Washington Historical Society Events

The Washington Historical Society is pleased to announce this year’s Roots recipient, Gene (Wink) McCoskey.  As this year’s recipient, Gene will give a presentation to the community on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. and will ride in the homecoming parade on September 23.  Please make plans to join us for both events! Gene has […]

Please join us for one of two historic walking tours that the Society will hold during Autumn Fest on the square on September 24. The interactive tours will be led by guides who are knowledgeable about Washington's history and will provide insight into four great stories from Washington's past. Tours leave at 5:00 and 6:00 […]

Come join us at the Historical Society as we enjoy a presentation by Gene Wallace about the Peoria Area Honor Flight. This is sure to be a fascinating discussion. The public is invited to attend.

Mark your calendars for this always fun and festive event! The Washington Historical Society is so happy to again offer a popular, pre-holiday event for our community, the Christmas Home Tour. The tour is Tuesday, December 13 from 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. This year's tour will feature decor and refreshments at the Historical Society […]

In this program, local quilt historian, Kenda Bond, will talk about the everyday lives of women during the Revolutionary War era, including the role of quilting in their lives. "Patriots in Petticoats" is also the name of a quilt design created by Denice Lipscomb to honor women who played a part in the American Revolution. […]

Local quilt historian, Joan Ruppman, will present this program where she will discuss many of the quilts that have been loaned to the Society for our special quilt exhibit. "Bed turning" started as a social event back in the days of pioneer women. After spending the winter sewing warm, beautiful quilts, a woman would invite […]

Area resident Jackie O'Laughlin is a prolific quilter and has won many awards and honors at local and national quilt shows. In this program, she will present some of her most interesting quilts and discuss their roots in the history of quilting.

This program is cancelled due to illness. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Following this year’s regular business meeting, Robert D. Sampson, a retired writer and college professor, will give a presentation entitled, “Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois.” In Peoria and nearly 1,000 other places, Illinoisans couldn’t get enough of baseball in the years after the Civil War. The story of its rise […]

It is once again time for the annual meeting of the WHS. Please mark your calendar for Monday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at our beautiful building on the square. Refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m. Following this year’s regular business meeting, Robert D. Sampson, a retired writer […]