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Stewart House Museum

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Visiting Monmouth Today
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== Visiting Monmouth Today ==
 
A trip to Monmouth, Illinois, affords visitors the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the Founders of Kappa Kappa Gamma! The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation operates [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:Ph-10021.jpg The Stewart House Museum], open to the public for tours and events. The home of [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/Martha_Louisa_%E2%80%9CLou%E2%80%9D_Stevenson Martha Louisa Stevenson] still stands and Kappa Kappa Gamma placed an [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:StevensonMarker_reduced.jpg historical marker] on the property in 2009. The marker recognizes the home as the location of many early meetings of Alpha Chapter. Another [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:KappaBridge.jpg historical marker] was placed at site of the [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:BridgeNegativePrint.jpg "Kappa Bridge"] where early Fraternity History tells the story of two Kappa Founders meeting to discuss their plans for a Greek letter organization.
 
The brochure [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:MapCover4.jpg ''Footsteps of the Founders''] is available at The Stewart House and includes a [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:Cemetery_Map.jpg cemetery map] and a [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/File:MapCemetery.jpg map of town] indicating the former locations of the homes of other Founders. Today only Minnie Stewart's home and Lou Stevenson's home are still standing.
 
Address: 1015 East Euclid, Monmouth, Illinois 61462
 
Phone: 309-734-5154
 
Email: [mailto:info@stewarthouse.org info@stewarthouse.org]
 
Open for walk-in tours on Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.; other times by appointment
 
Suggested donations: $5/adults, $3/seniors, $3/students, FREE/Children under 5
 
[http://www.stewarthouse.org Stewart House website]
 
 
[http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/Category:Stewart_House Media related to The Stewart House Museum]
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