Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County

September 27 or 28 of 1912 was the night four people were brutally murdered and burned in a house just outside of Payson, and to this day the question of who did it remains a mystery. Charles A. Pfanschmidt, his wife Matilda, daughter Blanch, 14, and Emma Kaempen (a school teacher who was living with the Pfanschmidts) were murdered at the home. The ...

The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County will be reopening its properties soon.

There were companies that would harvest the ice and they would sell it to customers. At one time the ice industry was the ninth largest industry in the United States.

The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County has announced the opening of the World War I exhibit "Over Here and Over There: Quincy and Adams County in WWI" this Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at the History Museum at 4th and Maine in Quincy.

Have you ever wondered how people, prior to electricity, managed to keep food chilled or frozen? There were no freezers or refrigerators around. What they had were called "Ice Boxes".

During the month of February, the Quincy Public Library will highlight Black History Month with several free events open to all ages, selected films for the adult Monday Movie series and for children’s story-time. Four special events will be presented...