Museum  Covid 19 Schedule
​Subject to Department of Health adjustments
Wednesday 10 am - 1 pm
The hours have been shortened due to a drastic reduction in visitors/traffic - no one is moving. Please text or email in advance - we will try to accommodate. 
Admission always FREE
​Museum tours available by appointment
 ​Please text 833.228.8603, or email to schedule a visit.
​121 S Macoupin St Gillespie, IL 62033
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Recently at the Museum
The May 1st. Historic Marker Dedication,
Coal Museum 'Grand Reopening'
and Grow Gillespie Tourism Season Kickoff
was a great success! Several hundred visitors were able to enjoy a beautiful day participating in a 5K run, joining in an Historic Dedication, and mingling with friends at the street fair. The museum hosted more visitors this day than during the entire Covid 2020 shutdown.    

As part of of our mission to preserve history, the story of the origin of the Progressive Miners of America is commemorated with an Illinois State Historical Society Marker. Many thanks to the Mythic Mississippi Project  
The Museum has been open with virtually no walk in traffic. 
The Spring  virus lock down seems to be followed by an Fall lockdown ,so for best results contact us for an appointment. 
We hope to see you signing in at our new guest book table soon.
After signing in, you will be offered a tour through to 'topside' displays telling the story of happenings above the coal mines. Next, continue to the most dramatic change made to the coal mining exhibit. Your journey through the rich history of Coal County begins with entry through a simulated coal tunnel. 
​Here are some dynamite teaser photos  ​