June 2026 Newsletter: Old Settlers, The Calaboose, Courthouse Location
The calaboose is thought to have been a holding tank for vagrants. Plus, see photos…
February 2025 Newsletter
Dr. Heinzmann's home, a 1906 Fandel family photo, more Cheedle family history, early Germans and…
October 2024 Newsletter
A first-person account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates by the daughter of the Woodford County sheriff.…
August 2024 Newsletter
Early Metamora lawyers, featuring Adlai E. Stevenson I. Tribute to Lincoln from August 1923. Brutal…
Adlai E. Stevenson I House Restoration Project
Learn more about the Metamora Association For Historic Preservation and our work to sustain the…
Metamora History
Read the document that established Hanover, the former name of Metamora.
Joe Noe’s Tavern
The property was owned by Adlai E. Stevenson 1 from 1865 to 1887 while he…
Horse and Buggy Days
In the horse and buggy days, there was an iron pipe fence surrounding the Village…
History Of The Metamora Village Park
Learn the history of the Metamora village park, now the town square, that began in…
Adlai Stevenson Tells of Old Metamora
The following is an article of interest printed one hundred years old ago in the…
