Stories from the Past: The Bunker Hill History Museum Grand Opening

Pictured: The present day Bunker Hill Historical Museum on 114 East Warren Street

Hours for the Museum are:

Saturday, 10:00 A.M. until Noon

For visits anytime, Please call our Museum President, Marty Lane at 618-585-4718.

See our earlier blog posting about the Grand Opening of the Bunker Hill Historical Museum at https://bunkerhillhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/bunker-hill-preserves-past-with-new.html

From the Gazette-News: October 14, 1999

Article by the late Eldon Duelm

The Bunker Hill Historical Society Museum opened for the first time Saturday, October 9, 1999.

Over 190 guests stopped in to see the new museum on its first day open. More than 20 new members were added as charter members.

The museum sign has been installed over the doorway area and displays of memorabilia were completed and labeled. Members worked in the museum on Friday to complete the final touches for opening on Saturday.

Pictured: Members of the Bunker Hill Historical Society are surrounded by memoralia at the new museum. Members include front row: Marian Whitfield, curator; Betty Zarges, Carolyn Scroggins, Thelma Roberts, treasurer. Back row: Bonnie Hopkins, secretary; Eldon Duelm, president, Mary Lawton and Carl Stanton. --Photo credit: For the Telegraph, Keith Wedoe

Special thanks need to be given to the picture committee, Carolyn Scroggins, Carl Stanton, and Marvin Rensing for their extensive time and efforts put into collecting, copying, and displaying the many historical pictures. Thanks also go to Chub Howald, Betty Zarges, Marian Whitfield, Bonnie Hopkins, Willis Whitfield, Lester Lawton, Mary Lawton, Chuck Lawton, Marie Kampwerth, Charlie Dey, Doug Dey, Malvern Allen, Thelma Roberts, and everyone else for the work each one put into the effort of planning, organizing, and putting together the museum.

Others from the community whose efforts are also appreciated are the generous donation by AARP, City of Bunker Hill for providing the building, Dean Landreth for donating display cases, Bill Turney Heating and Cooling for repairing the air conditioner, and everyone else who helped get the museum ready, especially those who donated or loaned display items and the community for purchasing memberships and giving their support.

Pictured. Bunker Hill Historical Society Board Members - June 2010

Left to right are board members of the Bunker Hill Historical Society: Liz Wieseman, Bonna Hopkins, Carolyn Scroggins, Betty Zarges, Carlos Arzuagas, Carole Bierbaum, Mary Lawton, and President Marty Lane. Not pictured is Bill Wilkinson.