Greenwood and Belt visit Mermaid House Inn

As seen in the Lebanon Advertiser: Senator Christopher Belt (D–Swansea) and State Representative LaToya Greenwood (D-East St. Louis) met with newly elected Lebanon Mayor Cheri Wright and Lebanon Historical Society Treasurer Len Adams to discuss the impact COVID 19 has had on the Lebanon Historical Society. The overarching issue addressed during this meeting focused on…

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Wanted – History!

It is a new day, and we are looking to the past! Well, actually we are looking for information about the past. If you have information pertaining to ANYTHING in the history of Lebanon and the surrounding area, we are very interested in hearing about it. As always, artifacts, documents, imagery can tell the story….

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2021 Questionaire

In discussions during our Historical Society Meetings, we have been presented with a questionnaire that is intended to help us with our journey toward expanding our offerings to the public. This is a discussion guide and a workbook. Please take the time to review this document and answer the questions. We will be using it…

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Trolley History

The Lebanon Trolley Remembering the Past!The History of Trolleys in Lebanon From ~1903 till (end year), trolleys serviced the Lebanon area, carrying passengers from St Louis to Lebanon with stops in East St Louis, O’Fallon, (stop references here). Trolley service sped up the time it used to take to cover the approximate 22 miles from…

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