| 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: 5.02.08 |
| 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 1 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. |
| Wyatt Earp's 160th Birthday Event, August 9, 2008 Birthplace Open House, Programs, Reenactments, Luncheon, Dinner, Sunday Brunch. Reenactors and Performers Welcome. Email: wyattearpbirthp@aol.com for info. |