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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House

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The 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House is a living history museum located in Edwardsville, Illinois. Built in 1820, an important landmark that tells a truthful history of the early days of the State.

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 17h

Heres the link youtu.be/-norWpjZY5k

The Origins of Jack-o-Lanterns: Turnips & Folklore (ASMR)

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 Just in Time for Halloween!
Before carved pumpkins became the face of Halloween, turnips lit up the holiday!
Watch our latest video to learn the origins of Jack-o-lanterns and try making one yourself.
##StephensonHouse #HistoricHalloween #TurnipLanterns #LivingHistory

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 2d

Walk this way...

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 3d

Well, its a start!

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#hocuspocus #fyp #stephensonhouse #sandersonsisters #halloween

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 3d

“Among American citizens, there should be no forgotten men and no forgotten races.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 26, 1936

Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 3d

But Debbie...pastels?

#stephensonhouse #halloween #musuem #History #addamsfamilyvalues

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 4d

"Mmmphing' onna Rizz!!"
This decended into complete insanity. About halfway through they started to impro...and we just let it happen, partly because we were all laughing like idiots.

#museum #stephensonhouse #youngfrankenstein #funny #halloween #justhavingfun

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 5d

Amok, Amok, Amok!

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 6d

Dammit, Janet!
#stephensonhouse #rockyhorrorpictureshow #museum #funny #halloween

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 7d

🎶 They’re creepy and they’re kooky…
Meet our historic crew! From hearth to herb garden, parlor to pantry—Stephenson House is serving 1820s realness with a twist. You asked, we delivered.
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#addamsfamily #funny #stephensonhouse #halloween #museum

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 8d

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1820s etiquette tip: wait until after the eulogy to comment on her birthing hips.

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#darkshadows #stephensonhouse #funny #johnnydepp #halloween

1820s etiquette tip: wait until after the eulogy to comment on her birthing hips. Check us out! https://linktr.ee/stephensonhouse #darkshadows #stephensonhouse #fyp #johnnydepp #TikTokHalloweenContes...

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 9d

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Its so difficult to find good help...🧠 Check us out! https://linktr.ee/stephensonhouse @Drokea1969 #youngfrankenstein #fyp #halloween #stephensonhouse #TikTokHalloweenContest

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1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 10d

Who even is Steve Reeves?

#History #rockyhorrorpictureshow #stephensonhouse #drfrankenfurter #musuem #timcurry

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 11d

It's so dreamy...Oh fantasy free me!

#musuem #stephensonhouse #History #rockyhorrorpictureshow #timewarp

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 12d

Quote of the Day
“I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued free dom.”
— Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Samuel Kercheval, 1816

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 16d

Nooo, shes not jealous...🫣

#History #stephensonhouse #musuem #funny

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 17d

Spotted in the wild! One of our sharp-eyed docents recently discovered our newest book, "Colonel Benjamin Stephenson and the History of Early Illinois" by Sid Denny proudly shelved at the Glen Carbon Centennial Library.
##LocalHistory #StephensonHouse #EarlyIllinois #GlenCarbonLibrary #MuseumLife

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 18d

Things got a little spooky at the Stephenson House! 👻💡 Today’s coloring page is inspired by one of our favorite TikToks—where “putting someone to rest” didn’t quite go as planned!
#StephensonHouse #ColoringFun #HistoryWithHumor #SpookySeason #ColorYourDay #LaughAndCreate

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 19d

She obviously has great genes. #stephensonhouse #Funny #robots #historymuseum

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 19d

On this day in 1822, Colonel Benjamin Stephenson died. A common mourning symbol of the time was the weeping willow. Both Europeans and Americans in the 19th century were fascinated by ancient Greek myths and styles. In Antiquity willows were associated with the queen of the Underworld, Persephone.

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 20d

When the new volunteer is bugging you.

#History #stephensonhouse #musuem #funny #moana

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 22d

It's her first tip.

#musuem #funny #stephensonhouse #History #jimmyneutron

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 23d

On this day in 1849 American poet and author Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland. Poe is credited as a master of gothic horror with his chilling poems such as The Raven and frightening short stories like The Tell-Tale Heart, but during his life he was primarily known as a literary critic.

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 25d

We literally have a skeleton crew at the museum and we're always looking for new vict...umm, volunteers

1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House @stephensonhouse.bsky.social · 26d

Who knows if she'll be back.
#musuem #stephensonhouse #History #screammovies