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Spring 2009 Newsletter Page 1 of 6 News & Views Alton Museum of History and Art, Inc. Spring 2009 News & Views 2809 College Avenue, Alton, Illinois 62002 618-462-2763 [email protected] In Memoriam MILES DAVIS JAZZ FESTIVAL Cyrus Johnson The fourth annual Miles Davis Jazz Birthday Celebration Robert E. Meyer Saturday, May 16, 2009 Myrna Shaw at the Amphitheater on the Riverfront in Alton, Illinois at 12 Noon ~Bring your lawn chairs~ HEADLINERS: Willie Akins & Jim Manley SPECIAL GUESTS: Michael Anthony Fitzgerald & Brian White The Howard Neal Band will honor LUTHER INGRAM and his music Reminder: . PROGRAM 12 Noon......Entertainment by the Pitt Crew AMHA 1:00 pm……Welcome: Tom Raglin, Chair of the Miles Davis Committee, Annual Alton Museum of History & Art 1:10 pm……Master of Ceremonies DeWayne Williams Membership introduces lineup of Entertainers and Notables in audience Meeting 1:30 pm......Jim Manley Quartet 2:45 pm……Intermission/Entertainment by the Pitt Crew April 8, 3:00 pm……Howard Neal Band with special performance 2009 by the Brothers Ingram….a salute to Luther Ingram 4:15 pm……Intermission….Introduce the Miles Davis Committee 7:30 p.m. 4:30 pm……Michael Anthony Fitzgerald, Saxophonist/Brian White Guitar Loomis Hall 5:45 pm……Willie Akins Quartet 6:30 pm……Conclusion ADMISSION: Advance $20.00 at Gate $25.00 Thank You Madison County Arts NEW EXHIBIT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY LOIS MITCHELL 1. St. Louis Arch from Laclede's Landing (a photo that many folks take). Council, 2. Sunrise on Spirit Lake in Spirit Lake, Iowa. This is up near the Minnesota border. Illinois Arts 3. Big photo hanging on the wall is of St. Bartholomew Church on the Königsee near Berchtesgaden, Council and Germany. A tourist photo of the whole building is attached. The Alton 4., 5., 6. All of these photos were taken in Elsah, IL about 4 or 5 years ago for the photo contest with the theme of “Elsah Magic”. Foundation 7. This photo is of a sunset off the coast of Loutraki, GREECE. Attached is a city photo of the area from the sky. 8. A close-up of one of our Lantanas last year. It was taken in the morning (notice the dew) and it even had a bug stop by to check it out. Attached is a friend's photo showing a whole flower. 9. The Columbine on the desk (left) was in my garden last year. 10. The leaf on the rail was found on the path in Hawk's Nest State Park (WV) on a walk down towards the New River Gourge area. 1 News & Views Page 2 of 6 The Way We Were * * * * * * * * * * * * Membership Application The Illinois State Agricultural Society Fair was held in Alton in 1856 * * * * * * * * * * * * on Danforth Street, on what now are the grounds of the Urs uline Convent. It was the fourth annual state fair, the first to be held south of Springfield. Harness racing, steamboat races and a three- ring circus were included in the entertainment. Crowds of visitors came to the fair via steamer from St. Louis. The city of Alton prepared for the 1856 State Fair by building new * * * * * * * * * * * * roads and adding gaslights from downtown. The fair was promoted ALTON MUSEUM OF by a huge banner hung above the Mississippi River bluffs on a 1600- HISTORY & ART, INC foot cable. Erza Miller, contractor, constructed the ba nner and 2809 College Avenue, Alton, IL 62002 several building for the fair. (618) 462-2763 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * “BEET SUGAR” Name __________________________ _______________________________ Benjamin Godfrey and Gilman provided money so that David Lee Child, of Massachusetts, could Address ________________________ travel to France and learn first- hand about _______________________________ sugar beets and beet sugar production. When Phone __________________________ the Alton venture went south, child established [ ] Youth …………...…$5 a sugar beet farm and factory in Northhampton, [ ] Senior…………...…$20 Massachusetts. [ ] Active (Single).……$25 [ ] Family………….…..$30 [ ] History Lover….…..$40 [ ] Patron of the Arts....$50 [ ] Business…….…….$100 EARLY ALTON HOMES [ ] Life…………………$1,000 [ ] Benefactor……...…$5,000 Wesley Beall, president of Beall Tool and Metal Products Co., built a late Victorian period home around * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1890 on Liberty Street in Middleton. The gables, bays, DONATIONS porches and stoops, all ornamented with scroll s and $ ___________________ brackets, made the home a classic. At one time the Beall family operated four factories in Alton. $25 _________________ $50 _________________ The Goulding home on Prospect Street was a Victorian frame house with a mansard roof. The home had nine- $100 ________________ foot floor-length living room windows, trans oms above * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the doors and a separate addition used as a law office We’re on the Web! from the 1920’s. The original owner came to Alton in See us at: 1850 and opened Goulding’s Jewelry. www.altonmuseum.com 2 Page 3 of 6 News & Views UPPER ALTON Upper Alton was grounds in Upper Alton, JOHN MASON PECK founded in 1816 by which later became John Mason Peck was Joseph M eachman. Western Military Academy. born in Litchfield, Because of the high He began to build a large Connecticut October 31, ground it had an house for his family on the 1789. He married Sarah advantage over Alton. west side of Seminary Paine. He died March 15, * * * * * * * * * * * * Upper Alton had further Street, but it was 1858 and was buried in advantage of being destroyed by fire. Rock Spring Cemetery. * * * * * * located on the roads from Bostwick started a second He was reburied in WE ARE Edwardsville and Vandalia house across the street. Bellefontaine Cemetery, over Oakland Avenue to In 1838, Edward Wym an 29 years after his death. GRATEFUL TO present day North Alton, visiting Alton on a Reverend John Mason and then down Hop Hollow business trip, saw the Peck, D.D., first arrived in RUSS SMITH to Smeltzer’s Ferr y. house and like it very Alton in 1817, sent by the Pioneers going into the much. Wyman, years Baptist Triennial Louisiana Territory by land later, traded land in St. Convention to the St. took this route. Louis for an eight acre Louis area as a ~ BOSSANOVA~ Upper Alton had the piece of land in Upper Missionary. He decided a largest population of all the Alton and founded a theological school was RESTAURANT & settlements, but both school. needed in Illinois. Peck Upper Alton and Alton then established a school, LOUNGE suffered from the fact that He moved the school to land titles were not clear. * * * * * * * * * * * Upper Alton in 1832 and This caused a decline in The Western Military Academy closed with the named it the Alton 112 West 3 rd Street population. Seminary. Loomis Hall, a The first post office June 5, 1971, commencement exercises, two-story structure, was in downtown established in Upper Alton when it had an enrollment built and originally housed was in 1818. The office the entire college. It was Alton, Illinois received a mail delivery of 160 cadets. In addition to stables, Western used as an academic hall, once a week. The Upper administration building, Military Academy had two post office, on Salu Street, and the college library. was on the route between gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, rifle range, John Russell, L.L.D. was Carlyle, Illinois and St. bowling alley, tennis the first principal, followed Charles, Missouri. The by Rev. Hubbell Loomis, route crossed the courts, athletic fields and a 400-seat chapel. Principal defacto Loomis Mississippi River at Alton Hall also served as a by ferry. meeting place for Upper H. N. Kendall and John * * * * * * * * * * * Alton Baptist Bostwick, Sr. played an Col. George D. Eaton and Congregations for s everal important part in the early A. M. Jackson made years before their church development of Upper Western Military Academy, was completed. The hall Alton. The Bostwicks an obscure little school got its name from the came to Alton from St. into one of the outstanding Reverend Hubbell Loomis, Louis in a houseboat in academies of the country. one of the first instructors 1837. They tied their boat at the school. He taught at the foot of Henry Street theology and mathematics. where they lived for a * * * * * * * * * * * Loomis also served as the short time. John Bostwick, Paul Tibbets entered first principal to the Alton Jr. use to tell about the Western Military Academy Seminary. Loomis Hall has children of his family in 1928. The B-29 the distinction of being the carrying fresh water from a Superfortress, Enola Gay, oldest education buildings spring in town located at commanded by Paul in Illinois in continued use. the corner of Broadway Tibbets, dropped first On January 12, 1836, and Spring Streets. atomic bomb on the Alton Seminary's name John Bostwick, Sr. Hiroshima. was changed to Shurtleff bought eight acres of College. 3 News & Views Page 4 of 6 IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Mabel Charlene Gill The Ninian Edwards Chapter of documents and pictures that evidence History Network, Alton Area Daughters of the American Revolut ion, the wonderfully rich history and art Historical Society and the Illinois Alton, Illinois nominated Charlene Gill heritage of this special area. The State Historical Society. for the National Society of DAR Historic museum currently maintains three Preservation Medal. Alton Museum has historic buildings on the SIUE Dental Sincerely, been notified that Charlene Gill will be School campus—Loomis Hall [1832[, Charlene Johnson - Past President awarded the medal. This is a the Cole—Clark Carriage House prestigious award. [largest native stone carriage house in MORE ABOUT CHARLENE NSDAR, Washington, DC, received a the state], the Robert Pershing dossier of Mrs. Gill’s 40 years of work in Wadlow Birth Home, and two historic We are the descendants of Philip the Alton area and several letters of homes in downtown Alton, the Meisenheimer (The seventh son's- recommendations from those who have Wilhelm House and th e Koenig House, children's children) Philip worked with Charlene Gill on her vast [German-American Victorian Home.] Meisenheimer, Born 6/2/1803 array of projects and efforts over the Th e major function of this Darmstadt Germany Died years.
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