Pierre Menard Home

Pierre Menard Home This early 19th Century French Colonial Home was the home to the first Lt. Governor of the State of Illinois, Pierre Menard.

The home is a true jewel in the history of Illinois and is the only remaining shred of the village of Kaskaskia.

04/21/2016

It was recently brought to my attention that a former employee was attempting to charge visitors $2.00 per person to take photos on the grounds of the Menard Home, especially if they appeared to be a professional photographer. This was NEVER authorized by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. This was an attempt by an employee to to extort money from visitors For personal gain.

If if you have stayed away because this happened to you know the employee is no longer employed and we hope you you will return to visit the Home, take photos and share them with others.

09/20/2010

Sunday, October 3rd, from 1pm-4pm the Friends of the Menard Home will be celebrating Pierre Menard's 244th birthday on the back porch of the home. Historically dressed volunteers will be helping to celebrate by serving refreshments, while giving tours of the home, gardens and summer kitchen. Please come out and see the wonderful changes that have taken place at the Menard Home this year.

We would like to thank everyone who came out for the Garden Walk. The home had well over 200 visitors Sunday afternoon ...
05/05/2010

We would like to thank everyone who came out for the Garden Walk. The home had well over 200 visitors Sunday afternoon and we couldn't have asked for better weather. We would also like to thank the Mississippi Valley Art Guild for taking time to come to the home and display their artwork.

04/26/2010

Just a reminder that this coming Sunday, May 2nd from 1-4pm the Menard Home will be hosting it's 3rd annual Garden Walk. As an added feature the Mississippi Valley Art Guild will be on hand displaying their artwork of the Menard Home. This event is soley sponsored and paid for by the Friends of the Menard Home.

04/11/2010

A free program at the Chester Public Library on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. Robert Mueller, will present "Colonial Gardening and Agriculture in the Mid-Mississippi Valley”. This presentation explores mid-Mississippi horticulture before 1820. Hear how colonial gardening techniques still impact present trends. For more info about this program, please call the Chester Public Library at (618) 826-3711.

Art work from the Mississippi Valley Art Guild is starting to trickle in for the May 2nd, Garden Walk and Art Show. Var...
03/10/2010

Art work from the Mississippi Valley Art Guild is starting to trickle in for the May 2nd, Garden Walk and Art Show. Various mediums are represented in the artwork from photography, pencil sketches, oils and acrylics. All of the artwork represents scenes from the home or the grounds.

Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend a fun afternoon at the Pierre Menard Home to enjoy the garden and lots of interesting and beautiful artwork.

The outside work on the chimneys, both on the home and the summer kitchen have been completed. Now we're waiting on a l...
03/02/2010

The outside work on the chimneys, both on the home and the summer kitchen have been completed. Now we're waiting on a little work to be finished inside the summer kitchen to make it operational and we'll be back in business and once again we’ll be able to cook and bake in a fully operational kitchen!

The first eagle watching day, February 2010
02/09/2010

The first eagle watching day, February 2010

Our apologies if you were unfortunate enough to have tried to get into the Menard Home last week and were greeted with t...
02/09/2010

Our apologies if you were unfortunate enough to have tried to get into the Menard Home last week and were greeted with this sign.

Due to poor management and lack of resources the Pierre Menard Home was closed when our Site Services Specialist contracted a nasty case of the flu. Because of budget issues the home has one full time employee and when he’s ill or on vacation the “campus” approach is supposed to take over. This means someone from Fort de Chartres or Fort Kaskaskia is supposed to come and work at the home on those days. However management didn’t do their job and would not return our phone calls or emails pleading with them to get someone to cover the home.

If you find this as unacceptable as we do, PLEASE call Senator Luechtefeld and Representative Reitz and Governor Quinn.

02/09/2010

We would like to thank everyone who came out and made our first Eagle Watching Day such a huge success. We had friends, fellow birders and history lovers from a vast area come to the home to look for American Bald Eagles and lots of the song birds too. We could not have done this without your support and we are very grateful.

02/01/2010

This is just a reminder that the Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site will have an eagle watching day this coming Sunday, February, 7th from 9am-5pm. Please feel free to bring your cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars. We hope to see you all Sunday.

Progress! Emergency funds came through and the chinmeys on both the home and the summer kitchen are in the process of b...
01/19/2010

Progress! Emergency funds came through and the chinmeys on both the home and the summer kitchen are in the process of being replaced. The chimney in the kitchen will once again be operational once the work has been completed, so that means the hearth as well as the oven will be available for special events.

Address

4230 Kaskaskia Road
Ellis Grove, IL
62241

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16188593031

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