of 1812 Bicentennial in Illinois
May 17, 2011 Planning meeting
Jun 21, 2011 Potluck at Joseph Farm
Jul 19, 2011 Slideshow - O'Fallon in 1961
Aug 16, 2011 Show and Tell
Sep 20, 2011 I Remember When -- reminiscing about O'Fallon past
Oct 18, 2011 Halloween in O'Fallon Past


O'Fallon Historical Society
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Society meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Downtown O'Fallon office adjacent to the History Museum. The public is always welcome and admission is free.
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Society Newsletters (in pdf format)
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Click on box at left to get free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf files
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101 W State St, PO Box 344 O'Fallon, IL 62269-0344 Hours: Wed, Fri & Sat 1-4 pm
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Meeting Dates and Program Topics
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