WELCOME to the Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society Web Site
OUR PLEDGE The Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society was founded in 1969 and was incorporated shortly thereafter. The basic principles of the society are to foster the research of the family roots and to preserve and maintain historical records and cultural values for educational purposes. |
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About Our Home, the Marissa Academy Building
Before the Marissa Academy began in the fall of 1886, education in Marissa, IL was limited to the elementary school grades. The community and church leaders felt that there was a need for a secondary education and thus the Marissa Academy, a tuition school, was organized in 1886. Upon graduation the students who attended this Academy were admitted to Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL without taking entrance examinations. Classes were held in various facilities until 1891 when construction of the Marissa Academy Building was started. Classes began in this facility that fall. |
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JUST PUBLISHED!! TWO NEW BOOKS!!
BIBLE RECORDS & WASHINGTON COUNTY IL MARRIAGE RECORDS 1870-1879 FOR PRICES GO TO OUR BOOKS FOR SALE SECTION |