Former Mayor Fred Norris and St. Charles Heritage Center Board Member Charlie Brown are shown kicking off the St. Charles Heritage Center’s 75th Anniversary Endowment Campaign with donations of $1,000 each. The goal of the Heritage Center is to raise $250,000 throughout the year long campaign culminating with the center’s 75th anniversary in January of 2008. Norris and Brown believe there are at least 100 long-time residents of St. Charles, like themselves, who will also contribute $1,000 to help collect, preserve and present St. Charles history.
Throughout the next six months the Heritage Center has a variety of activities planned such as a time capsule sale, history walk and tour of St. Charles, and a history trivia night.
The St. Charles Heritage Center was formed in 1933 and was originally known as the St. Charles Historical Society. Initially housed in the St. Charles Municipal Building, thanks to the Baker and Norris families, the museum moved to its current location at 215 East Main Street in 2000. For more information on how you can help with this campaign please contact the St. Charles Heritage Center at 630-584-6967
