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Download or read book History of Coles County, 1876-1976 written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 years of history of Coles County, Illinois from 1876 to 1976.
Author : Mary A. Harlow Gary
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Index to History of Coles County, 1876-1976 written by Mary A. Harlow Gary and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Kleen
Publisher : Lake Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1618760254
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Tales of Coles County, Illinois written by Michael Kleen and published by Lake Ridge Press. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legends live just outside your door! The sixth and final edition of Tales of Coles County, Illinois combines the original Tales of Coles County, the Legends and Lore of Coles County, and a new third section on the Hidden History of Coles County with updated pictures, additional legends, and new stories. First published in 2004, Tales of Coles County, Illinois takes an entertaining look at local history through vivid historical fiction. When four students from Eastern Illinois University are stranded during a violent storm, they seek shelter with an elderly couple who give them more than they bargain for. After one night, the four will never look at Coles County the same way. With each story, they learn more about the place they've come to call home. The Second Battle of the Ambraw, the Charleston Riot of 1864, the Coles County Poor Farm, events surrounding the Airtight Bridge Murder, and the Blair Hall Fire of 2004, all are told. In the Legends and Lore of Coles County, Michael Kleen reveals over a dozen hidden stories from the from the area’s past and present, including ghost stories, folk tales, and other legends and lore. When did a poltergeist terrorize one rural family in Pleasant Grove Township? What is the real story behind the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon”? Why do they call one stretch of road "Dead Man's Curve"? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this definitive volume. In part three, Hidden History, Michael Kleen examines events some believe are better left unremembered. What is the history of Coles County’s ghost towns? What were some of its most infamous murders? What happened in the Tornado of 1917? Never-before published information about Mattoon's battle with Prohibition and even a local chapter of the KKK is inside.
Author : Lavern Marshall Hamand
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527795709
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (957 download)
Download or read book Coles County in the Civil War written by Lavern Marshall Hamand and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Coles County in the Civil War: 1861-1865 This seems quite logical, and probably Charleston supplied a slightly greater total than did Mattoon. Unfortunately, the files of the Mattoon Independent Gazette for the time of the wars end in 1865 are missing. Cooper states that. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252090705
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Place Names of Illinois written by Edward Callary and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive guide shows how the history and culture of Illinois are embedded in the names of its towns, cities, and other geographical features. Edward Callary unearths the origins of names of nearly three thousand Illinois communities and the circumstances surrounding their naming and renaming. Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries also provide information on local pronunciation, the name’s etymology, and the community’s location, all set in historical and cultural context. A general introduction locates Illinois place names in the context of general patterns of place naming in the United States. An extremely useful reference for scholars of American history, geography, language, and culture, Place Names of Illinois also offers intriguing browsing material for the inquisitive reader and the curious traveler.
Author : Ann Flesor Beck
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052285
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Sweet Greeks written by Ann Flesor Beck and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gus Flesor came to the United States from Greece in 1901. His journey led him to Tuscola, Illinois, where he learned the confectioner's trade and opened a business that still stands on Main Street. Sweet Greeks sets the story of Gus Flesor's life as an immigrant in a small town within the larger history of Greek migration to the Midwest. Ann Flesor Beck's charming personal account recreates the atmosphere of her grandfather's candy kitchen with its odors of chocolate and popcorn and the comings-and-goings of family members. "The Store" represented success while anchoring the business district of Gus's chosen home. It also embodied the Midwest émigré experience of chain migration, immigrant networking, resistance and outright threats by local townspeople, food-related entrepreneurship, and tensions over whether later generations would take over the business. An engaging blend of family memoir and Midwest history, Sweet Greeks tells how Greeks became candy makers to the nation, one shop at a time.
Author : Onaiwu W. Ogbomo
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Photographic Images & the History of African Americans in Coles County, Illinois written by Onaiwu W. Ogbomo and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lake County Historical Society (Or.)
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ISBN 13 : 9780892882939
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Lake County History written by Lake County Historical Society (Or.) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book Journal of Illinois History written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mildred Green Kilhoffer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book W. H. Wines and His Descendants written by Mildred Green Kilhoffer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William H. Wines, son of Albert Wines and Freelove, was born 12 March 1836 in Massachusetts or New York. He married Rhoda Hopper, daughter of Jacob Hopper and Lavina Garland, 31 December 1857, in Coles County, Illinois. They had five children. He died in 1907 in Effingham County, Illinois. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Illinois.
Author : Michael E. Austin
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Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Austins of America written by Michael E. Austin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Periodical Source Index, 1847-1985: Places written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Genealogical Helper written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book Austins of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hiram Rutherford
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)
Download or read book On the Illinois Frontier written by Hiram Rutherford and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These letters and papers present the saga of a pioneer doctor who migrated to Illinois, made house calls on horseback, harbored a slave family in violation of Illinois' Black Laws, and, when hauled into court, sought legal counsel from a friend, Abraham Lincoln, only to learn that Lincoln was already in the pay of the slave owner. The first selection of this book contains a series of personal letters, mostly to John Bowman, Dr. Rutherford's future brother-in-law, in Pennsylvania. Rutherford describes life in Illinois in the 1840s in vivid enough detail to make it real for Bowman--and the contemporary reader. But Rutherford's real reason for writing to Bowman was to get him to bring Lucinda Bowman, whom Rutherford had vowed to marry, to Illinois. Rutherford tried subtlety: "I am still in a state of single blessedness & will probably ever remain so unless you bring me a spare rib." When oblique reference failed, the doctor spoke with candor and finally got Lucinda--much to her mother's dismay--to the Illinois prairie. The middle portion contains articles Dr. Rutherford wrote for the local paper. Here he describes the people, the "characters," with precision and wit: "Matt was a speculator by nature, had much good gas in him and believed in names, high-sounding ones of course." He describes both Dan Swalls, who blew up the still by approaching the first batch with his candle, and the tippling Baptist preacher who, awakening to see a vulture staring at him, took the temperance pledge. The final section discusses the famous Matson slave trial. The central interest in this case is that Abraham Lincoln acted as attorney for the slave owner. The editors quote liberally from contemporary accounts, but note that no one has yet explained the future president's behavior.
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Publisher : Association for Gravestone Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Markers written by and published by Association for Gravestone Studies. This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
