A booklet was published in 1926 by the Herrin Lion’s Club to sway the state and national attitudes about Williamson County and Herrin due to the large number of negative ads related to the KKK, prohibition violations and gang warfare … Continue reading
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The index to the promotional booklet “Marion, The Opportunity City” published in 1913 by the Marion Board of Trades has been added to the Master Local History Index on our site. The booklet was published to promote area business particularly … Continue reading
The index to the book “They Are not Forgotten, Men of Johnston City Who died in Uniform” put together by Bill Hampsey and Helen Lind in 2008 has been posted to the Master Military Index. … Continue reading
The Jefferson School fifth grade classes of Kelly Williamson and Wendy Goodman toured the Williamson County Museum this morning, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The students watched a 25 min video about our Southern Illinois Native American Past and then looked … Continue reading
Two new indexes have been added to our website. The first is “Soldiers Buried in Williamson County” that was added to the Master Military Index. The second book is Letters from the Past, published by Mary Jo Moore in 1999. … Continue reading