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Books on the Square
John Alexander
North Side Square
Virden, IL 62690
Phone: 217-965-5443
Books on the Square, open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 to 6:00, sells used books.
John Alexander, the owner of Books on the Square, is interested in receiving and sharing information on Virden History, the Virden Mine Riot of 1898, and the 122nd IL Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. If you are in Virden, John would enjoy your snewping at his bookstore and chatting about local history.
The following items can be purchased from:
Littleton P. Bradley
5848 East University St. Apt. 1042
Mesa, AZ 85205
Phone: 602-985-7276
Also see the Littleton Bradley research
page.
Littleton Bradley is a Virden area
historian and compiler of census
data.
Littleton's parents in their
1903
wedding picture.
A picture of Littleton's
mother's
mother Margaret Keeler.
Macoupin County, IL Original Purchasers of Land
$8.00 ppd
Macoupin County, IL 1850 Federal Census
$8.50 ppd
Macoupin County, IL 1860 Federal Census
$20.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1860 Federal Census
$5.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1870-1880 Federal Census
$8.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1900 Federal Census
$8.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census
$9.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, 1920 Federal Census
$10.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, High School 1883-1983
$7.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Obituaries Volume I 1881 - 1885
$7.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Obituaries Volume II 1886 - 1889
$9.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Marriages and Anniversaries Volume
I 1881 - 1885
$6.00 ppd
Virden, Illinois, and Vicinity Marriages and Anniversaries Volume
II 1885 - 1889
$8.00 ppd
The following item can be purchased at:
The Book Shelf
252 South Side Square
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-4040
Or, contact the author,Victor Hicken <vhicken@macomb.com>
Illinois in the Civil War.
By Victor Hicken, University of Illinois Press, 1991.
$15.95
Victor Hicken, now retired, grew up in Gillespie, where he remembers nothing was quieter than Gillespie on a Saturday night. He has written other books and has tried to incorporate Gillespie in each of the books.
In his book, Illinois in the Civil War, Mr Hicken wrote from the viewpoint of the common soldier with references to Macoupin County. It contains many names. First published in 1960, it became a classic, and the University of Illinois Press republished the book in 1991. It continues to be one of the Press' big sellers.
The following item can be purchased from:
City of Staunton
City Clerk
Staunton, IL 62088
Staunton In Illinois
Compiled by Dorrell Kilduff.
Price reduced to$12.50 (was $25.00)
Make check payable toCity of Staunton.
Hardbound, historical information, many names of early settlers.
The following items can be purchased from:
Lula Vaughn
P.O. Box 203
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
1900 Federal Census of Bunker Hill
Township
75 pages and index.
$15.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Cahokia Township
31 pages.
?$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Dorchester Township
25 pages.
$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
1900 Federal Census of Hilyard Township
24 pages.
$5.00 + $2.00 P&H
The following items can be purchased from:
Macoupin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 95
Staunton, IL 62088-0095
Small
Southern
Macoupin Co. Cemeteries Vol.
II - Dorchester Twp.
Gillespie Twp., Hilyard
Twp., Honey Point
Twp., Mt. Olive
Twp., Staunton Twp. - $12.00 plus $2.00
p/h
CD version ONLY
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1865 Illinois State Census of Macoupin Co. (CD Version);
Excel required
$15.00 plus $3.00
p/h
____________
Cemetery CD of cemeteries in the southern third of
Macoupin
Co. plus
A few others from
various counties in the area.
$50.00 plus $3.00
p/h ____________
*Note: CD is in
Word Perfect & PDF formats. Please state
which format you prefer.
Pictorial CD (DVD) of places, events and people in
Macoupin
From the
collection of the society. $15.00 plus
$3.00
p/h
_____________
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol.
1
$5.00 + $1.50 P&H.
Old Settlers Stories of Staunton Township, IL and Vicinity, Vol. II
$5.00 + $1.50 P&H.
Bloody Mine Riot
of Virden, Illinois 1898
- Lukins - Ranch 1922 - 1928 Chadwick, MO.
The first 50 or so pages includes pictures associated with the Virden
mine and a number of stories about the riot that the author has
researched.
The Lukins part refers to Fred W. Lukins who was manager of the mine
during
the riot. The last half of the book refers to the author's home town of
Chadwick, Mo. This book appears to be done by a family historian, not
the
kind of book you would see at a book store by a major publisher. It is
interesting.
Write for cost and other information. It appears the author was
selling this book, but the publishing date was 1984, so name and
address
might not be current. If you want her address to ask for information on
price or ordering, write the Macoupin County Genealogical Society, PO
Box
95, Staunton, IL 62088, Attention: Mary McKenzie.
Note: A copy of this book is at the Staunton Public Library.
The Macoupin County Historical Society has the following books for sale and can be ordered from:
Macoupin County Historical Society
Box 432
Carlinville, IL 62626
Tombstone Revelations, Book I, (cemeteries in Scottville, N. Palmyra, No. Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, S. Palymyra, So. Otter and Nilwood Townships) Hardbound, - $34; mailed $38.
Tombstone Revelations, Book II (cemeteries in Bird/Western Mound Townships) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book III (cemeteries in Brushy Mound, Shaws Point and Honey Point Townships) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book IV (cemeteries in Chesterfield & PolkTownships, and includes Medora City Cemetery ) Spiral Bound - $12, mailed $14.
Tombstone Revelations, Book V (cemeteries in Hilyard and Shipman Townships) Hardbound $12, mailed 14
Tombstone Revelations, Book VI,
(cemeteries in Carlinville Township)
Spiral Bound $20, mailed $23.
Oak Hill Cemetery, North Palmyra Township, compiled and researched
by Velma A. Sonneborn, hardback, 239 pages plus supplement. This is a
researched
listing for Oak Hill Cemetery with many genealogical notes for families
buried in this cemetery, 1983. supplement 1985.
1879 History of Macoupin County, 11 x 13, Hardbound, unabridged, indexed contains history of County and pioneers and families and contains illustrations of farms and homes and of individuals and couples. Cost $40, mailed $45. Contains 288 pages.
Portrait & Biographical Album of
Macoupin County, IL 1891,
Biographical Sketches osf Prominent and Representaive Citizens of the
County
Published by the Biographical Publishng Company, Chicago, 1891, and
reprinted
by the Macoupin County Historical Society by Windmill Publications of
Mt.
Vernon, Indiana.
8 1/2 x 11, Hardbound, indexed, illustrated - $32, mailed $36. Contains
902 pages.
The History of the Macoupin County, Illinois Fairs,
1852-2000,
This publication has been made possible by Fair memorabilia collected
by
Alice Drury over many years.
The large coffee-style table 11 x 13 1/2, 150 pages, hardbound in Class
A Library . Cost is 40.00, plus $6.50 for mailing.
The softbound edition is also 11 x 13 1/2, 150 pages, costs $35.00 plus
shipping costs of $4.50. It is spiral bound and also printed on
acid-free
paper by offset lithography.
1875 Plat and 1893 Plat (Atlas),
Hardbound (All parts of townships
in Macoupin County) all contained in one book, $20, mailed $23.
The following item can be purchased by mail from:
Nancy Schmitt Steinmeyer
407 S. Locust
Carlinville, IL 62626
This book can also be purchased at the Staunton Star-Times.
Chasing W. L. Schmitt's Chasing Headlines,
with Nancy Schmitt
Steinmeyer.
"Memories of turn-of-the-century days in Staunton come rushing to
mind when one reads Chasing Headlines, a column written by former
Staunton
native, W. L. Schmitt. Schmitt becomes editor/publisher of
Carlinville's
Macoupin County Enquirer, but he learned his trade as a printer's devil
at the Staunton Star-Times. He recalls life as a printer's devil at the
Star-Times. He writes of entering the navy in World War I, coming home
to buy the Benld Enterprise. It was to Benld he brought his bride and
where
his three children were born. He tells of his admiration for the people
of Benld. From there he took his family to Carlinville to take over the
reins of The Enquirer."
Hardcover.
$25.00. Add$3.00 for 1st class postage or$1.75 for
book rate. Make check to:Chris Schmitt.
The Macoupin County Courthouse:
Scandalous Symbol by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-6-1
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A well-researched look at the controversial construction of the famous
"Million-Dollar" courthouse of Macoupin County. The first original
work on the courthouse in 35 years and the most well-documented look at
the building that has ever been attempted, this highly readable booklet
covers the historic, yet scandal-ridden, construction of the building,
addresses why such a courthouse was built, and details the resulting
firestorm
of controversy that followed.
This title was awarded the Certificate of Excellence by the Illinois
State
Historical Society in 2003.
19th-Century Echoes: The Carlinville City Cemetery, 2nd Ed. by Tom Emery
(20 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-8-8
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus 1.00 postage
A guide to the leading people buried in the Carlinville, Illinois City
Cemetery. This revised edition marks the location of 27 of the most
influential
people resting in the cemetery, including political, military,
financial,
agricultural, and educational leaders of Illinois and Macoupin County
interest.
Many levels of history are covered in the biographical sketches of each
individual. An excellent addition to the genealogist's library.
"This well-done booklet shows how the residents of a small town like
Carlinville were anything but small in their impact. This belongs on
any
shelf." --Carol Schaefer Head Librarian, Blackburn College
The Memorable Month: Minor League Baseball in Staunton, Illinois by
Tom Emery
(12 pp., bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-4-5
List: $3.99 (IL residents add .25 tax) plus .76 postage
A documented look at a minor league baseball team that called the
southern
Macoupin County town of Staunton home for four weeks in the summer of
1908.
This title uses the humorous comments of the local press and employs a
solid array of sources to lend a view of minor-league baseball in
small-town
America in the early 20th century. Written for sports fans and
non-sports
fans alike, this booklet covers an important, yet little-known, subject
in a fast-moving manner.
"A quick and easy read about pro baseball's brief existence in
Staunton.
Add this to Tom Emery's string of pearls on history." --John Alexander
College Instructor/Bookstore Owner
Eddie: Lincoln's Forgotten Son by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-7-X
List: $4.99 (IL residents add. 31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A fresh look at the personal life of Abraham Lincoln is offered in
this new study that examines the sixteenth President's often-overlooked
second son. This study provides a unique and intimate look at the
family
life of the Lincolns by using letters of both Abraham and Mary Todd
Lincoln,
hard-to-find references, and rare poetry to create a work that breaks
new
ground in the life of America's most-recognizable President.
"A delightful book that presents a rare glimpse into Lincoln's personal
life...a valuable addition to Lincoln lore." --Champaign (Ill.)
News-Gazette
August 15, 2002
Hold the Fort: The Battle of Allatoona Pass by Tom Emery
(28 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-5-3
List: $4.99 (IL residents add .31 tax) plus $1.00 postage
A well-documented study of the pivotal Civil War battle of Allatoona
Pass, Georgia, one of the more important actions of the war in the
western
theater. Fought on October 5, 1864, the battle centered around a supply
depot that was crucial to the armies of William T. Sherman. Had the
Confederates
captured Allatoona, historians have argued that Sherman could not have
embarked on his destructive "March to the Sea." This booklet,
which was featured in newspapers in Alton, Quincy, and Lincoln,
Illinois,
details not only the key historical ramifications of the battle but
also
the many anecdotes of Allatoona, a battle of far-reaching impact on
Civil
War history that included many men from Macoupin County and elsewhere
in
central Illinois.
"Allatoona Pass, a fiercely fought Civil War battle, has produced
as much fiction as fact. By adding the perspectives of key
contributors,
Tom Emery clears the picture. This is a solid study of a somewhat
neglected
Civil War battle." --John Alexander College Instructor/Bookstore Owner
The Other John Logan: Col. John Logan and the 32nd Illinois by Tom Emery
(16 pp., notes, bibl.) ISBN 0-9661637-1-0
List: $3.99 (IL residents add. 25 tax) plus .76 postage
A look at the life of Col. John Logan (1809-1885), who is overshadowed
by his first cousin, the famous John A. "Blackjack" Logan of
military and political lore. An early doctor of Macoupin County and an
officer in the 32nd Illinois Infantry, "the other John Logan"
quietly found his way into Illinois history with a long career of
political
involvement.
"A clear, concise, and well-researched work...Emery does an excellent
job of identifying the accomplishments of "the other John Logan."
--Rick Davis News Editor, WSMI Radio
Mt. Olive Herald
P.O. Box 300
Mt. Olive, IL 62069
Remembering Mt. Olive
Picture book. Not indexed.
Soft cover$25.00 + $4.00 P&H
Hard cover$35.00 + $4.00 P&H
Week By Week
Book includes extracts of newspapers from Mt Olive from as early as
1892. It includes activities, events, (births, deaths, robberies,
etc.).
Not all obituaries are included.
Soft cover$25.00 + $4.00 P&H
Hard cover$35.00 + $4.00 P&H
Carl Stanton
307 E. Morgan St.
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
cstanton@bhil.com
Three volumes of Bunker Hill
Revisited
tell the history of this rural Illinois community from 1866 through
1900.
Historic, quaint and sometimes amusing items as reported in the
newspapers
of the day. Pictures, births, deaths, marriages, etc. Hardbound. $35.00
per volume, postpaid.
Contact the author, Carl Stanton, at cstanton@bhil.com.
Also: Macoupin Goes To War, a hard-bound book about south Macoupin County soldiers in the Civil War. Personal accounts of war experiences, pictures, rosters, etc. Contact the author, Carl Stanton, at cstanton@bhil.com.
June Roady Wilderman
P O Box 506
Brighton IL 62012
June is President of the Brighton Heritage Group and Curator of the Heritage Museum.
There the Heart Is, A History
of Brighton, Illinois, 1826-1964
By Martha A Bentley, 1965, reprinted with permission by the Brighton
Heritage
Group.
$15.50 + $2.00 P&H
Through the Years, Brighton's
125th Anniversary Edition, 1869-1994
Brighton Heritage Group, June Wilderman, President.
$5.00 + $1.00 P&H
The Swindler's Treasure
By Lois Walfrid Johnson, 1997. A novel written for young people but
is enjoyed by any age. Contains 3 chapters about the underground
railroad
at Brighton.
$6.50 + $2.00 P&H
The following item can be purchased from:
Mary Ann Kaylor
931 Miles St.
Illiopolis, IL 62539-3562
INDEX to Brighton Township
Cemeteries and Family Histories
This index is compiled from book published in 1986 by June Wilderman
and Jean Halcom. It comprimised 147 pages and covers the Baptist
Cemetery;
Brighton Cemetery; St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery; Dehne Cemetery;
Asbury
Cemetery (not to be confused with Asbury in Barr Twp.) and Miles
Station
Cemetery in Brighton Township, Macoupin Co IL and Bott Cemetery located
1 mile south of Brighton, but is located in Jersey Co, IL. It also
covers
some family histories and newspaper abstractions in Brighton Twp. 40
pages.
Note: This publication is theINDEX to that book.
$7.00 ppd
Macoupin
County Current Plat Book
Contact by email for cost of plat books and postage information:
Mary Lou, Macoupin County Extension Service
<Macoupin_Co@mail.aces.uiuc.edu>
If you are in Carlinville and
want to stop by the Extension Office and
buy one:
Macoupin County Extension Service
210 N Broad
Carlinville, IL 62626
Carolynn Bettis
28290 Jones Rd.
Girard, IL 62640-9706
122nd IL Regiment, Company E
Roster (Color or Black and White)
Company E was mainly from Macoupin County.
Charges are for copying only.
Color roster$20.00 + $2.00 postage - mailed in a tube.
Black and White roster$5.00 + $2.00 postage - mailed in a tube.
This new large format,
beautifully hard bound book, contains a complete
index, some family photos, and family information. 628 pages including
the index.
I have researched this line of Adcocks in Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. Henry (circa 1775 -before 10
Aug 1824) and Sarah Adcock of Tennessee had seven known children. The
seven
children, Rebecca, Edward, Mary, Henry, Susan, Joannah and Beverly
migrated
to Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Beverly
was a doctor and was killed violently in Mississippi.
Over 2600 blood line relatives are included in the book. Censuses and
legal
documents have been transcribed and included in the genealogy. Some
surnames
of the Adcock children's descendants include: Bettis, Bristow, Carter,
Covey, Davidson, Drake, England, Floro, Fullington, Hart, Headley,
Jacobs,
Jenkins, Jennings, Kidd, Lair, Loveless, Mayfield, Platt, Quarton,
Richards,
Swift, Wingo.
Family members who have contributed or helped in many ways include Eric
Adcock, Phyllis Pitchford, LaVerl Quarton Hilyard, posthumously Evelyn
Bettis Frey, James and Ora Bourque Wall, Richard Davidson, Marilyn
Adcock
Williams, Karen Adcock Greeling, Patricia Adcock Espenschied, Charles
Gray,
Carolynn Jones Bettis, Stark Edward "Ed" Stephenson, Martha Adcock
(Mrs Richard), Carolyn Stephenson Frerking, Myrtle Sailors, Myrtle's
daughter
Marsha Sailors Kringstad, Adella "Dell" Covey, Craig Hartley, Richard
Clevenger,
Janet Hays, Kena Jacobs, Mike Jacobs, Don Carter, Cynthia Witting.
$50 including shipping and handling. Not many books printed is the
reason
for the high price of the hard bound book.
I cannot take credit cards. Make checks or money orders out to Gloria
Frazier
and mail to 3830 S. Hwy A1A #4-129, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Sutton, Descendants of John Wesley Sutton, Frazier, Gloria, compiler,
Gregath Publishing, 1995.
Macoupin County IL (includes his Sutton father's family and his Sutton
grandfather's location of Macon Co TN), hardbound. $30 includes
shipping.
I cannot take credit cards. Make checks or money orders out to Gloria
Frazier
and mail to 3830 S. Hwy A1A #4-129, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Illinois Place Names
is a book full of most all old and current names of towns in IL. The
book gives post office established and disbanded dates and many dates
for
incorporation of villages, cities, etc.
The following item can be purchased from:
Behrens Publishing Company
P.O. Box 436
Mahomet, IL 61853
We Will Go To A New Land
The Great East Frisian Migration to America 1845-1895
by Robert H. Behrens
Twenty-eight chapters covering the history of many major Ostfriesen
settlements;
Ostfriesen history, customs and traditions; Name Index with thousands
of
ancestors; Hundreds of Ostfriesen family stories; Pictures of churches,
cemeteries, and Ostfriesland sites; Pates of church and cemetery
records.
Of interest locally: Macoupin & Montgomery Counties: Zion
Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Mt. Olive; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at
Gillespie;
Zion Lutheran Church at Staunton; Immanuel Lutheran Church of Mt.
Olive;
St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Cemetery.
Soft cover, 416 pages.
$35.00 + $4.50 P&H
Dan C. Heinemeier
4401 N. 33rd Road
Arlington, VA 22207-4423
A History of Brunswick: Life in a German Duchy from Roman Times through
1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier ISBN 0-9671822-0-4 A comprehensive history
of the Duchy of Brunswick (Herzogtum Braunschweig) with particular
emphasis
on historical factors of interest to genealogists and other social
historians.
17 chapters, two appendices, softbound, 380 pp., 8.5"x11", incl.
maps and illustrations, fully indexed. $23.00 + $4.00 P&H.
Hunzen in Brunswick: 800 Years in a Village of Lower Saxony Edited, translated and published by Dan C. Heinemeier This village history, translated from the German and edited extensively, offers valuable insight on village life and work, from serving feudal lords to sheltering WWII refugees (A.D. 1050-1950). 60 pp., 8.5"x 5.5", incl. maps and illustrations. $10.00ppd.
Send email (m-dh@erols.com)
for further information, including a free
excerpt.
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