State of the Society
  Please take a moment to read about the Elkhart Historical Society’s 2011 achievements!
< click here for the "State of Society" mission statement >

circa 1915  Elkhart bridge gets layer of protection   Old Elkhart bridge gains new support Bridge Construction Inventory (2011)

St. John's Chapel - Elkhart Cemetery 1890 St. John The Baptist Chapel Old Episcopalian Chapel

The Route 66 town of Elkhart, Illinois (Logan County) is the home of the 1915 John P. Gillett Memorial Bridge.  The solid concrete bridge was included in Landmarks
Illinois' 2005 "Ten Most Endangered Historic Places" in an Illinois listing.  The Elkhart Historical Society was responsible for the preservation and restoration
of the arch bridge, and it is now considered stabilized.  The bridge is located on County Road 10, just east of downtown Elkhart.

“The Scully Family – Farming the Prairie”
lecture by Paul Beaver (Nov., 2011)

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