Contact Us

Heritage House Museum & McsBurg Schoolhouse

Corner of Elm and Kitchell streets
Open Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April through October

Carnegie Museum

401 E. Main Street
Open Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April through October

McsBurg Schoolhouse &  Carriage House
Located next to the Heritage House and same schedule as Heritage House.

(The Heritage House also hosts special events on the Fourth of July and the same day as the annual Christmas Tour of Homes in Olney.  School Tours are given annually.)

Off-Hour Visits
All museum facilities are operated strictly by volunteers. Visits to museum facilities are available by appointment.  To arrange a tour during off-hours, please call one of the phone numbers and leave a message.  Your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Students are especially welcome to visit our museums.  We are pleased to share Richland County’s history with younger generations that have not experienced living in earlier times.

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Mail Us:

P.O. Box 153
Olney, Illinois 62450

Call Us:

Leave a message to arrange off-hour tours and visits:
(618) 839-3502
(618) 395-3155
(618) 839-4847

 
We want you to visit, but we can always use your help in other ways.  First, general maintenance and repairs are made each year to the four structures, so any contribution is appreciated. We are currently replacing window frames in the Heritage House – an expensive but necessary project to maintain the house as it stands today.

And second, although we have no shortage of artifacts, we are always looking for those new gems from the era – items that you may have, but don’t know quite what to do with them.  We can take them off your hands and guarantee their preservation, while placing them on public view for others to enjoy.

If you would like to donate items, join us as an individual member or become a benefactor at various levels, please send us a note at the address above.  We’ll mail you a contribution card specifying the various levels of giving, and gladly talk with you about any artifacts you may wish to donate.

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