In 1809, the illinois territory was created with its own governor and capital city in kaskaskia. As illinois grew, it became more important to the united states. Including the explorers and pioneers of minnesota, by rev. History of putnam county, illinois from its earliest settlement to the. Granville, hennepin, yosemite right granville, hennepin, yosemite right. Mclean county, illinois genealogy history bloomington, il. Henri joulet, who accompanied hennepin and wrote his own journal of their travels, called hennepin a fleming a native of flanders although ath was and still is a romance speaking area found in what is. The illinois state museum has an active publishing program that serves a wide audience, from scholars and researchers to the general public. History, mystery and hauntings of southern illinois pull straight from the case files of the little egypt ghost society led by founder bruce cline. Visit historic communities, meet american presidents and tour a prehistoric city. We study history not to know the who, what, when and where, but rather the why and the how.
In 1659, bethune, the town where he lived, was captured by the army of louis xiv of france. We help people understand their world through an exploration of local history with exhibits, public programs, a magazine, and a public research library. The black hawk war in 1832 was fought by the indians and newly arrived settlers over. In early 1818, the general assembly of the illinois territory sent a petition to the united states congress asking to be admitted into the union.
History of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. The village of hennepin was named for the explorer, father louis hennepin, o. Due to the overwhelming popularity of mclean county memories. Mchenry county, illinois family history and genealogy books. Putnam county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. North star publishing company, 1881 cities and towns 7 pages. In addition to wisconsin, the state borders lake michigan to the northeast, indiana to the east, kentucky to the southeast, missouri to the west, and iowa to the northwest. Find out whats on in illinois and chicago with your guide to events, festivals, markets, music, theater, sport and more. Marshall and putnam counties 1890 illinois historical atlas. Minneapolis history collection one of the areas best local history resources, the collection covers all aspects of the history of minneapolis and hennepin county and includes books, photographs, school yearbooks, archival and manuscript collections, periodicals, maps, and thousands of files of newspaper clippings. The putnam county courthouse, in hennepin, was built in 1837, and is the oldest county courthouse in illinois still serving its original purpose. Hennepin history museum brings the diverse history of people in hennepin county to life. Getting around chicago and illinois is easy with our guide to ways to travel around the state. Statewide illinois library catalog silc use the statewide illinois library catalog to find books at public libraries and library systems throughout the state.
Illinois genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. Im familiar with the city and found the history interesting and learned some new things about the city. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Illinois sent regiments of germans, irish, scots and jews. It is the county seat and second largest village in putnam county. Illinois state museum society, 2009, also by rael salley, thomas mcevilley, state of illinois art gallery, and illinois state museum society page images at hathitrust. Illinois historical collections illinois history wiu libraries guides. Find out how to get to illinois by plane, train, bus and driving. To the influence of this book we are indebted for all the progress we have.
Guide to putnam county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. Mclean county memories ii pictorial history book pediment. Publishing books about illinois fascinating and dramatic history since 2002. Before illinois became a state, it was known as the illinois territory. Roger biles, professor of history at illinois state university, is the author of five other books, including richard j. A history of the land and its people 2005 buck, solon j. The iroquois theatre fire occurred on december 30, 1903, in chicago, illinois. A history of johnson county, illinois internet archive. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing.
History of hennepin county and the city of minneapolis. The early years, the pantagraph is proud to partner, once again, with the mclean county museum of history, illinois wesleyan university, illinois state university, the bloomington public library, the normal public library and our readers on a new hardcover pictorial history book, mclean county memories ii. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. Purchased with funding from hennepin county property taxes. Additional funding from the metropolitan library service agency melsa, with funding from state and federal tax revenues. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Page 34 in all cases where free persons were punishable by fine under the criminal laws of the state, servants were to be punished by whipping, at the rate of twenty lashes for every eight dollars fine. Products sort by product product v price price v default default v sales sales v per page 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 view all. This expanded and revised edition combines the first three volumes of bruces books into one. Politics, race, and the governing of chicago and crusading liberal. Parties, issues, and voters, 18541983 and the winning of the midwest. Bureau and putnam counties 195x illinois historical atlas. City of the century is a wellconceived comprehensive survey of the social, economic, and political factors that led to the rapid development of chicago in the nineteenth century. Hennepin is part of the ottawa micropolitan statistical area.
These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and are. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. Granville township south, hennepin township east, standard, bureau and putnam counties. Alphabetic catalog of the books, manuscripts, maps, pictures and curios of the illinois state historical library.
On december 3, 1818, illinois was admitted to union as the 21st state. Best bookstores in illinois independent book stores. He learned the printing trade when young, but after coming to this state worked at farming, teaching school winters. Handbooks of collections that provide descriptive accounts of the ism collections. The real story of the old slave house and americas reverse underground r. List of books and articles about illinois history online. It stretches southward 385 miles 620 km from the wisconsin border in the north to cairo in the south. List of books and articles about chicago history online. Book titled the history of mclean county, illinois. The university library holds more than 14 million volumes and 24 million other items and materials in all formats, languages, and subjects, including 9 million microforms, 120,000 serials, 148,000 audiorecordings, over 930,000 audiovisual materials, over 280,000 electronic books, 12,000 films, millions of pages of manuscript materials, and 650,000 maps. It is the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest singlebuilding fire in united states history. Discover the history, stories and people of illinois. The who, what, when and where of history is knowledge.
The county seat is hennepin and the county was organized on 1825. The population was 757 in 2010, an increase of 50 since the 2000 census. The centennial history of illinois a famous series by leading scholars. Antoine hennepin was born in ath in the spanish netherlands presentday hainaut, belgium. By then the state was near bankruptcy because of government financing of canals and railroad construction.
The putnam county courthouse is listed on the national register of historic places. Today, the history of illinois is evident in many of the attractions in the states towns and cities. It contains information and records for illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The event will include cocktails and hors doeuvres, live entertainment, wine pull, and the annual awards presentation recognizing indivuals, groups, and oranizations that have furthered the collection, preservation, and interpretation of illinois history. From newspaper columnists to essayists, historians to. Jensen, professor emeritus of history at the university of illinois at chicago, is the author of several books, including grass roots politics. Historical encyclopedia of illinois, library of congress. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website.
The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. It has everything that the hardcover edition contained more pages, photographs and details from the original 2004 paperback version. Published 1881 by interstate publishing company in chicago. Nontechnical, popularscience books on natural history, archaeology, and anthropology.
Its a site designed to showcase the regions history in a way from which we can learn. Lee county historical and genealogical society just another. The why and how, well knowing that can lead to wisdom. Abraham lincoln visited the courthouse, including when he campaigned for a congressional seat in september, 1845. Granville, hennepin, yosemite left, marshall and putnam counties 1890. Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in worldcat. Illinois historical collections, volume 1 miscellaneous documents, ca. In the year 1825, illinois contained a population of less than 100,000, located almost. Best books to learn about the city and its history. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. Illinois military units made up of railroad men, schoolteachers and ministers joined a temperance regiment in service. Also included is an excerpt from historical encyclopedia of illinois, 1905, giving a brief general history of the city, the county and each of the major railroads at that time, and an excerpt on the city of peoria from illinois, a descriptive and historical guide, a 1936 wpa project.
Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. Center for research libraries crl online catalog provides a search interface to the crl makes vast collections of newspapers, microform, journals, dissertations and other materials. Historical encyclopedia of illinois, part of plates printed on both sides. Step back in time to the golden age of train travel and settle. For more on used books, check out the following stores.
Wisconsin blue book 1907, biographical sketch of albert w. Illinois state historical library the online books page. The book covers their investigations and research of the supernatural through the 618 region. Neill, and outlines of the history of minnesota, by j. The subject of this sketch was born in jefferson county, ohio, in 1823, and removed to illinois in 1847, locating in hennepin. Illinois, constituent state of the united states of america. The capital city moved to vandalia in 1819 and then to springfield the current capital in 1839. It appears from the records that hennepin was surveyed in the fall of 1831. History of sangamon county, illinois 1881 edition open. Hennepin is a village located on the illinois river in putnam county, illinois, united states. These books may be found at your local public or school library.
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