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
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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
Not long ago we posted the index to the book “Glances of the Past” put together by Pearl Roberts in 1977. The book covered the history of Johnston City starting in the small village of Shakerag and covered the years … Continue reading
The local history book “Glimpses of the Past” was published by Pearl Roberts as a project of the Johnston City Business & Professional Women’s Club in 1977. The book serves as a collection of early stories and news items of … Continue reading