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Allen, John W. It Happened in Southern Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, 1978. F 541 .A42 1978 Alvord, Clarence Walworth. The Centennial History of Illinois. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1918-1922. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5471 Alvord, Clarence Walworth. The Illinois Country, 1673-1818. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1965. F 541 .A47 1965 and Americana Rare F 541 .I25 vol.1 Anderson, Charles P. The Centennial of Illinois Statehood: Commemorated by the Chicago Histoical Society, Orchestra Hall, April Nineteenth, MDCCCCXVIII: Address, Illinois in History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1918. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7109 Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2001. F 547 .C5 H57x 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13151 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10954 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17234 Bateman, Newton. Illinois Historical. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2001. F 547 .D7 I45x 2001 pt.1-2 Beggs, S.R. Pages from the Early History of the West and Northwest: Embracing Reminiscences and Incidents of Settlement and Growth, and Sketches of the Material and Religious Progress of the States of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri: with Especial Reference to the History of Methodism. Cincinnati: Printed at the Methodist Book Concern, R.P. Thompson, printer, 1868. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7314 Biles, Roger. Illinois: a History of the Land and its People. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2005. F 541.3 .B55 2005 Blanchard, Rufus. Discovery and Conquests of the Northwest, with the History of Chicago. Wheston, IL: R. Blanchard, 1881, c1879. Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no.13146 Boggess, Arthur Clinton. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830. Chicago: The Society, 1908. F 545 .B75 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5476 Brown, Henry. The History of Illinois:From its First Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time. New York: J. Winchester, New World press, 1844. F 541 .B87 1844 and Americana F 541 .B87 1844 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7112 and Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no.13155 and Online URL Carpenter, W.H. and T.S. Arthur, eds. The History of Illinois: From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Philadelphia: Kippincott, Grambo & Company, 1854. Americana F 541 .C29 1857 and Microfiche F 541 .C29 1857 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7111 and Online URL
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Carrier, Lois A. Illinois: Crossroads of a Continent. Chicago and Urbana, IL: University fo Illinois Press, c1993. F 541 .C34 1993 The Central History of Illinois: Volume 1, The Illinois Country, 1673-1818; volume 2, The Frontier State, 1818-1848; Volume 3, The Era of the Civil War, 1848-1870; Volume 4, The Industrial State, 1870-1893; Volume 5, The Modern Commonwealth, 1898-1918. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Company, 1918-1922. Microfiche CS 43 .C46x LH5471 Danzer, Gerald A. Illinois: a History in Pictures. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2011. F 541 .D24 2011 Davidson, Alexander. A Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1873: Embracing the Physical Features of the Country, Its Early Explorations, Aboriginal Inhabitants, French and British Occupation, Conquest by Virginia, Territorial condition and the Subsequent Civil, Military and Political Events of the state. Springfield, IL: Illinois Journal Company, 1874. Americana F 541 .D25 1974 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11476 and Online URL Davis, James Edward. Frontier Illinois. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998. F 545 .D38 1998 Early Illinois, Number 14: The Earliest Religious History of Chicago; Early History of Illinois; Early Society in Southern Illinois; The Illinois Bar Forty Years Ago; The First Murder-Trial in Iroquois County for the First Murder in Cook County. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1881. Microfiche CS 43 .C46s LH5493 Early Illinois, Number 31: Pierre Menard, the First Lieutenant-Governor of Illinois; Noel le Vasseur; Lists of Early Illinois Citizens. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1890. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5510 Eifert, Viginia. The Story of Illinois: Indian and Pioneer. Springfield, IL: Sn.n, 1954. F 541 .I4 no.1 Federal Writers’ Project. Illinois.Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide. St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, 1973. F 539.3 .F4 1973 and F 546 .F45 1947 and Americana F 539.3 .F4 1973 and Americana F 546 .F45 1939 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH18004 Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1814 to 1847: Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago and New York: S.C. Griggs and Co. and Ivison and Phinney, 1854. F 545 .F68 1945 vol.1-2 and Americana F 545 .F68 1854 vol.1-3 and Online URL Gerhard, Frederick. Illinois as It Is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws, Government, Finances, Climate, Soil, Plants, Animals, State of Health, Prairies, Agriculture, Cattle-breeding, Orcharding, Cultivation of the Grape, Timber-Growing, Market-Prices, Lands and Land-prices,
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Geology, Mining, Commerce, Banks, Railroads, Public Institutions, Newspapers, etc. Chicago, IL: Keen and Lee, 1857. F 545 .G36 1857 and Americana F 545 .G36 1857 and Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no.16069 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6442 and Online URL Gillespie, Joseph. Recollections of Early Illinois and Her Noted Men. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5492 Hallwas, John E. Western Illinois Heritage. Macomb, IL: Illinois Heritage Press, 1983. F 541.5 .H34x 1983 and Americana F 541.5 .H34x 1983 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Americana Rare F 547 .F35 H57x 1910 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5039 Howard, Robert P. Illinois: a History of the Prairie State. Grand Rapids Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972. F 541 .H68 and Americana F 541 .H68 1972 Humphrey, Grace. Illinois: The Story of the Prairie State. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1917. F 541 .H92 and Americana Rare F 541 .H92 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 9868 Jensen, Richard J. Illinois: A Bicentennial History. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, c1978. F 541 .J46 Lusk, D.W. Eighty Years of Illinois: Politics and Politicians, Anecdotes and Incidents, a Succinct History of the State, 1809-1889. Springfield, IL: H.W. Rokker, 1889. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6443 Mason, Edward G. Chapters from Illinois History. Chicago: H.S. Stone and Company, 1901. F 541 .M39 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6444 Mason, Edward G., ed. Early Chicago and Illinois. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1890. F 545 .M38 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5475 Mason, Edward G. Illinois in the Eighteenth Century: Skaskia and Its parish Records: Old Fort Chartres: and Col. John Todd's Record Book. Chicago: Fergus Printing company, 1881. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5491 and Microfiche Z1236 .L5 1971 no.40055 Mather, Irwin F. The Making of Illinois: A History of the State from the Earliest Records to the Present Time. Chicago: A. Flannagan, 1919. Americana F 541 .M415 1919 Matson, Nehemiah. Pioneers of Illinois: Containing a Series Relating to events that Occurred Previous to 1813, Also Narratives of Many Thrilling Incidents Connected with the Early Settlement of the West, Drawn from History, Tradition and Personal Reminiscences. Chicago: Knight and Leonard, 1882. F 541 .M43 1882 and Microfiche F 541 .M43 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7121
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Meyer, Douglas K. Making the Heartland Quilt: a Geographical History of Settlement and Migration in Early-Nineteenth-Century Illinois. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2000. F 545 .M55 2000 Moses, John. First Settlements in Illinois. Fort Wayne Allen County, IL: Public Library, 1956. F 541 .M91 1956 Moses, John. Illinois, Historical and Statistical: Comprising the Essential Facts of Its Planting and Growth as a Province, County, Territory, and State: Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, Including Original Documents and Papers, Together with Carefully Prepared Statistical Tables Relating to Population, Financial and Administration, Industrial Progress, Internal Growth, Political and military Events. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, c1887-1892. F 541 .M91 1889 vol.1 and F 541 .M91 1892 vol.2 and Americana F 541 .M91 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7126 Olson, Ernst W., ed. History of the Swedes of Illinois. Chicago: Enberg-Holmberg Publishing Company, 1908. F 550 .S8 O5 1979 vol.1-2 (reprint of the 1908 edition) and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7316 and Microfiche Z1236 .L5 1971 no.23756-57 Parrish, Randall. Historic Illinois: the Romance of the Earlier Days. Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1905. F 541 .P37x 1905 and Americana F 541 .P37x 1906 Pease, Theodore Calvin. The Story of Illinois. Chicago: A.C. McClurg and Co., 1925. F 541 .P36 1965 and F 541 .P36 1949 and Americana F 541 .P36 1925 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11858 Perrin, J. Nick. Perrin's History of Illinois. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Register, c1906. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6446 Reynolds, John. The Pioneer History of Illinois: Containing the Discovery in 1673 and the History of the Country to the Year 1818, When the State Government ws Organized. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1887. F 541 .R45 and Americana 977.3 R33 1852 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8165 and Online URL Robson, Charles. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Illinois of the Nineteenth Century. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2002. F 540 .B56x 2002 pt.1-2 Smith, George Washington. History of Illinois and Her People. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1927. Americana Rare F 541 .S63 1927 vol.1,2,6 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12055 Smith, George Washington. A History of Southern Illinois; a Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People, and its Principal Interests. ChicagoNew York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1912. F 541 .S66 vol.1-3 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12057 and Online URL
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Strand, A.E., comp, and ed. A History of the Norwegians of Illinois: A Concise Record of the Struggles and Achievements fo the Early Settlers, Together with a Narrative of what Is Now Being Done by the Norwegian-Americans of Illinois in the Development of Their Adopted Country: with the Valuable Collaboration for Numerous Authors and contributors. Chicago: J. Anderson Publishing Company, c1905. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7335 Sutton, Robert P., ed. The Prairie State: A Documentary History of Illinois. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, c1976. Americana F 536 .P7 vol.1-2 Walton, Clyde C. An Illinois Reader. Dekalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 1970. F 541 .W22 Writers’ Program… Stories from Illinois History. Chicago Ill.: WPA, 1941. F 541 .W78
Adams County
Asbury, Henry. Reminiscences of Quincy, Illinois: Containing Historical Events, Anecdotes, Matters Concerning Old Settlers and Old Times, etc. Quincy, IL: D. Wilcox and sons, 1882. Americana F 547 .Q6 A7 1882
Collins, William H. and Cicero F. Perry. Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois: Including the Late Colonel John Tillson's History of Quincy, Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Leading and Prominent Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago:S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1905. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4500 Great River Genealogical Society. Portrait and Biographical Record of Adams County, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States. Quincy IL: The Great River Genealogical Society, 2001. F 547 .A2 P67x 2001 and Microfilm F no.120
The History of Adams County Illinois: Containing a History of the County-Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its volunteers in the Late Rebellion; General and Local Statistics. Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men. History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Adams County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Murray, Williamson and Phelps, 1879. Americana F 547 .A2 H6 and Microfilm F no.119 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4499 Redmond, Pat H. History of Quincy and its Men of Mark: Or, Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures, and Commerce. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2001. F 549 .Q6 R43x 2001
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Wilcox, David F. Quincy and Adams County: History of Representative Men. Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1919. F 547 .A2 W6 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13147
Alexander County
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. Microfilm F no.201 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4495 and Online URL
Bond County
Bateman, Newton. Illinois, Historical. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1915. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11837 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Bond County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1915. Microfilm F no.121
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.121 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4501
Boone County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Boone County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.122 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4506
Harvey, Daniel G. The Argyle Settlement in History and Story. Rockford, IL: D.G. Harvey, 1924. F 549 .A65 H3
The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois: Contianing a History of the County--Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical directory fo Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General adn Local Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, constitution of the United States, Map of Boone County, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1877. F 547 .B65 P3 1989 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4503 and Microfilm F no.122
Rowland, Katherine E. and Barbara Sweet Winchester. The Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, who came before 1841. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990. F 547 .W7 R73 1990
Brown County
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Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and pioneers. Philadelphia: W.R. Brink, 1882. Microfilm F no.122
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Bureau County
Bradsby, Henry C., ed. History of Bureau County, Illinois. Chicago: World Publishing Company, 1885. Microfilm F no.123 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4508 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Ford, Henry A. The history of Putnam and Marshall Counties: embracing an account of the settlement, early progress, and formation of Bureau and Stark Counties : with an appendix, containing notices of old settlers and of the antiquities of Putnam and Marshall, lists of officers of each county from its organization to the present time, etc., etc. Lacon,IL: Gazette Office, 1860. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11278 and Online URL
Harrington, George B. Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1906. F 547 .B8 H3 and Microfilm F no.123 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4510
Kett, Henry F. The Voters and Tax-Payers of Bureau County, Illinois: Containing Also a Biographical Directory of Its Tax-Payers and Voters: A History of the County and State; Map of the County: A Business directory; an Abstract of Every-day Laws: officers of Societies, Lodges, etc. Chicago: J.F. Kett and company, 1877. F 547 .B8 V67x 1877 and Microfilm F no.123 Matson, Nehemiah. Reminiscences of Bureau County in Two Parts. Princeton, IL: Republican Book and Job Office, 1872. F 547 .B8 M43 1872 and Microfilm F no.123 and Microfiche F 547 .B8 M43 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4509
Sketches of the Early Settlement of the Present Advantages of Princeton: Including Valuable Statistics, etc.: Also a Brief sketch of Bureau County, and a Business Directory. Princeton, IL: Isaac B. Smith, 1857. Microfilm F no.123 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17886
Calhoun County
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Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Carroll County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Carroll County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1913. Microfilm F no.124 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4512
The History of Carroll County, Illinois: Contianing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biogrphical directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local statistics, Portraits of early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Carroll County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: J.F. Kett and Company, 1878. F 547 .C2 H6 and Microfilm F no.124 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4511 Thiem, E. George. Carroll County: a Goodly Heritage. Sesquicentennial ed. ed. Mt. Morris Ill.: Kable Print. Co., 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13122
Cass County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Cass County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1915. F 547 .C3 H57x 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.125 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Gridley, J.N. Historical Sketches Vol. 1. Virginia, IL: Enquirer, 1907. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4513
Henderson, John G. Early History of the "Sangamon Country": Being notes of the First Settlement in the Territory Now comprised within the limits of Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties. s.l.:s.n.,n.d. Microfilm F no.195
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Cass County, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.125 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4514
Champaign County
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Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Champaign County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1905. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4515 and Microfilm F no.125
History of Champaign County, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biogrphical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDounough and Company, 1878. Microfilm F no.125 and Online URL
Lothrop, J.S., comp. J.S. Lothrop's Champaign County Directory, 1870-1, with History of the Same, and of Each Township Therein. Chicago: Rand, McNalley and Company, 1871. Microfilm F no.125 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 9915
Matthew, Milton W. and Lewis A. McLean. Early History and Pioneers of Champaign County: Illustrated by One Hundred and Fifteen Superb Engravings by Melville, containing Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, the Early History of the County Obtained From the Most Reliable Sources and Many Graphic Scenes and Incidents from the Bright and Shady Sides of Pioneer Life. Urbana, IL: Champaign County Herald, 1886. Americana F 547 .C4 M4 1891 and Microfilm F no.125 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4096 Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Ill. Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of Illinois, and the Presidents of the United States. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887. Americana Rare F 547 .C4 P8 1887
Stewart, John R., ed. A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, civic and Social Development, a Chronicle of other People, with Family Lineage and Memoirs. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1918. F 547 .C4 S8 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4480
Christian County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Christian County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1918. F 547 .C5 H57x 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.126 Curry, Mary M. 1880 History of Christian County, Illinois (Condensed). Joplin Mo.: Curry, 1969. F 547 .C5 E5 vol.1-2, 3-4
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Gardner, Thelma B. Illinois Sesquicentennial Edition of Christian County History. Jacksonville Ill.: Printed by Production Press, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11587
McBride, J.C. Past and Present of Christian County, Illinois. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1904. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4490
Clark County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Clark County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12945
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. F 547 .C53 H57 and Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4516
Clay County
Biographical and Reminiscent History of Richland, Clay and Marion Counties. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen adn Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4517
History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Globe Publishing Company, 1884. F 547 .W25 H57 1884a and Microfilm F no.127
Clinton County
History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDounough and Company, 1881. Quarto F 547 .M3 H58x 2001 and Microfilm F no.128
Coles County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Coles County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.128 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4518
History of Coles County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Directory of Its Tax-Payers, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Coles County, history of Illinois, Illustrated, History of the Northwest, Illustrated, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc. Chicago: William LeBaron, Jr. and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.128 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4486
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Lathrop, Gail L. Coles County in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Charleston, IL: Eastern Illinois University, 1965. E 500 .L37x 1965
Cook County
Andreas, Alfred T. History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1884. F 547 .C7 A5 and Microfilm F no.129 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 5019
Blanchard, Rufus. Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago. Wheaton, IL: R. Blanchard, 1881, c1879. Americana F 544 .B52x 1879 and Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no.13146 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 9048 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH16901 and Online URL
Goodspeed, Weston A. and Daniel D. Healy, eds. History of Cook County, Illinois: Being a General Survey of Cook County History Including a Condensed History of Chicago and Special Account of Districts Outside the City Limits, From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chicago: The Goodspeed Historical Association, c1909. F 547 .C7 G6 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5027
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Cook County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1905. Microfilm F no.129 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5018
Mason, Edward G., ed. Early Chicago and Illinois. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1890. F 545 .M38 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5475
Waterman, Arba N. Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois and Selected Biography. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908. F 548.3 .W32 vol.1-3 and Microfilm F no.131 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5026
Willard, Frances E. A Classic Town: the Story of Evanston. Chicago: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1892. F 549 .E8 W6
Crawford County
Bateman, Newton. Illinois, historical. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1909. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5029 and Microfilm 900 no.66
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Perrin, William H., ed. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. F 547 .C53 H57 and Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4516
Cumberland County
Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Company, 1884. Microfilm F no.189 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5028
The Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Societies of Illinois. Cumberland County History. Olney, IL: Taylor Print Shop, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4478
Dane County DeKalb County
Boies, Henry L. History of DeKalb County, Illinois. Chicago: O.P. Bassett, 1868. Microfilm F no.132 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5030
Gross, Lewis M. Past and Present of DeKalb County, Illinois. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907. F 547 .D3 G8 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.132 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5031 Portrait and Biographical Album of De Kalb County, Illinois: Containing Full-Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County ; Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of Illinois and of the Presidents of the United States. Chicago: Chapman brothers, 1885. F 547 .D3 P8 and Microfilm F no.133 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10346
The Voters and Tax-Payers of DeKalb County, Illinois: Containing Also a Biographical Directory of Its Tax-Payers and Voters; A History of the County and State: Map of the County; A Business Directory; An Abstract of Every-day laws; Officers of Societies, Lodges, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1876. Microfilm F no.133 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 9918
Dewitt County
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History of Dewitt County, Illinois; with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1910. Microfilm F no.134 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13144
History of Dewitt County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: W.R. Brink and Company, 1882. Quarto F 547 .D5 H6 1882 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5033 and Microfilm F no.134
Douglas County
Bateman, Newton, Paul Selby and John W. King, eds. Illinois Historical: Douglas County Biographical. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. F 547 .D7 I45x 2001 pt.1-2 and Microfilm F no.135
County of Douglas, Illinois: Historical and Biographical, With an Outline Sketch of the Northwest Territory and of the State of Illinois. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Comapny, 1884. Microfilm F no.135 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4489
Gresham, John, comp. Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois. Logansport, IN: Wilson, Humphreys and Company, 1900. Microfilm Fno.135 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4498
Du Page County
Blanchard, Rufus. History of Du Page County, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.136 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5024
Budd, Lillian. Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie: A History of Lombard, Illinois. Lombard, IL: Lombard Historical Society, c1977. F 549 .L83 B82 and Americana F 549 .L83 B82
Dunning, Mildred R. The Story of Lombard, 1833-1955. s.l.: s.n., 1955. F 549 .L65 D86x 1955
Harmon, Ada D., comp. The Story of An Old Town: Glen Ellyn. s.l.: Glenn News Printing Company, 1928. F 549 .G55 H2
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Du Page County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1913. F 539 .B32 1913 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.136 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5032
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History of Du Page County, Illinois. Aurora, IL: Knickerbocker and Hedder, 1877. Microfilm F no.136
Knoblauch, Marion. Du Page County: a Descriptive and Historical Guide, 1831-1939. Elmhurst, IL: Irvin A. Ruby, Distributor, 1948. F 547 .D9 F43x 1948
Richmand, C.W. and H.F. Vallette. History of the County of Du Page, Illinois; Containing an Account of Its Early Settlement and Present Advantages, a Separate History of the Several Towns, Including Notices of Religious Organizations, Education, Agriculture, and Manufactures, with the names and Some Account of the First Settlers in Each Township, and Much Valuable Statistical Information. Chicago: Steam Presses of Scripps, Bross and Spears, 1857. Microfilm F no.136 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11869
Spencer, A.P. Centennial History of Highlands, Illinois 1837-1937. s.l.: s.n., 1937. F 549 .H5 S6
Edgar County
Souvenir History of Edgar County 1823-1893; Containing History of the Organization of the County; Building of Old Court House; History of the New Court House; County and Township Officers. Paris, IL: U.O. Colson, 1892. F 547 .E3 S68x 2001 and Microfilm F no.137
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Edgar County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1905. Microfilm Fno.137 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5035
The History of Edgar County, Illinois: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., directory of its tax-payers, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of Edgar County, history of Illinois, illustrated, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc. Chicago: W. Lebaron Jr. and Company, 1879. F 547 .E25 H5 1968 and F 547 .E25 H5 and Microfilm F no.137 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5034
Edwards County
Boewe, Charles E. Prairie Albion: An English Settlement in Pioneer Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University, 1962. F 547 .E3 B68
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Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois; With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough & Company, 1883. F 547 .E3 C7 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4519 (Index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4520) and Microfilm F no.137
Dukes, Edgar L. Yester-Years in Edwards County, Illinois: a simple tale for simple people. s.l.: E.L. Dukes, 1946. F 547 .E3 D84x 1946
Flower, George. History of the English Settlement in Edwards County, Illinois: Founded in 1817 and 1818, by Morris Birkbeck and George Flower. Chicago: Fergus Printing, 1882. F 548.1 .C4 1909 and Americana F 548.1 .C4 1882 and Microfilm F no.137 and Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no.13194 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5472 Sparks, Edwin Erle. The English Settlement in the Illinois: Reprints of Three Rare Tracts on the Illinois Country : With Map and a View of a British Colony House at Albion. London: The Museum Book Store, 1907. Microfiche Z 1236 .L5 1971 no. 16260
Effingham County
Feldhake, Hilda Engbring. Effingham County, Illinois, Past and Present. Effingham Ill.: The Society, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13123
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Effingham County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Microfilm F no.138 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5038
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Effingham County, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. F 547 .E4 H5 and Microfilm F no.138 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5036 (index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5037)
Teutopolis Centennial: Souvenir Program and Historical Sketch: celebration dates September 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1939. Teutopolis, IL: s.n., 1939. F 549 .T48 T48x 1939
Fayette County
History of Fayette County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDounough and Company, 1878. Quarto F 547 .F35 B75x and Microfilm F no.138
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Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fayette County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Americana Rare F 547 .F35 H57x 1910 and Microfilm F no.138 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5039 and Online URL
Ford County
Gardner, E.A. History of Ford County, Illinois: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908; with Biographical Sketches fo Some Prominent Citizens of the County. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1908. Microfilm F no.139 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4488
Franklin County
Baird, S. S. Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919: Containing a Brief Review of the World War, Complete History of Franklin County's Activities, Photographs and Service Records of Franklin County's Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, Industrial and Biographical Review of Business and Professional Firms Who have made this History Possible. Benton: H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society, 1920. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13141 History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12103
Fulton County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2001. F 547 .F8 H57x 2001 pt.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17234 and Microfilm F no.140 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
History of Fulton County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Education, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens: History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, French, English and American Conquests, and a General Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History, Digest of State Laws. Peoria, IL:
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C.C.Chapman and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.140 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5429 and Online URL
Swan, Alonzo M. Canton: It's Pioneers and History: A Contribution to the History of Fulton County. Canton, IL: s.n., 1871. Americana F 549 .C3 S9 1871
Fulton County Heritage. Dallas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1988. Quarto F 547 .F8 F75 1988
Gallatin County
History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12103
Greene County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois: Together with Sketches fo the Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Individuals, and Biographies of Representative Men: History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic and Historic Races, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Military History. Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Company, 1885. Microfilm F no.150 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5431
History of Greene County, Illinois: Its Past and Present, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Its Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Map of Greene County, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Donnelley, Gassette and Lloyd, 1879. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4504
Miner, Edward. Past and Present of Greene County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1905. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5040
Grundy County
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Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Grundy County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1914. Microfilm F no.142 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5434
History of Grundy County, Illinois: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Embracing Its Topographical, Geological, Physical and Climatic Features, Its Agricultural, Railroad Interests, etc.: Giving an Account of Its Aboriginal Inhabitants, Early Settlement by the Whites, Pioneer Incidents, Its Growth, Its Improvements, Organization of the County, the Judicial History, the Business and Industries, Churches, Schools, etc.: Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers, Prominent Men, etc. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1882. F 547 .G8 F57x 1914 and Microfilm F no.143 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5025
Hamilton County
History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12103
Hancock County
Albers, Adelaide. History of Warsaw. Warsaw, IL: The Warsaw Bulletin, 1960. Americana F 549 .W37 A42x 1960
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Hancock County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1921. Microfilm F no.144 and Americana F 547 .H2 B34x and Online URL Burkett, Kathryn Lewis. Hancock County, Illinois: a Pictorial History. Virginia Beach VA: Donning Co., 2000. F 547 .H2 B87 2000 and Americana F 547 .H2 B87 2000 Drury, John. This is Hancock County, Illinois: An Up-to-Date Historical Narrative with County Map and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages and Farmsteads. Chicago: Loree, 1955. F 547 .H2 D78x 1955 and Americana F 547 .H2 D78x 1955
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Gregg, Thomas. History of Hancock County, Illinois: Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws. Chicago: C.C. Chapman, 1880. F 547 .H2 G8 1880 and Americana F 547 .H2 G8 1880 and Microfilm F no.145 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4497
History of Hancock County, Illinois. Carthage, IL: Journal Printing Company, 1968. F 547 .H2 H572 and Americana F 547 .H2 H572
Hardin County Henderson County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Henderson County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1911. Microfilm F no.145 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5435
History of Mercer and Henderson Counties: together with biographical matter, statistics, etc. gathered from matter furnished by the Mercer and Henderson County Historical Societies, interviews with old settlers, county, township and other records, and extracts from files of papers, pamphlets, and such other sources as have been available. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Company, 1882. F 547 .M55 H6 and Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4093
Henry County
Anderson, Theodore J. 100 years--a history of Bishop Hill, Illinois : also biographical sketches of many early pioneers in Illinois. Chicago: s.n., c1946. F 549 .B6 A53x 1946
The History of Henry County, Illinois: Its Tax-Payers and Voters: Containing Also a Biographcial Directory, a Condensed History of the State, Map of the County, a Business Directory, an Abstract of Every-Day Laws, War Record of Henry County, Officers and Societies, Lodges, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1877. Microfilm F no.146 and Americana Rare F 547 .H52 H5 1877 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46 LH4094
Kiner, Henry L. History of Henry County, Illinois; Also Biographical Sketches of Many Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Comapny, 1910. Microfilm F no.146 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5436
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Illinois: Containing Full-Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United Sates; Also Containing a History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present time. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company, 1885. F 547 .H52 P8 and Microfilm F no.147 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10355 and Online URL
Iroquois County
Beckwith, Hiram W. History of Iroquois County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, though, for the most part, Out-of-the-Way Sources. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Company, 1880. Microfilm F no.148 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5437 and Online URL Dowling, John. History of Iroquois County. Watseka Ill.: Iroquois County Board of Supervisors, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13142
Kern, James W. Past and Present of Iroquois County, Illinois; Together with Biographical Sketches fo Many of Its Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1907. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5443 and Online URL Portrait and Biographical Record of Iroquois County, Illinois Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1893. Microfilm F no.148
Jackson County
1878 History of Jackson County, Illinois and 1907 Atlas of Jackson County, Illinois. Oakland Calif.: East Bay Blue Print & Supply, 1989. Quarto F 547 .J2 H57x 1989 History of Jackson county, Illinois; With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough and Company, 1878. Microfilm F no.149
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Historical Sketches of Jackson County, Illinois: Giving Some Account of the Early Settlement of the County, and of Every Town and City in the County; Together with a Description of the Physical Geography of the County, and the Navigation of Its Principal River by Steam. Carbondale, IL: E. Newsome, 1894. Microfilm F no.149
Wright, John W.D. A History of Early Carbondale, Illinois, 1852-1905. Carondale, IL: Published for the Jackson County Historical Society by Southern Illinois University Press, c1977. F 549 .C35 W74 1977
Jasper County
Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Company, 1884. Microfilm F no.189 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5028
Jefferson County
History of Jefferson County, Illinois, 1810-1962. Mt. Vernon, IL: Continental Historical Bureau, 1962. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5440
Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Jefferson County, Illinois. Chicago: Globe Publishing Company, 1883. F 547 .J4 P477 and Microfilm F no.149 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5438
Wall, John H. Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.149 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5439
Jersey County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois: Together with Sketches of the Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of prominent Individuals, and Biographies of Representative Men: History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic and Historic Races, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Military History. Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Company, 1885. Microfilm F no.150 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5431
History of Jersey County, Illinois. Curtis Media Corporation, 1991. Quarto F 547.J5 H32 1991
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Jo Daviess County
Bale, Florence G., comp. Historic Galena Yesterday and Today. Galena, IL: Galena Advertiser, 1946. F 549 .G14 B35x 1946
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Jo Daviess County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1904. Microfilm F no.151
The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Jo Daviess County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matter, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1878. Microfilm F no.151 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8171 and Online URL Scott, D. Wilmot. Business Directory of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Galena Ill.: D. Wilmot Scott, 1868. Microfilm F no.151
Johnson County
Chapman, Leorah M.C. A History of Johnson County, Illinois. s.l.: Press of the Herrin News, 1925. F 547 .J8 C4
Kane County
Bailey, John C. W. Kane County Directory for 1859-1860: Containing the Name, Occupation and Address, of Every Resident within the Cities of Aurora, Geneva, Elgin and St. Charles ... and Other Residents in the several Townships of the County. Chicago: J. C. W. Bailey, 1859. Microfilm F no.153 Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1904. Microfilm F no.152 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5441 Commemorative Biographical and Historical Record of Kane County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the
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County, together with Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Illinois and of the Presidents of the United States: Also Containing a History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Present Time. Chicago: Beers, Leggett and Company, 1888. Microfilm F no.152 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5442
Hall, Frederick. Memories of Our Neighbors. Dundee, IL: s.n., 1916. F 547 .K2 H355 Joslyn, Rudolphus W. and Frank W. Joslyn. History of Kane County, Illinois. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1908. Microfilm F no.153 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5444
The Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Directory of Its citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Kane County, History of Illinois, Illustrated, History of the Northwest, Illustrated, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: William LeBaron Jr. and Company, 1878. 977.323 K131p and Microfilm F no.154 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4491
Kankakee County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kankakee County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.155 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17235 and Online URL
Kendall County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kendall County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1914. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5448 Biographical Directory of the Voters and Tax-Payers of Kendall County, Illinois Containing also a Map of the County; an Historical Sketch; a Business Directory; an Abstract of Every-Day Laws; Officers of Societies, Lodges, Etc. Chicago: G. Fisher, 1876. Microfilm F no.156 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205 Farren, Kathy. A Bicentennial History of Kendall County, Illinois. Yorkville, IL: Kendall County Bicentennial Commission, 1976. F 547 .K4 B523x 1976
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Hicks, Edmund W. History of Kendall County, Illinois: from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time. Aurora, IL: Knickerbocker and Hodder, 1877. F 547 .K4 H6 and Microfilm F no.156 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5023
Knox County
Annals of Knox County Commemorating Centennial of Admission of Illinois as a State of the Union in 1818. Galesburg Ill.: Republican Register Print, 1921. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10714 Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Knox County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1904. F 539 .B35 1899 and Americana F 539 .B35 1899 and Microfilm F no.157 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5446 Chapman, Charles C. History of Knox County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of the Cities, Villages and Townships, Records of Its Volunteers in the Late War, Educational, Religious, Civil and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographical Sketches of the Subscribers, History of Illinois, Abstracts of the State Laws, etc. Chicago: Blakely, Brown and Marsh, 1878. F 547 .K7 H6 and Microfilm F no.157 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4098
Dewey's County Directory ... an Historical Sketch of the Townships is also Added. Galesburg Ill.: Liberal Book and Job Office, 1868. Microfilm F no.157 Perry, Albert J. History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and People. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912. Americana F 547 .K7 P46 1912 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4505
Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Representative Citizens of the County Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States; Also Containing a History of the County from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Present Time. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company, 1886. F 547 .K7 P8 and Microfilm F no.157 and Microfilm 920 no.55 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10343 and Online URL
Lake County
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Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Lake County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1902. Americana F 547 .L34 H57x 1902 and Microfilm F no.160 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5447 and Online URL Haines, Elijah M. Historical and Statistical Sketches of Lake County, State of Illinois: in Two Parts, the First Consisting of General Observations, the Second Gives a Minute Review of Each Township in its Order. Waukegan, IL: E.G. Howe, 1852. Microfilm F no.160 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5451
Halsey, John J. A History of Lake County Illinois. La Crosse Wis.: Northern Micrographics, 2000. F 547 .L2 H57x 2000 Libertyville Illustrated. Chicago: Kehm, Fietsch and Miller, n.d. F 549 .L52 The Past and present of Lake County, Illinois: containing a history of the county--its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of Lake County, history of Illinois, illustrated, history of the Northwest, illustrated, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc. Chicago: W. LeBaron and Company, 1877. Microfilm F no.160 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5445
La Salle County
Baldwin, Elmer. History of La Salle County, Illinois: Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explorations: and a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, with an Appendix Giving the Present Status of the County, Its Population, Resources, Manufactures and Institutions. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company, 1877. F 547 .L3 B2 and Microfilm F no.158 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4483 and Online URL
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Foster, W. R. Stories of Pioneer Days in La Salle County, Illinois: and Poster Designs Commemorating the Washington Bi-Centennial, 1932. Ottawa Ill.: Illinois Office Supply Co., 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11588 History of La Salle County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons,
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and Biographies of Representative Citizens: Also a Condensed History of Illinois, Embodying Accounts of prehistoric Races, Aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1886. F 547 .L3 H571x 1886 and Microfilm F no.158 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5452 and Online URL
Hoffman, Urias J. History of La Salle County, Illinois: Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of the Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.159 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5450 and Online URL O'Byrne, M. C. History of La Salle County, Illinois. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1924. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11854
The Past and Present of La Salle County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of LaSalle County, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1877. Microfilm F no.159 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4482
Lawrence County
Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois; With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough & Company, 1883. F 547 .E3 C7 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4519 (Index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4520) and Microfilm F no.137
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Lawrence County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Microfilm F no.160 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5453
Lee County
Barge, William D. Early Lee County: being some Chapters in the History of the Early Days in Lee County, Illinois. Chicago: Barnard & Miller printers, 1918. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11729
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Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Lee County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1904. Microfilm F no.161 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5432 Becker, Anthony J. The Biography of a Country Town: U.S.A. s.l.: Spencer-Walker Press, Inc., 1954. F 549 .A5 B42x
Everett, Oliver. History of Dixon and Lee County: chronological record, showing the current events and many interesting reminiscences in the history of Dixon and Lee County, from the earliest white settlement to the present : historical and descriptive sketch of Dixon, giving a retrospective view of the past, a full description of the present city of Dixon, its natural advantages, attractions, water power, manufactories, educational facilities, public buildings, etc., etc. : biography of Father Dixon : sketch of our first schools by Oliver Everett : a full list of soldiers that left Dixon for the War of the Rebellion, etc. Dixon, IL: Telegraph and Herald Company, 1880. Microfilm F no.161 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17881 and Online URL
History of Lee County, Illinois: Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, etc., Gathered from Interviews with Old Settlers, County, Township and Other Records, and Extracts from Files of paper, Pamphlets, and Such Other Records, and Extracts from Files of papers, Pamphlets, and Such Other Sources as Have Been Available. Chicago: H.H.Hill and Company, 1881. F 547 .L5 H6 and Microfilm F no.161 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5433
Recollections of the Pioneers of Lee County, Illinois. Dixon, IL: Inez A. Kennedy, 1893. Americana Rare F 547 .L5 R3 1893 and Microfilm F no.161 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5430
Stevens, Frank Everett. History of Lee County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J.Clarke Publishing Company, 1914. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5454
Livingston County
A History of Livingston County, Illinois. Dallas, TX: Curtis Media Corp., 1991 Quarto F 547 .L78 H58 1991
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.162
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Drury, John. This is Livingston Count, Illinois: An Up-to-Date Historical narrative with County and Township Maps and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages and Farmsteads. Chicago: Loree Company, 1955. F 547 .L78 D78x 1955
The History of Livingston County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County--Its Cities, Towns, etc., a directory of Its Tax-Payers, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: W. LeBaron Jr. and Company, 1878. F 547 .L78 H57 and Microfilm F no.162 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5449 Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of Illinois, and the Presidents of the United State. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1888. Microfilm F no.163
Logan County
History of Logan County, Illinois, Its Past and Present: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Its Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Map of Logan County, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Donnelley, Lloyd and Company, 1878. Microfilm F no.164 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8172
History of Logan County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens: Also a Condensed History of Illinois, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its civil and Political History. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1886. Americana F 547 .L8 H53 1886 and Microfilm F no.164 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5458
Stringer, Lawrence B. History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1911. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5456
Macon County
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Banton, O.T., ed. History of Macon County, 1976. Decatur, IL: Macon County Historical Society, c1976. F 547 .M17 H53 1976
History of Macon County, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDoungh and Company, 1880. Quarto F 547 .M17 H531x and Microfilm F no.165 and Online URL
Johns, Jane M. Personal Recollections of early Decatur, Abraham Lincoln, Richard J. Oglesby and the Civil War. s.l.: Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1912. F 549 .D3 J6 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10285
Nelson, Willian E. City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1910. F 549 .D3 C58x 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.165 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13148
Past and Present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1903. Microfilm F no.166 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5457 Portrait and Biographical Record of Macon County, Illinois Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Governors of the State, and Presidents of the United States. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1893. Microfilm F no.166 Richmond, Mabel E. Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County. Decatur Ill.: Decatur Review in co-operation with the Decatur and Macon County Centennial Association, 1930. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13161
Smith, John W. History of Macon County, Illinois: from Its Organization to 1876. Springfield, IL: Rokker's Printing House, 1876. Microfilm F no.166 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5021 and Online URL
Macoupin County
History of Macoupin County, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink and McDoungh, 1879. Quarto F 547 .M18 H6 1879 and Microfilm F no.167 Moran, John. Searching the Records: Begins with the General Assembly of 1828-9, at Vandalia, Illinois : That Year Macoupin County Got Government Life : From this Time to the End of the
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Year 1869 the Records have been Searched for the Truth of this Book : This Covers the Construction of the Three Court Houses. Springfield Ill.: State Register Press, 1897. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4481
Walker, Charles A., ed. History of Macoupin County, Illinois: Biographical and Pictorial. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5455
Madison County
Hair, James T. Gazetteer of Madison County: Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Alton City, Upper Alton, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Highland, Troy, Monticello, Marine, Bethalto, and Other Towns, Including some Account of the Resources of the various Townships : Together with an Exhibit of the Manufacturing Establishments, Newspapers, Banks, Churches, Schools, and Other Institutions of the County : To which is Added a Directory of the Altons, and a List of the Names, Occupation and Residence Address of the Merchants, Manufacturers and Farmers of the Townships and Villages of the County. Evansville Ind.: Unigraphic, 1973. Microfilm F no.168 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12209 and Online URL History of Madison County, Illinois: Illustrated with Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent Men and Pioneers. Edwardsville, IL: W.R. Brink and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.168 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5462
Norton, Wilber T., ed. Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois and Its People 1812-1912. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1970. F 547 .M2 N67x 1970 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12259
Marion County
Biographical and Reminiscent History of Richland, Clay and Marion Counties, Illinois. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4517
Brinkerhoff, J.H.G. Brinkerhoff's History of Marion County, Illinois. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company, 1909. F 547 .M3 B7 and Microfilm F no.169 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5461
History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDounough and Company, 1881. Quarto F 547 .M3 H58x 2001 and Microfilm F no.128
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Marshall County
Burt, John S. and W.E. Hawthorne. Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, Illionis: Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907. Microfilm F no.188 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12199
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Ellsworth, Spencer. Records of the Olden Time, or Fifty Years on the Prairies: Embracing Sketches fo teh Discovery, Exploration and Settlement of the Country, the Organization of the Counties of Putnam and Marshall, Incidents and Reminiscences Connected therewith, Biographies of Citizens, Portraits and Illustrations. Lacon, IL: Home Journal Steam Printing Establishment, 1880. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfilm F no.188 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4479
Ford, Henry A. The history of Putnam and Marshall Counties: embracing an account of the settlement, early progress, and formation of Bureau and Stark Counties : with an appendix, containing notices of old settlers and of the antiquities of Putnam and Marshall, lists of officers of each county from its organization to the present time, etc., etc. Lacon,IL: Gazette Office, 1860. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11278 and Online URL
Old Sandy Remembers. U.S.: s.n., 1968. F 549 .W45 O43x and Microfilm 900 no.69
Uschold, Maud E. Always the Prologue. Lacon, IL: Marshall County Historical Society, 1967. F 547 .M34 U83x 1967 and Microfilm 900 no.69 Uschold, Maud E. The Blue Book of Old Settlers: A Retreat into Memory. Henry, IL: Old Settlers Association of Marshall County, 1970. F 547 .M34 U82x 1970 and Microfilm 900 no.69
Uschold, Maud E. This is the Place. Lacon, IL: Marshall County Historical Society, 1968. F 547 .M34 U83x 1968 and Microfilm 900 no.69
Mason County
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Cochrane, Joseph. Centennial History of Mason County; Including a Sketch of the Early History of Illinois, Its Physical Peculiarities, Soils, Climate, Productions, etc. Springfield, IL:: Pokker's Steam Printing House, 1876. Microfilm F no.170 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13114
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois: Containing a History of the Counties--Their Cities, Towns, etc., Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General Statistics, Map of Menard and Mason Counties, History of Illinois, Illustrated: History of the Northwest, Illustrated: Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.177 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5466
Lynn, Ruth W. Prelude to Progress: The History of Mason County, Illinois 1818-1968. United States: The Mason County Board of Supervisors, 1968. F 547 .M37 L86 1968
Onstot, T.G. Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties: Made up of Personal Reminiscences of an Early Life in Menard County, Which We Gathered in a Salem Life from 1830 to 1840, and a Petersburg Life from 1840 to 1850; Including Personal Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln and Peter Cartwright. Peoria, IL: J.W. Frank and Sons, 1902. E 457 .059 2001 and Microfilm F no.177
Massac County
May, George W. History of Massac County, Illinois. Galesburg, IL: Wagoner Printing Company, n.d. F 547 .M4 M3
Page, Oliver J. History of Massac County, Illinois; with Life Sketches and Portraits. Metropolis, IL: s.n., 1900. Microfilm F no.170 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4477
McDonough County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McDonough County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1907. Microfilm F no.171 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5459
Clarke, S.J. History of McDonough County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and Villages, with Early Reminiscences, Personal Incidents and Anecdotes, and a Complete Business Directory of the
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County. Springfield, IL: D.W. Lusk, 1878. Americana F 547 .M13 C5x 1878 and Microfilm F no.171 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4092 and Online URL
History of McDonough County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of the Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Individuals, and Biographies of the Representative Citizens; History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic and Historic Races, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Military History. Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Company, 1885. Microfilm F no.172 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10286 and Online URL Shadwick, George W. History of McDonough County, Illinois: a record of events and personalities in McDonough County's history. Moline, IL: Desaulniers and Co., 1968. Americana F 547 .M13 S53x 1968
McHenry County
Biographical Directory of the Tax-Payers and Voters of McHenry County: Containing Also a Map of the County; a Condensed History of the State of Illinois, an Historical Sketch of the County, Its Towns and Villages; an Abstract of Every-day Laws of the State; a Business Directory; Officers of Societies, Lodges and Public Officers; a Department of General Information for Farmers, Dairymen, etc. Chicago: C. Walker and Company, 1877. Microfilm F no.173
History of McHenry County, Illinois. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1922. CS 43 .G46x LH 12098
History of McHenry County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens: Also a Condensed History of Illinois, Embodying Accounts of pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History. Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Company, 1885. Microfilm F no.173 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5460
McLean County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County. Chicago: Munell Publishing Company, 1908. Microfilm F no.174 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4492
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Burnham, J. H. History of Bloomington and Normal, in McLean County, Illinois. Bloomington: J.H. Burnham, 1879. F 549 .B4 B8 Custer, Milo, comp. The Central Illinois Historical Annual. Bloomington, IL: M. Custer, 1926. Americana Hafen 977 A1 no.41 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6455
Drury, John. This is McLean County, Illinois. An Up-to-Date Historical Narrative with County and Township Maps and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages and Farmsteads. Chicago: Loree, 1955. F 547 .M16 D78x
Duis, E. The Good Times in McLean County, Illinois: Containing Two Hundred and Sixty-One Sketches of Old Settlers, a Complete Historical Sketch of the Black Hawk War, and Descriptions of All Matters of Interest Relating to McLean County. Bloomington, IL: The Leader Publishing and Printing House, 1874. F 547 .M16 D8 and Microfilm F no.175 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4484 (Index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4485) and Online URL Hasbrouck, Jacob L. History of McLean County, Illinois. Topeka: Historical Pub. Co., 1924. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4507
The History of McLean County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General Statistics, Map of McLean County, History of Illinois, Illustrated, History of the Northwest, Illustrated, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: W. LeBaron Jr. and Company, 1879. F 547 .M16 H57 1879 and Microfilm F no.175 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4493 (Index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4494) and Online URL Portrait and Biographical Album of McLean County, Illinois Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of Illinois, and the Presidents of the United State. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1887. Microfilm F no.176
Tate, Henry C. The Way it Was in McLean County, 1972-1822. Bloomington, IL: McLean County History Association, 1972. F 547 .M16 T3
Menard County
Hanford, Carolyn M. Menard County Illinois History. Petersburg Ill.: History of Menard County Inc., 1988. F 547 .M5 M46x 1988
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History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois: Containing a History of the Counties--Their Cities, Towns, etc., Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General Statistics, Map of Menard and Mason Counties, History of Illinois, Illustrated: History of the Northwest, Illustrated: Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.177 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5466
Miller, Robert D. Past and Present of Menard County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1905. Microfilm F no.177 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10219
Onstot, T.G. Pioneers of Menard and of Mason Counties: Made up of Personal Reminiscences of an Early Life in Menard County, Which We Gathered in a Salem Life from 1830 to 1840, and a Petersburg Life from 1840 to 1850; Including Personal Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln and Peter Cartwright. Peoria, IL: J.W. Frank and Sons, 1902. E 457 .059 2001 and Microfilm F no.177
Mercer County
Bassett, Isaac N. Past and Present of Mercer County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914. F 547 .M55 B38x 1914 vol.1
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Mercer County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1903. Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5463
History of Mercer County: Together with Biographical matter, Statistics, etc. Gathered from Matter Furnished by the Mercer County Historical Society, Interviews with Old Settlers, County, Township and Other Records, and Extracts from Files of Papers, Pamphlets, and Such Other Sources as Have Been Available; Containing Also a Short History of Henderson County. Chicago: H.H. Hill and Company, 1882. F 547 .M55 H6 and Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4093
Johnson, Daniel T. History of Mercer County, Illinois 1882-1976: Gathered from the Newspapers of the County, Papers of the Mercer County Historical Society, Papers, Letters, Tracts, and Organizational Publications Furnished by Organizations and Residents of the County. Aledo, IL: Mercer County Bicentennial Commission, 1977. F 547 .M55 J64
Monroe County
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Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough and Company, 1883. Quarto F 547 .R2 C7 1883 and Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17871
Montgomery County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Montgomery County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1918. Microfilm F no.179
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.121 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4501
Traylor, Jacob L. Past and Present of Montgomery Counties, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1904. Microfilm F no.179 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8173
Morgan County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Morgan County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.180 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5467 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Doyle, Don Harrison. Social Order of a Frontier Community: Jacksonville, Illinois, 1825-1870. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, c1978. F 549 .J2 D68
Eames, Charles M. Historic Morgan and Classic Jacksonville. Jacksonville, IL: Daily Journal Steam Job Printing Office, 1885. Microfilm F no.180 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4095
Henderson, John G. Early History of the "Sangamon Country;" Being Notes on the First Settlements in the Territory Now Comprised within the Limits of Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties. s.l.: s.n., n.d. Microfilm F no.195
History of Morgan County, Illinois: Its Past and Present, Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, etc; A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens; War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion; Portraits of Its Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; History of the Northwest; History of Illinois; Consitution of the United States; Map of Morgan
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County; Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago; Donnelley, Lloyd and Company, 1878. F 547 .M8 H6 and Microfilm F no.180 The Joys of Joy Prairie: an account of the exercises at the unveiling of a marker on the site of the first Joy cabin on Joy Prairie, Morgan County, Ill., October 8, 1938 : together with a genealogical record of the descendants of James and Sarah Pickering Joy. [S.l.]: Priv. print., 1939. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x G4309
Moultrie County
Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough and Company, 1881. Quarto F 547 .S6 C66x 2000 and Microfilm F no.196
Ogle County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.182 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10954 The Biographical Record of Ogle County, Illinois. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2000. F 547 .O3 B56x 2000 Boss, Henry R. Sketches of the History of Ogle County, Illinois and the Earliest Settlement of the Northwest. Polo, IL: H.R. Boss, 1859. Online URL History of Ogle County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County--Its Cities, Towns, etc; A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1878. Microfilm F no.183 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11877
Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States: Also, Containing a History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Present
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Time. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1886. Microfilm F no.183 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8176
Peoria County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1902. F 547 .P4 H57 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.184 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Drown, Simeon D. Drown's Record, and Historical View of Peoria: from the Discovery by the French Jesuit Missionaries, in the Seventeenth Century, to the Present Time; Also, an Almanac for 1851 to Which is Added a Business Directory of the City with Business Cards. Peoria, IL: E.O. Woodcock, 1850. Americana Rare F 549 .P4 D7 1850
The History of Peoria County, Illinois: Containing a History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, History of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, etc., a Sketch of Its Cities and Towns, their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools, etc., a War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Map of Peoria County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Tables, etc. Chicago: Johnson and Company, 1880. Microfilm F no.185 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8174
Rice, James M. Peoria City and County, Illinois: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912. F 549 .P4 R3 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4487
Perry County
Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough and Company, 1883. Quarto F 547 .R2 C7 1883 and Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17871
Nevill, J. Wesley, comp. Student's History of Perry County. s.l.:s.n., 1947. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6238
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Piatt County
McIntosh, Charles. Past and Present of Piatt County, Illinois: Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Influential Citizens. Chicago: S.J.Clarke Publishing Company, 1903. Microfilm F no.186 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5465
Piatt, Emma C. History of Piatt County; Together with a Brief History of illinois from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time. Chicago: Shepard and Johnston, 1883. F 547 .P5 P53x 2001 and Microfilm F no.186 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12207
Pike County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43. G46x LH7205
Grimshaw, William A. History of Pike County: A Centennial Address. Pittsfield, IL: s.n., 1877. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5022
History of Pike County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens: History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, French, English, and American Conquests, and a General Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History: Digest of State Laws. Chicago: Charles C. Chapman and Company, 1880. Americana Rare F 547 .P6 H6 1880 and Microfilm F no.187 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5464
Massie, Melville D. Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois; Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1906. Microfilm F no.187 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8177 Thompson, Jess M. The Jess M. Thompson Pike County History as Printed in Installments in the Pike County Republican, Pittsfield, Illinois, 1935-1939. Pittsfield Ill.: Pike County Historical Society, 1967. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13152
Pope County
Allen, John W. Pope County Notes. Carbondale Ill.: Museum of Natural and Social Sciences Southern Illinois University, 1949. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13130
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Page, O. J. History of Massac County, Illinois: with Life Sketches and Portraits. Metropolis, IL: s.n., 1900. Microfilm F no.170 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4477
Pulaski County
Perrin, William H., ed. History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. Microfilm F no.210 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4495
Wall, J.L. Moyer's Brief History of Pulaski County: 1843-1943. Mound City, IL: The Pulaski Enterprise, 1944. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6237
Putnam County
Burt, John S. Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, Illinois; Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907. Microfilm F no.188 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12199
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Ellsworth, Spencer. Records of the Olden Time, or, Fifty Years on the Prairies: Embracing Sketches of the Discovery, Exploration and Settlement of the Country, the Organization of the Counties of Putnam and Marshall, Incidents and Reminiscences Connected therewith, Biographies of Citizens, Portraits and Illustrations. Lacon, IL: Home Journal Steam Printing Establishment, 1880. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfilm F no.188 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4479
Ford, Henry A. The history of Putnam and Marshall Counties: embracing an account of the settlement, early progress, and formation of Bureau and Stark Counties : with an appendix, containing notices of old settlers and of the antiquities of Putnam and Marshall, lists of officers of each county from its organization to the present time, etc., etc. Lacon,IL: Gazette Office, 1860. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11278 and Online URL
Randolph County
Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and
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Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough and Company, 1883. Quarto F 547 .R2 C7 1883 and Microfilm F no.178 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH17871
Montague, E.J. A Directory, Business Mirror and Historical Sketch of Randolph County; Containing the Name, Residence, and Occupation of Every Citizen of the County with a Condensed Sketch of Kaskaskia and prairie du Rocher, Commencing with Their Indian History; a Sketch of Chester, Sparta, Red Bud, Liverty, Steelesville, Eden, Evansville, Coulterville, LaFayette, Preston, Florence, Shiloh Hill, Randolph, and Camptown; Also a Condensed Sketch of Randolph County, from the Time of Its Organization; with Brief Notes of the Pioneer Settlers. Alton, IL: Couner Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1859. F 547 .R2 M7 2001 and Microfilm F no.189 and Online URL
Richland County
Biographical and Reminiscent History of Richland, Clay and Marion Counties, Illinois. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company, 1909. Microfilm F no.127 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4517 Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Company, 1884. Microfilm F no.189 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5028
Rock Island County
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Rock Island County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1914. F 547 .R6 B3 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.190 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4099
Historical Rock Island County: History of the Settlement of Rock Island County from the Earliest Known Period to the Present Time: Embracing References of Importance, and Including a Biography of Rock Island County's Well-Known Citizens. Rock Island, IL: Kramer and Company, 1908. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8175
The Past and Present of Rock Island County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County--Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Rock Island County, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1877. F 547 .R6 P37x 2001 and Microfilm F no.190 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10282
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock Island County, Illinois: Containing Full-Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States; Also Containing a History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company, 1885. F 547 .R6 P67x 2001 and Microfilm F no.190 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10593
Quaife, Milo M., ed. The Early Day of Rock Island and Davenport: The Narratives of J.W. Spencer and J.M.D. Burrows. Chicago: R.R. Donelley and Sons, 1942. F 549 .R6 S68 and Americana F 549 .R6 S68 1942 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13072
St. Clair County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of St. Clair County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1907. Microfilm F no.191 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8178
History of St. Clair, Illinois: with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough and Company, 1881. Microfilm F no.191 and Quarto F 547 .S2 H6 1881
Saline County
History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12103
Saline County, A Century of History. Harrisburg, IL: Saline County Historical Society, 1947. F 547 .S24 S3
Sangamon County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Sangamon County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1912. Americana F 547 .S3 H57x 1912 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.192 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6213
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Campbell, Bruce A. 200 Years: An Illustrated Bicentennial History of Sangamon County. Springfield, IL: Phillips Brothers, c1976. F 547 .S3 C35
Henderson, John G. Early History of the "Sangamon Country" being Notes on the First Settlements in the Territory Now Comprised within the Limits of Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties. [S.l.: s.n., 1873?]. Microfilm F no.195 History of Sangamon County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens: History of Illinois, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1881. Microfilm F no.192 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8179
Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois: Containing ... sketches of prominent ... citizens ... the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891. Microfilm F no.193 and Online URL Power, John C. History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record." Springfield, IL: E.A. Wilson and Company, 1876. Americana F 546 .S3 P6 and Microfilm F no.193 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5468 and Microfiche F 547 .S3 P6 and Online URL
Pratt, Harry E. Lincoln's Springfield. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Historical Society, 1955. E457.4 .P83 1955
Russo, Edward J. Prairie of Promise: Springfield and Sangamon County. Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1983. F 549 .S757 R87 1983
Simmons, Mark W. 1876, The Century Year in Springfield. Springfield, IL: Sangamon County Historical Society, 1976. F 549 .S7 S56 1976
A Springfield Reader: Historical Views of the Illinois Capital, 1818-1976. Springfield, IL: Sangamon County Historical Society, 1976. F 549 .S7 S74 1976
Wallace, Joseph. Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1904. Microfilm F no.194 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8184
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Schuyler County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Schuyler County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1908. Microfilm F no.195 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6212 Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: W.R. Brink and Company, 1882. Microfilm F no.122
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Scott County
Conger, John Leonard. History of Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Knapp, N.M. Historical Sketch of Scott County, Illinois. Winchester, IL: Times Job Printing House, 1876. Microfilm F no.195
Henderson, John G. Early History of the "Sangamon County," Being Notes of the First Settlements in the Territory Now Comprised within the Limits of Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties. s.l.:s.n.,n.d. Microfilm F no.195
Shelby County
Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois; with Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough and Company, 1881. Quarto F 547 .S6 C66x 2000 and Microfilm F no.196
Douthitt, Jasper L. Jasper Douthit's Story: The Autobiography of a Pioneer. Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1909. F 547 .S6 D7
Historic Sketch and Biographical Album of Shelby County, Illinois. Shelbyville, IL: Wilder Publishing Company, 1900. Microfilm F no.196
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Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Shelby County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Microfilm F no.196
Stark County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Ford, Henry A. The history of Putnam and Marshall Counties: embracing an account of the settlement, early progress, and formation of Bureau and Stark Counties : with an appendix, containing notices of old settlers and of the antiquities of Putnam and Marshall, lists of officers of each county from its organization to the present time, etc., etc. Lacon,IL: Gazette Office, 1860. Microfilm F no.169 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11278 and Online URL
Hall, J. Knox. Stark County, Illinois and its People: a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1916. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12197 Leeson, Michael A. Documents and Biography Pertaining to the Settlement and Progress of Stark County, Illinois: Containing an Authentic Summary of Records, Documents, Historical Works and Newspapers Relating to Indian History, Original Settlement, Organization and Politics, Courts and Bar, Citizens Soldiers, Military Societies, Marriages, Churches, Schools, Secret, Benevolent and Literary Societies, etc: Together with Biography of Representative Men of the past and Present. Chicago: M.A. Leeson and Company, 1887. F 547 .S7 L43x 1988 and Microfilm F no.197 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8182
Shallenberger, Eliza J.H. Stark County and Its Pioneers. Cambridge, IL: S.W. Seaton, 1876. F 547 .S785 1876 and Americana F 547 .S785 1876 and Microfilm F no.197 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5469
Stephenson County
Barrett, Mary X., ed. History of Stephenson County, 1970. Freeport, IL: County of Stephenson, 1972. F 547 .S8 H62
Drury, John. This is Stephenson County, Illinois: An Up-to-Date Historical Narrative with County and Township Maps and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages and Farmsteads. Chicago: Loree, 1955. F 547 .S8 D78x
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Fulwider, Addison L. History of Stephenson County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement Its Organization and Three-Quarters of a Century of Progress. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1910. F 547 .S8 F9 2001 vol.1-2 and Microfilm F no.198 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10221
The History of Stephenson County, Illinois; Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War-Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent men, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, map of Stephenson County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1880. F 547 .S8 H6 and Microfilm F no.198 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 9091
In the Footprints of the Pioneers of Stephenson County, Illinois: A Genealogical Record. Freeport, IL: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1900. Microfilm F no.199 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10363 Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United State. La Crosse Wi.: Brookhaven Press, 2004. Quarto F 547 .S8 P67x 2004 and Microfilm F no.199
Tazewell County
Bates, Wlliam H. Early Times in Pekin and Tazewill County. 1860. Archival Manuscript Collection MSS 870 Bates, William H. 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. Pekin Ill.: W.H. Bates, 1916. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13118 Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1905. Microfilm F no.200 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH5470
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History of Tazewell County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Its Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens; History of Illinois Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, French, English, and American conquests, and a General Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History, Digest of State Laws. Chicago: C.C. Chapman and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.200
Union County
Bridgeman, Odis. Family of the Hills: An Oral History of Odie and Florence Bridgeman, Union County, Illinois. Washington, D.C.: USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, 1985. Gov Docs Microfiche A 13.65/17: 1
Perrin, Willaim H., ed. History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883. Microfilm F no.201 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4495
Vermilion County
Beckwith, Hiram W. History of Vermilion County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-Way Sources. Chicago: H.H.Hill and Company, 1879. Microfilm F no.202 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6216 Jones, Lottie E. History of Vermilion County, Illinois: a Tale of its Evolution, Settlement, and Progress for nearly a Century. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1911. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8180
Past and Present of Vermilion County, Illinois. Chciago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1903. Microfilm F no.203 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8181
Vermilion County, Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive: A Handbook Containing the Description, Resources, Prospects, and History of Vermilion County, Illinois; Sketches of Fairmount, Rossville, Georgetown, and Other Towns of This County; Official Directory of Fifteen Townships of the County; Statistics of Danville and the Townships of Vermilion County; A Description and Directory of Danville, a Lithograph Map of Vermilion County, Useful Tables, Items of Progress, etc. Danville, IL: H.A.Coffeen, 1870. Microfilm F no.102
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Williams, Jack Moore. History of Vermilion County, Illinois. Topeka: Historical Pub. Co., 1930. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10288
Wabash County
Bateman, Newton. Illinois Historical. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2001. F 547 .W12 I45x 2001 and Microfilm F no.204 Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois; With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough & Company, 1883. F 547 .E3 C7 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4519 (Index--Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4520) and Microfilm F no.137 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Wabash County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1911. Microfilm F no.204
Warren County
Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Warren County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1903. Microfilm F no.177 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6211
Past and Present of Warren County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of warren County, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett and Company, 1877. Microfilm F no.204 and Microfilm 929 no.301 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6207
Portrait and Biographical Album of Warren County, Illinois: Containing Full-Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States; Also Containing a History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Present Time. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1886. F 547 .W2 P6 2001
Snapp, William L. Early Days in Greenbush: with Biographical Sketches of the Old Settlers. Springfield, IL: H.W. Rokker Company, 1905. F 549 .G7 S6 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13077
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Washington County
Brinkman, Grover. This is Washington County: (its First 150 Years, 1818-1968). Nashville Ill.: Sesquicentennial Committee of the Historical Society of Washington County, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11589
Wayne County
History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Globe Publishing Company, 1884. F 547 .W25 H57 1884a and Microfilm F no.127
White County
History of White County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Cleveland, Ohio: Bell & Howell, 1967. F 547 .W3 H577x 1967
Whiteside County
Bastian, Wayne. Whiteside County. Morrison, IL: Whiteside County Board of Supervisors, 1968. F 547 .W4 B3
Bent, Charles, ed. History of Whiteside County, Illinois: from Its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches. Morrison, IL: s.n., 1877. F 547 .W4 B4 and CS 43 .G46x LH4496
Davis, William W. History of Whiteside County, Illinois, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908; with Biographical Sketches of some Prominent Citizens of the County. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company, 1908. F 547 .W4 D38x 2000 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10955
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois: containing Full-Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the united States. Also Containing a History of the County from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Present Time. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1885. Americana Rare F 547 .W4 P8c 1885 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10366
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Will County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States and Governors of the State. La Crosse Wis.: Brookhaven Press, 2000. F 547 .W5 P67x 2000 Souvenir of Settlement and Progress of Will County, Ill.: a Review of the Lives of our Presidents, Political, Military and Commercial History of the United States and of the State of Illinois : Complete History and Directory of Will County, Pioneers and Old Settlers, Early Settlement, Military History, 1832-1865, Political History, 1836-1884, Commercial History, 1832-1884, Tax Roll of 1842, Tax Roll of 1884 : Business Directory of Joliet : Societies, Schools, Newspapers, Churches, History of Townships, Cities and Villages. Chicago: Historical Directory Pub. Co., 1884. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 10220 Stevens, William W. Past and Present of Will County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1907. F 547 .W588 vol.1-2 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6206 Woodruff, George H. Fifteen Years Ago: Or, the Patriotism of Will County, Designed to Preserve the Names and Memory of Will County Soldiers, both Officers and Privates - both Living and Dead: To Tell Something of what they did, and of what they Suffered, in the Great Struggle to Preserve our Nationality. Joliet [Ill.]: J. Goodspeed, 1876. F 547 .W5 W66 1876 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 11874 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH18158 Woodruff, George H. The History of Will County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Directory of Its Real Estate Owners, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Will County, History of the Northwest, Illustrated, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: W. LeBaron, Jr. and Company, 1878. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6214 and Online URL
Woodruff, George H. Northwest Territory, History of the State of Illinois, History of Will County, Illinois. s.l.:s.n., 1878. F 541 .W66x 1878
Williamson County
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Baird, S. S. Williamson County, Illinois, in the World War Containing a Brief Review of the World War, Complete History of Williamson County's Activities, Photographs and Service Records of Williamson County's Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, Industrial Review of Business and Professional Firms Who have made this History Possible. Marion: Williamson County War History Society, 1919. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13140 Erwin, Milo. The History of Williamson County, Illinois: From the Earliest Times, Down to the Present, with an Accurate Account of the Secession Movement, Ordinances, Raids, etc., Also a Complete History of Its "Bloody Vendetta" Including <sic> All Its Recondite Causes, Results, etc. Marion, IL: s.n., 1876. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH4097
History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois; from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887. Microfilm F no.141 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 12103
Winnebago County
Brown, Eugene and F. Ford Rowe, comps. Industrial and Picturesque Rockford. Rockford, IL: Forest City Publishing Company, 1891. F 549 .R7 B88 1891
Church, Charles A. History of Rockford and Winnebago Counties, Illinois: from the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil War. Rockford, IL: W.P. Lamb, Book and Job Printers, 1900. F 549 .R7 C5 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6210
Church, Charles A. Past and Present of the City of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois: Together with Biographical Sketches for Many of Its Leading and Prominent Citizens and Illustrious Dead. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1905. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6215 Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Winnebago County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1916. F 547 .W7 .H57x 2000 vol.1-2
Rowland, Katherine E. and Barbara Sweet Winchester The Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, who came before 1841. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990. F 547 .W7 R73 1990
The History of Winnebago County, Illinois: Its Past and Present: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its
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Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Map of Winnebago County, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: H.F.Kett and Company, 1877. F 547 .W7 H6 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH8183
Woodford County
Conger, John Leonard. History of the Illinois River Valley. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1932. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH7205
Moore, R. L. Geography, History and Civics of Woodford County, Illinois. Woodford County Ill.: Published under the direction of the officers of the Woodford County Teachers Association, 1913. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH 13133 Moore, Roy L. History of Woodford County: A Concise History of the Settlement and Growth of Woodford County. Eureka, IL: Woodford County Republican, 1910. F 547 .W8 M8 2001 and Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6209
Perrin, William Henry. The Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc., a Directory of Its Tax-Payers, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Woodford County, History of Illinois Illustrated, History of the Northwest Illustrated Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: W. LeBaron Jr. and Company, 1878. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6217
Radford, B.J. History of Woodford County: Giving a Brief Account of Its Settlement, Organization, Physical Characteristics and Progress. Peoria, IL: W.T. Dowdall, 1877. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6208
Yates, William, ed. The Woodford County History. Bloomington, IL: Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Company, 1968. Microfiche CS 43 .G46x LH6230