Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Photograph Collection (156 total)

These photographs, digitized by the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, are from some of the museums collections: the St. Louis Press Brick Company, churches, coal mining, farming, social organizations, railroads, and sports.

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	Arthur Schon Farming Ground	Arthur Schon Farming Ground at 156 Glen Carbon Road during the early 1930s. Horses being used to pull farm equipment.	1930s	December 8, 2016
	Back of Coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon		Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Bethel Meeting House Memorial Next to Brick Home	Erected near this site in 1805 by the frontier citizens of the Goshen Settlement was the first Methodist Church in Illinois. These grounds surrounding it were the scene of many early camp meetings and frontier revivals. In later years the church burned and was not rebuilt but at cedar grove, Ebenezer, Salem at Wanda and St. John’s at Edwardsville, to which the Bethel congregation moved after the fire. This stone is a memorial to those pioneers through whose vision and sacrifice the Methodist Church was founded in Illinois.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Bethel Meeting House Memorial Stone	Erected near this site in 1805 by the frontier citizens of the Goshen Settlement was the first Methodist Church in Illinois. These grounds surrounding it were the scene of many early camp meetings and frontier revivals. In later years the church burned and was not rebuilt but at cedar grove, Ebenezer, Salem at Wanda and St. John’s at Edwardsville, to which the Bethel congregation moved after the fire. This stone is a memorial to those pioneers through whose vision and sacrifice the Methodist Church was founded in Illinois.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Blacksmith Shop at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Blacksmith Shop at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. The blacksmith in the photo is Henry Laurence.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Boys and Girls after First Communion Ceremony	Boys and Girls after First Communion Ceremony . Front Row from Left to Right: Charles Henry, DeVere Neutzling, Lawrence Sasek, Leo Mateyka, Melvin Mateyka, Harold Ernst, Lenhordt Kanturek, Roman Stolcis, Charles Biarkis, Francis Mateyka, Leonard Scheibal, Alvin Scheibal. Middle Row from Left to Right: Anna Bollinger, Marian (Hilla) Hackethal, Thelma Becker, Gloria Piazzi, Evelyn (Viere) Wiechman, Helen Slemmer, Dorothy Skubic, Charlotte (Henry) Evenocheck, Lillian (Sedlacek) Weiler, Elizabeth Luksan, Anges Kramer, Anna (Bezdek) Harris, Katherine Kruse, Jennie (Ranek) Dickshot, Rose (Henry) Kolesa, Blanche Neutzling, Frances Ambrozat, Helen (Nicolussi) Garcia. Back Row from Left to Right: Joseph Mateyka, Lillian Zajicek, Hedwig (Kohanski) Cerny, Joseph Jaros, John Spivak, Stanley Spivak, Anthony Jaros, Joseph Scheibal, Rev. Charles A. Meagher, Lawrence Scheibal, Leroy Scheibal, Robert Kubicek, Stanley Biarkis, unidentified, Margaret (Kovarik) Stoces, Gladys (Kubicek) Schlueten, Ray Kubicek,	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Brick Yard Workers	Brick Yard Workers	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Building on the coal mining property	Building on the coal mining property owned by Madison Coal Corporation.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Chicago & North Western Diesel Train No. 386	The diesel era photo is of Chicago & North Western train No. 386 northbound on the former Litchfield & Madison. Track in the foreground is the Illinois Central Railroad/Nickel Plate crossing and Glen Carbon tower would be just out of view to the right.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Children on the Steps of the Church after First Communion Ceremony.	Children on the Steps of the Church after First Communion Ceremony.	Unknown	December 8, 2016