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
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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
A list of Williamson County Death Records filed with the Illinois Dept. of Health from 1916-1950 has been added to our Records tab. The complete file for county death certificates filed between 1916 and 1950 was extracted from Illinois state … Continue reading
Every month since January 2015 we have had a volunteer scour the county funeral home websites and accumulate the current months obituaries so that we can store them in a cumulative file at the historical society. This move was due … Continue reading
The Williamson County Historical Society was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Illinois Humanities COVID-19 Emergency Relief. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Illinois Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois … Continue reading