Archives - Macoupin County IL

Archives - Macoupin County IL

The Macoupin County IL Archives
Moving In March 27, 2001
Progress shown up until Sept 2011

Thank you, Macoupin County Board for voting
to purchase the old library building for our archives.

Macoupin County Archives Interior

"The Boss" - Linda Kmiecik
A great leader in the dome and archives projects.
Thank you, Linda!

"Here They Come!"
The books are beginning to be moved down the street
from the courthouse to the archives.

"Downloading"

"WE DID IT!"
Ann Hoffstetter, left, our first leader of the Dome Project
to approach the Macoupin County Board in April 2000
to ask for help in saving the records.
Also after Ann, left to right:
Josephine Remling, Julie Close, Phyllis Pitchford

Describe the dirt. Red dust all over you from the old book covers
falling apart and turning into dust.
L to R - Phyllis Pitchford, Carolynn Bettis, Julie Close,
Josephine Remling, Ann Hoffstetter.

Ready for showers.
L to R - Phyllis Pitchford, Julie Close, Ann Hoffstetter,
Josephine Remling, Carolynn Bettis.

Lunch time.
Linda Kmiecik

Stacks.
L to R - Josephine Remling, Ann Hoffstetter, Julie Close

Probate? Thataway!
Taxes? Thataway!
L to R - Julie Close, Carolynn Bettis, Bruce Shipp,
Josephine Remling, Linda Kmiecik

Indexing the Inventory Crew
Front l to r Georgia Ferry and Carolynn Bettis
Back l to r Gloria Frazier, Phyllis Pitchford, Linda Kmiecik

Judy Schwallenstecker - April 2002

L to R Judy Schwallenstecker, Frieda Price,
Linda Kmiecik, Phyllis Pitchford, Ray Luken
April 2002

Mar 2002 - Linda is presented a squirrel tail
and picture of the courthouse at the annual
Macoupin County Historical Society meeting.
A squirrel had played havoc in the archives leading to the
presentation of the engraved plaque with the tail.

Sep 2003
Left to Right -
Mary McKenzie, Linda Kmiecik, Cindy Leonard

Sep 2003
Chuck Leonard presents Linda Kmiecik with an artwork of the
archives building which he designed, etched and framed.

Jun 2003 - Archives Workers
Left to Right - Linda Kmiecik, Georgia Ferry,
Phyllis Pitchford, Mary McKenzie

John Scroggins, from Maryland, researches family in Macoupin County.
John is a former National Archives employee. He came to the archives in 2002
and gave us advice on how to lessen the expense of our dreams of
binding the old ledgers. He told us to get archival made boxes.
Whatta guy! Thanks, John.
He also suggested other helpful ideas for the county archives.

Oct 2003 - One of the old ledgers.

In 2003, a plea went out for donations to buy storage
boxes (picture left) for old ledgers. The plea was
successful thanks to the following donors
and 130 acid free boxes were purchased in Oct 2003

Bettis, Carolynn
Blatter, Carolyn
Bolton, Mary Ann
Critchlow, Judy
Crouse, Patricia
Determan, William
Drobny, Pauline
Frazier, Gloria
Kmiecik, Linda

Lahey, Jane
Lentz, Carl
Leonard, Cindy and Chuck
McMurry, Sue and Bob
Mirabella, Kathleen
Moore, Rayna
Peper, Linda
Pierce, Maureen
Stein, Kay D.
Wiegand, Laura

Oct 2003 - Phyllis Pitchford and Linda Kmiecik showing
an old ledger with the new boxes.

Oct 2003 - 120 Acid Free Boxes

Dec 2003
Tony Kmiecik hangs a coat rack in the archives.
-Tony passed away 6 Jul 2008-

Dec 2003 - Karl Moore of the IL State Archives returns
33 Chancery Books to the Macoupin County
Archives after filming by the IL State Archives.

Dec 2003 - Helping Karl Moore unload the Chancery
books at the archives.
Left to Right:
Jack Ferry, Karl Moore, Linda and Tony Kmiecik and
Phyllis Pitchford

Dec 2003 - Helping Karl Moore unload the Chancery
books at the archives.
Left to Right:
Karl Moore, Georgia Ferry, Tony and Linda Kmiecik
and Phyllis Pitchford

Taken Jul 2008
New volunteers left to right
Carol Smalley of Lebanon IL
and Karen Meng of OFallon IL

Carol Bryant (2007)

and Marie Goforth-Allen of Shipman

Taken Aug 2008
New volunteer
Anne Denby Michael of Carlinville IL & FL