Historic Henry County

Henry County Historical Society. Snapshot restored from Wayback 30.04.2014.

Welcome to Historic Henry County

The Henry County Historical Society was organized in 1963 with the expressed purposes of the Society being: To bring together those people interested in the history of Henry County and to collect and preserve articles of historical value to pass on to future generations. The Society initially used the Bishop Hill Heritage Association's Steeple Building for the location of its museum. However, in 1984 after considerable work and restoration, the Society opened its permanent museum to the public.

Museum

202 Park Street
P.O. Box 48
Bishop Hill, IL 61419

Open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily from May 1st to October 31st.

From the 2014 news block

HCHS Summer 13 News. Discover the rest of the story at the Henry County Historical Museum. Visitors to the beautiful, historic Bishop Hill Colony are sure to...

Murder in Henry County. Henry County Sheriff killed in 1946 incident (from the archives of the Henry County Historical Society Museum). Sheriff Byron Pierce was shot...

12 Miles & 70 Oxen. The first Henry County seat was Richmond, from 1837 to 1839 until that courthouse was destroyed by fire. A temporary...