In order to ease back into a full time museum/library again during the pandemic, we will be allowing visitors who want to do research in our library on Saturdays only and by appointment only. Of course, masks are required as … Continue reading
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The obituaries for Williamson County posted during the period of October through December 2020 have been added to our Master Obituaries Index that can be found by accessing our Records Tab and selecting Library Resource Indexes. … Continue reading
This past summer, Mary Lou, Rita and Sheila Kovac of Johnston City were moving out of their ancestral home and donated numerous articles to the museum. Their Grgurich family members had lived in the house since around 1920 after their … Continue reading
An extensive index to the book “Steal Easy: A Memoiric History of Crab Orchard, Illinois” written by ex- resident John M. Brewer and published in 1985 has been added to our Master Local History Index and made available from the … Continue reading
Digital obituaries posted at funeral homes throughout Williamson County have been accumulated in our library since January 2015 and get updated periodically. We have added the obits from April through September 2020 to our Master Obituary Index that now contains 36,938 … Continue reading