I am proud and honored to serve as your Board President for the next two years. Twenty-five years ago, my wife Monica and I chose St. Charles to raise our young family because of its beauty and history.
100 Years After 19th Amendment, Former Mayor Encourages Women to Lead
Newly-Digitized Footage Documents Construction of Municipal Building
10 Reasons to Donate to Your Local Museum
At the St. Charles History Museum, we are the keepers and stewards of our community’s rich history. Our archive contains artifacts and photos that document the dreams, the decisions, and the accomplishments of everyone who has come before us. By collecting and presenting these artifacts, we aim to preserve the story of St. Charles for generations to come.
Letter from the Board: Stories of St. Charles Echo Far and Wide
What did you first hear about St. Charles before moving here? What are some of your earliest memories of our beautiful community? One of the most amazing things about our City is how all of our individual stories connect and intertwine to make St. Charles what it is today. Each of your neighbors who live here has their own distinct story to tell.
Volunteer Shares Civil War and Investigative Knowledge
It’s not every day that a volunteer with such in-depth knowledge and training as Rich Becker comes into the Museum and asks to help out. A former forensic investigator and recent St. Charles transplant, Rich is a former Chicago Police Officer who brings an impressive resume of investigative fieldwork experience into our Museum’s research team.
St. Charles Native and Philanthropist Bob Norris Passes Away at Age 90
From the Artist: "Synapses 4: Community"
Finding a Hometown and a Love for St. Charles
Remembering the Ordinary People - and Extraordinary Actions - of the Underground Railroad
From all of us at the St. Charles History Museum, we would like to thank the hundreds of visitors we had at our spring exhibit: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions: St. Charles and the Underground Railroad. Our dedicated museum staff spent hundreds of hours researching local connections to the freedom-seeking movement of the mid-1800s.