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The mission of the Washington Historical Society is to acquire, preserve, and display Washington's memories.

11/05/2026

The public is invited to join us for the dedication of a new historic marker for Camp Washington - the POW camp that was in Washington during WWII. The program will be held in the parking lot near the intersection of Wood Street and Peoria Street on Tuesday, November 10 at 10am.

This is the THIRD Illinois State historic marker that the Washington Historical Society has helped bring to Washington in the past 13 months. The first marker, on the square, honored Abraham Lincoln’s connection to Washington and the second recognized Candlewood Bridge's importance to Washington.

11/02/2026

This Week in Washington History.....Abraham Lincoln spoke on the Square on November 2, 1848. He came to Washington with Anson G. Henry of Springfield stumping for Zachary Taylor in his bid for the presidency.

10/29/2026

10/26/2026

This Week in Washington History..... Ron's Donuts on Walnut Street closed in 2022.

10/21/2026

This week in Washington history..... a large auction was held at the Heyl Pony Farm in 1965 to sell off the remaining horses and equipment.

10/13/2026

This week in Washington History.....Foster's Jewelry held their grand opening on the square in 1959.

10/11/2026

Chase Catton, Rocke Cooper, Beth Reeser (accepting for her father Curt Zehr), Matt Hodges, Troy Tyler, Mark O'Neill, Kayla Johnson, Mike Minehan. Congrats to all!

The WCHS Hall of Fame Class of 2026!

10/09/2026

We had a wonderful evening last night with this year’s Roots Recipient - Stu Levenick. Congratulations Stu!

10/01/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Roots Recipient, Stuart Levenick! Stuart will be honored with a small ceremony on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. at our building on the Square, after which he will give a short program about his life and work. The public is invited to join us to honor Stuart. For more information, go to www.washingtonilhs.com.

09/28/2026

This week in Washington history.... the first day of school was held at the new high school on Bondurant Street in 1942.

Address

128 Washington Square
Washington, IL
61571

Telephone

+13094444793

Website

http://www.washingtonilhs.com/

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