Erika Holst ’01 married Christopher Schnell last year and they have a

little boy named Anders Christopher.

Congratulations!

As Curator of Collections of historic Edwards Place in Springfield, Illinois, Erika recently oversaw the complete restoration of the first floor of this mansion to its 1858 appearance.  Erika’s book, “Edwards Place: A Springfield Treasure” was published in conjunction with this restoration.  The book was published by the Springfield Art Association in April of 2015.  It chronicles the story of Edwards Place from its construction in 1858 to its heyday as a social center of Lincoln’s Springfield, to its years as an artistic hub of downstate Illinois, and finally through the restoration process.