One of the most romantic episodes of knox county history was the journey hither by water, undertaken by some of the galesburg colonists. Carterville history williamson county illinois historical. After graduating from the eighth grade at hardscrabble school, allen served as a teacher and an administrator in southern illinois public schools for twentyseven years, and as the historical director of the university museum at southern illinois university for sixteen years. Illinois state history curriculum lamp post homeschool.
Switchedon schoolhouse state history is also available if you want to study more than one state. Genealogical society dekalb county illinois genealogy. The henderson county genealogy and family history society was formed in 2003 by a dedicated group of local family history enthusiasts. Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of jersey county, illinois, and the. Please use the form below to submit your news itemevent for consideration to be added to the illinois state historical society website. Stephens discovered that caseyville was the only site in illinois to have military camps to defend the towns railroads and coal mines during the. Names of early illinois settlers genealogy trails history group. The clayville historical site is located east of the town of pleasant plains, and is designed to illustrate pioneering life in the early 1800s. Jensen, professor emeritus of history at the university of illinois at chicago, is the author of several books, including grass roots politics. Black hawk wrote his autobiography with the editor of the oquawka newspaper and said he was born at yellow banks. Plus you can purchase a copy from the genealogical society. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications.
His notes provide additional information for many of the entries. Feb 23, 2010 born in an illinois log cabin in 1887, john w. Historical encyclopedia of illinois, 1901 transcribed by kim torp county history. Materials may be used in the librarys collection, sold in the annual book sale, or given away as prizes. The societys goals include helping those with henderson county roots to trace their heritage, as well as to preserve the genealogy and historical records of the county. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully.
The university libraries are committed to identifying, collecting, organizing, preserving, and providing access to information supporting the instructional programs of the university. Very few copies are known to be in existence today. We encourage you to contact us if you would like more information or are interested in becoming a part of our organization. The history and other information about southern illinois was obtained from various sources including. Also, oquawka was one of the first outposts of the west, or illinois territory. The program was initiated and is managed by the illinois state historical society, whose mission is to foster awareness, understanding, research, preservation and understanding of illinois history. Clair county genealogical society sccgs sponsored and coordinated the compilation of these two family history publications for a total of 1600 family biographies, business, church, cemetery, and town histories.
Danville correctional center officials also prohibited for use in the university of illinois program several classic books of african american history. It will be held on the first working monday of each month. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois. Aug 15, 2007 headquartered in chicago, the illinois central railroad was known as the main line of midamerica, as it was a major railroad cutting through the middle section of the united states with two major routes. The illinois state historical society ishs is a private sector organization, organized as a nonprofit, that edits and disseminates public knowledge of history throughout the u. Carterville history carterville, the city in the township of the same name, was so designated in honor of laban carter, who opened the first commercial coal mine in the county. Box 295, sycamore, il 60178 meetings are 2nd wednesday of each month at the oakcrest little theatre in dekalb. Our combined efforts can make this a great site for all who visit. The catalog ban included several classic books related to african american history like, the souls of black folk, and uncle toms cabin.
If that monday is a holiday, pick up will be the day after. Please consider contributing your pieces of knox county family history. Illinois history and lincoln collections university of illinois library. The original plat of the village lay in the southeast corner of section 3, with the first mine shaft onehalf mile east in section 2. Bandyville school history bandyville school, district 24, in section 28 of herrin township on the county paved road between herrin and johnston city, took its name from the pioneer bandy family. Committed to the preservation of the history of woodford county, illinois. Parties, issues, and voters, 18541983 and the winning of the midwest. Illinois prison bans black history books the charleston chronicle. Dekalb county historical and genealogical societies. Headquartered in chicago, the illinois central railroad was known as the main line of midamerica, as it was a major railroad cutting through the middle section of the united states with two major routes. Jacks mill henderson county historical society museum.
Genealogy history news special offers illinois county history and genealogy books. Casey had held several offices including united states representative and lieutenant governor of illinois. Bandyville school history williamson county illinois. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between.
How caseyville shaped the nations future local illinois. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. The amount of information that can be found or verified by finding a single familys census record is enormous. Souvenir of early and notable events in the history of the north west territory, illinois, and tazewell county, including the names of those who have served the county in various official capacities.
The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. Shetlerville is an unincorporated community in hardin county, illinois, united states. Pages illinois atlas of historical county boundaries project. Understanding the history of the area where your ancestor lived can be helpful to understand what their life may have. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios.
They may include county histories, town histories, other types of histories, collections of biographies, genealogies of families, collections of records for a specific area, etc. The illinois state historical society 5255 shepherd road springfield, illinois 627035408 sesquicentennial church awards program application please type or print legibly. Buy great books on illinois history from jon musgrave and. Illinois prison banned, removed books on black history and. Home henderson county historical society museum jacks mill reference url to link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Woodford county historical society illinois, 112 n. Woodford county historical society illinois home facebook. List of books and articles about illinois history online. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. If approved we will post your submission on our news roll andor calendar of events. An illustrated history shawnee books russell, herbert k. We will no longer be accepting donations throughout the month. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930.
Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. An index to story titles in volume i 1988 and volume ii 1992 st. Illinois state fair museum browse the first illinois state fair opened on october 11, 1853 with an admission of 25 cents. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. A highlight in algonquins diverse history is the period from 1906 to 19, when the algonquin hill climbs took place. Handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of southeastern illinois. Christian county, illinois history genealogy trails. In addition to an impressive amount of abraham lincoln material, the alpl holds a premier collection of materials on illinois history, including books, original. This expanded and revised edition combines the first three volumes of bruces books into one. The main attraction is the broadwell inn, which was an old stagecoach stop on the springfield to beardstown line. Complete index of every county, county equivalent, or other area relevant to the evolution of state and county boundaries. A wealthy man named charles harbour built a house here, and in 1845 built a sawmill.
As they went up the illinois river, they discovered the same native americans on lake pimiteoui, fat lake peoria lake at peoria,il. Satisfy your state history requirements with illinois state history from a christian perspective. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient. As listed in the pioneer history of illinois, containing the discovery in 1673 and the history of the country to the year 1818 when the state government was organized by john reynolds, originally published in 1852. Souvenir of early and notable events in the history of the. History, mystery and hauntings of southern illinois. Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. This book contains the history of the dekalb county regiments and the men who served in the civil war as well as the history of dekalb county from 1836 to 1868. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. Jensen treats illinois as a microcosm of the nation, arguing that its history exhibits basic conflicts that had much to do with shaping american society in general. Illinois state fair museum browse the first illinois state fair. Bandy made their land entries in 1836 on parts of section 20.
Jersey county historical society, jerseyville, illinois. Darrel dexter, local historian and longtime editor of the saga of southern illinois, has transcribed obituaries and death notices from thousands of southern illinois newspapers and made them available for posting on this website. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. History arenzville, il home of the worlds best burgoo. Trusdell, according to act of congress, regarding copy rights. There were deposits of coal in the area, and harbour was one of several members of the illinois coal company, along with zadok casey, walter seates, malcomb robinson, charles barrett and john roy. In those days, if an automobile could successfully climb the hills of algonquin, that machine immediately met with the stamp of public approval. Algonquin, il document center history of algonquin. Chapman, 1880, by thomas gregg page images at hathitrust filed under. Some of the same families who came to central illinois looking for good farm land in the middle of the 19th century have descendents who still live in the region. Deadline december 31 churches must have operated continuously in illinois for 150 years or more please note. Also included is a short history of the county and early map of perry county townships. My state history funbook illinois adds activities for younger children. Lc land ownership maps, 122 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster.
Northern reformers in illinois were intent on remaking the state in their image. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Books and other print materials in the ihlc may be searched through the online catalog. Knox county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. Strange memorial book award annual awards sesquicentennial houses of worship centennial. Illinois census the census, while not created for the purpose of genealogical research, is nevertheless one of the public records that genealogists find most helpful and tend to use most often. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives of the county. This service is only for those within the caseyville village boundaries when requested by the resident.
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