Jerry Roth
Retired resident of Forrest, Illinois who founded and curates Jerry's Hat Museum, a large collection of hats, pens, and local memorabilia housed in a converted church.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 13min
Jerry’s Hat Museum (Classic)
Jerry Roth, a retired Forrest, Illinois resident who converted a chapel into a quirky local museum. The tour showcases thousands of hats stapled to church walls and a surprising basement of pens, matchbooks, and town memorabilia. Jerry explains renovating the building, collecting rules, community donations, and how the collection will stay with the local historical society.
