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Essley-Noble Museum & Mercer
County Historical Society
1406 SE
2nd Ave. Aledo, IL. 61231
Veda Meriwether, Museum
Curator
The Essley-Noble Museum
was open to
the public in 1959 and is named for the parents of E. L. Essley, who donated
the money to build the museum. It is managed by the Mercer Count Historical
Society formed in 1955. At the museum is a one-room schoolhouse moved to the
site in 1965 and a separate building housing farm machinery, wagons and
tools. Within the original museum are thousands of artifacts and displays
designed to help present generations understand and appreciate their own
history.
In addition to operating the museum, the Mercer County
Historical Society demonstrates old crafts for school tours in May,
participates in Rhubarb Fest in June, has a booth at the county fair in
July, demonstrates tools for Antique Days and maintains a window display in
downtown Aledo.
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Mercer County Board of Directors
- Treasurer: Jim Runyon
- Secretary/Newsletter Editor :
Mary Jane Sticklen
Shirley Ball,
Stephanie Braucht, Ronn Dillavou, Dave
Frieden, Beverly Gray, Twyla Holmes, Roger Kiddoo, Doug McCaw, Richard McMeekan,
Harriet Reynolds, Sandi Sharer
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