| Wyatt Earp Birthplace |
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| Photo courtesy of Carol Mitchell |
| The authentic Wyatt Earp Birthplace located in Monmouth, Illinois |
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| Inside the Earp Home |
| The Birthplace bedroom where Wyatt Earp was born March 19th, 1848 |
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| Close up picture of Birthplace |
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| Old stove in parlor of Wyatt Earp Birthplace. |
| The International Wyatt Earp Board of Trustees: 07-08 Allen Barra Jo Ann Byland Phillip J. Brooks Mark Dworkin Billy “BJ” Johnson Jane M. Lee Robert T. Matson Theodore A. Matson |
| The National Advisory Council 07-08 Mark Boardman Larry Knuth Carol Mitchell Jeff Morey Krista Vanskike David Sharp |
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| Last updated: 7.01.08 |
| Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, an American hero who helped tame the Old West, will have his 159th birthday celebrated in a Western Weekend, August 4th, 2007 in Monmouth, Illinois, where he was born in 1848. For more info contact the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at 309-734-3181, or e-mail wyattearpbirthp@aol.com. The Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc. is a non-profit organization of volunteers, which operates the Birthplace Home. For web users, more info is on BJ's Tombstone History Discussion Forum. The home is open by appointment throughout the year. Monmouth is in west central Illinois on Routes 34 & 67, fifteen minutes west of I-74. **********Tax Exempt 501(c)3 Museum for Donations |
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| Illinois Birthplace 1848 |
| California Burial Place 1929 |
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| Picture courtesy of Kevin & Bev Mulkins |
| Wyatt Earp circa 1923 |
| Wyatt Earp circa 1925 |
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| "After the O.K. Corral gunfight at the Birthplace Home" |
| President: Charles Holmes. Vice Pres: Cindy Reidhead. Secretary: Peggy Yurczak. Treasurer: Melba Matson. Curator: Audie Durand. |
| National Register: "Wyatt was born in this home" |
| Newly elected officers of the authentic Wyatt Earp Birthplace |
| WYATT EARP BIRTHPLACE HOME FOR SALE: Accepting bids on August 15th at 1 pm at the Birthplace Home, 406 South 3rd Street. Send bids to R&M Matson, 1020 E. Detroit Ave., Monmouth, IL 61462 or wyattearpbirthp@aol.com Minimum Bid $100,000. Property includes the Birthplace two-story museum, the one-story apartment, and a single car garage. Also included is the corner lot with the OK Corral show sets. Furniture, antiques, and memorabilia in the Museum are included, except for items donated to the Museum or for sale, which may be negotiated with the Board of Trustees. Furnishings in the one-bedroom apartment include appliances. |
| The Wyatt Earp Birthplace and the
Warren County Saddle Club Are Proud To Co-Sponsor a Community “Olde West Day” Saturday, August 9, 2008, Monmouth, Illinois Email: wyattearpbirthp@aol.com for info. Agenda at bottom of page |
| HUGH O’BRIAN, TV’s Wyatt Earp
At Wyatt Earp’s 160th Birthday Celebration |
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| Agenda for Old West Day 8.09.08 11:30 am Birthday Buffet at Cloud Nine Supper Club - $15 at Monmouth Country Club, 1451 East 3rd Avenue Call (309) 734-3181 for reservations by August 1- Door Prizes, For Rides, phone 734-6419 by Aug. 4 1-4 pm Birthplace Open House-$2 Adults, $1 Children 6-12 406 South 3rd Street, Antiques, Displays, Gifts 2 pm "Shootouts by the OK Corral" Donations: $2 and $1 By Shady Creek Shootists, SASS (Next to Birthplace) (Sponsors welcomed: $100, Tax Deductible, to Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc. Treasurer, 1020 E. Detroit Ave., Monmouth, IL 61462. For info: wyattearpbirthp@aol.com) Warren County Saddle Club Events Saddle Club Grounds - 4 miles north on US 67 from AmericInn (For rides: W.A.C Transportation reserved seating 3:30 - 8 pm $5 To Warren County Saddle Club grounds and back, Call Warren Achievement Center at 734-6001 by August 7th) 4-6 pm Nutrena Barrel Racing Clinic FREE Demonstrations & Door Prizes 6 pm Western BBQ Supper, Pow Wow Dancers Adults $10 - Children $7, Reservations, 309-734-3181 Door Prizes, Entertainment, Music, Non-Alcoholic Motels: Discounts at new AmericInn Motel: Reservations required by 7/31/08, 1-800-634-3444, or Super 8, 1-800-800-8000 Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:00 am Friends of Wyatt Earp’s Birthplace - Breakfast (Menu) Open to the Public, Cloud Nine Supper Club. At the Monmouth Country Club |