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Welcome to the website for the Maryville Heritage Museum located in Maryville, Illinois. Our museum is inside the old village hall/firehouse that was constructed in 1916. The museum is located at 112 East Zupan Street, one block off of highway 159. This page will be constantly changing, so keep checking back often.
Maryville Heritage Museum and our 1958 Seagrave fire engine. The Maryville Heritage Museum is looking for a couple 12 volt hand lanterns from the 1960’s/70’s. We would like to have them mounted onto the 1958 Seagrave fire engine. If you have any old hand lanterns, similar to the pictures, please email us if you would like to donate them. Please email to: maryvilleheritagemuseum@gmail.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The regular meeting day of the Maryville Heritage Museum committee is on the third Monday of the month at 10:00 am, at the museum, 112 East Zupan Street.
- The museum committee is always looking for donations of any items regarding Maryville or her history. Contact us below if you have any to donate.
- The museum is looking for additional volunteers to help our committee. Volunteers are also needed to help to do online research and moving/carrying objects. Please send us an email if you are interested.
- The museum is looking for older style 6 volt battery lanterns. Pictures are above. Please email the museum if you have one to donate.
- The museum is currently closed for upcoming renovations. We expect the renovations to take up to 6 months. We are looking for a re-opening around March 2027. Email museum@maryville-il.us for more information.
- The museum is still looking for any items of clothing made from old grain or feed sacks. We are particularly looking for any type of patterned clothing such as dresses, aprons, scarves. We are also looking for old wooden crates or bushel baskets.
- In July 2019 “The Friends of the Maryville Heritage Museum, Inc.” a 501c3 was formed to support and preserve the history of Maryville through the Maryville Heritage Museum by providing: Education to the community and local schools, Financial assistance through fundraising and donations and Initiating expansion, improvements, projects and special events. The “Friends of the Maryville Heritage Museum” sells museum t-shirts, ornaments and books and also provides a way for members of the community, businesses and organizations to make financial donations to support the Maryville Heritage Museum. Please email: friendsofthemhm@gmail.com for more information.
Featured Museum Items
Each month we will feature items from the Maryville Heritage Museum collection. This month we are featuring some museum items.
| These photographs are a small sample of items in the museum collection representing Maryville life. The museum has similar photos and items on display in the museum. We are always looking for old photographs or other items relating to Maryville life. |
The Maryville Heritage Museum has many photographs in the museum. Some photographs are often difficult to display in the museum for all to enjoy. We will be posting many of these photographs, depicting life growing up in Maryville on this page. The photos displayed will change from time to time. If you have any photographs to donate, or we can scan them for you, so you can keep your original, contact us below.
1923 Uncle Wiggly game board.
1970 Picchioldi & Sons 50th anniversary plate.
1944 American Legion award given to Bob Stephens.
Oberto’s Tavern 5 cent token.
Fireside Inn t-shirt that belonged to Eric Hartlein, who tended bar at Fireside.
Police and fire department uniforms.
Coal miners helmet and carbide lamp.
Mural of the Sliva Farm.
Maryville FD equipment.
Baseball memorabilia from Maryville’s professional baseball players.
Vintage toys.
Display of military registration cards.
2002 centennial license plate.
East St. Louis and Suburban railroad display.
Photo of the current museum building.
Have something to donate, have a question or comment, or just want to contact the museum? Please fill out the form below and someone will get back to you.
Correspondence should be mailed to:
Maryville Heritage Museum 2520 North Center, Maryville, IL 62062
