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  • Shastid House
  • Historic East School
  • East School Museum
  • Donate
  • Books and Items for sale
  • Historical Organizations
  • Historic Sites
  • Historical Markers
  • Cemeteries pg 1
  • Cemeteries pg 2
  • Bicentennial 2021
  • New Philadelphia
Pike County, IL, Historical Society

About Us




We are a small community nonprofit that consists entirely of volunteers. The current organization was established in 1960.




Officers

Earl Pursley

Earl Pursley

Earl Pursley

  • President
  • East School Museum Curator

Lisa Ruble

Earl Pursley

Earl Pursley

  • Vice President

Mary Pursley

Carol McCartney

Carol McCartney

Treasurer

Carol McCartney

Carol McCartney

Carol McCartney

Secretary

Board of Directors

Mike Boren

Mike Boren

Mike Boren

Denny Dodd

Mike Boren

Mike Boren

Military Heritage Museum President 

Kay Dunham

Mike Boren

Kay Dunham

Bob Evans

Bonnie Petty

Kay Dunham

Bob Norris

Bonnie Petty

Bonnie Petty

 All Wars Museum Director and Curator 

Bonnie Petty

Bonnie Petty

Bonnie Petty

Emily Pursley

Theresa Sidwell

Theresa Sidwell

Website and social media manager.

Theresa Sidwell

Theresa Sidwell

Theresa Sidwell

Jayson Spann

Theresa Sidwell

Jayson Spann

In Memory of Barbara Gay

June 5, 1939 - February 12, 2021

Barb had served as our treasurer since the 1990s. We are thankful for her many years with us. 


You may read her obituary here.

In Memory of Lloyd Lawber

March 27, 1948 - September 19, 2023

Lloyd was a long-serving member of the PCHS board. In 2014, he founded the All Wars Museum and that became his passion project. 


You may read his obituary here.

Citation Information

This website is owned and managed by the Pike County Historical Society.


All photos are property of Emily Pursley unless otherwise indicated or implied.


All content was written by Emily Pursley unless otherwise indicated. The Shastid House page content was written by Earl Pursley based on the National Register nomination and Thomas Hall Shastid's My Second Life. The information on the Historical Organizations page was largely provided by each organization.


This website has been in development since January 2020. Most content has been written since then. Most photos have been taken since 2017.


You may contact us at the email address at the bottom of the page.

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Pike County Historical Society

pikecountyilhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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