Galena Celebrates 200 Years
100 Block of South Main Street, c.1951
On December 27, 1826, in a long since forgotten tavern in the Village on Fevre River, people of the town voted - by a margin of a single vote - to rename the village "Galena."
On December 27, 2026, we will have a town meeting and trivia contest at Turner Hall. This will be the grand finale of a year long celebration of Galena's 200 year history.
Illinois Central Train Depot, Galena, Illinois (2013)
Strohmeyer Boot and Shoe Factory, Park Avenue at Johnson Street
Galena's Fairgrounds, aka Recreation Park
Boaz's Pool Hall
Lawrence Hotel
Galena's Recreation Park, undated
Various Corn Boil Ads
Riverside Drive
Marine Hospital / German English College
Power & Light Plant
Wrath of the Galena River
St Mary's First & Second Grade, May 1950
The Ben Franklin variety store
St Michael's Band - undated
Bicentennial Events
January - 16th: Galena Trivia
February - 26th-March 1st: Performance at Turner Hall
March - Broad Ideas - Women in Galena History
April - 24th-26th: Scout Weekend
May - 7th-10th: Sidewalk Sale
- 15-17: Galena History Symposium at DeSoto House
June - 6th: Pride in Galena
July - 4th: Independence Day Scavenger Hunt
August - 29th: Corn Boil and Music Festival at Rec Park
September - 12th-13th: Cemetery Walk
- TBD: Indigenous Pow Wow at Hanover Athletic Field
October - 31th: Halloween Parade - Galena's 200 Years
November - 21st: General's Ball
December - 5th: Holidaze
- 12th: Luminaria / Living Windows
- 27th: Galena Trivia / Birthday Party
