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A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
October 2025 Newsletter ChurchesNewsletterParks & LandmarksProminent People

October 2025 Newsletter

Future Underground Railroad documentary showings and 800 pages of St. Mary's of Lourdes unpublished history...…
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A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
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Reserve a seat for the premiere of The Underground Railroad In Metamora, how to read…
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How To Clean And Read Old Tombstones

Board President Laure Adams demonstrates how to clean and read tombstones without chemicals.
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The History Of The Underground Railroad In Metamora premieres on June 22 at MTHS, history…
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A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
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Progress on the Underground Railroad documentary, plus we hear from a conductor's grandchildren. Many facts…
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Historic Metamora Guide: 10 Must-See Locations To Visit

Take a self-guided tour of the historic landmarks of Metamora, Illinois.
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2006 Christmas

Pictures from Christmas 2006 at the Stevenson House in Metamora.
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Shirley Adams
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
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The Schrepfer family homestead is located on what is now the Metamora Fields Golf Course.…
Jack Weddle
Jack Weddle
Workers repair the corbels on the Stevenson House in July 2024.
Adlai E. Stevenson I House Restoration Project Parks & Landmarks

Adlai E. Stevenson I House Restoration Project

Learn more about the Metamora Association For Historic Preservation and our work to sustain the…
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Shirley Adams
Original text establishing Metamora (formerly Hanover)
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Metamora History

Read the document that established Hanover, the former name of Metamora.
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