Category Archives: WCHS
The index to the Williamson County Illinois Sesquicentennial History book has been added to the Library Resource Index. The book was published in the years following the 1989 Sesquicentennial event celebrating Williamson County’s 150th Anniversary. The index addition references 6,847 … Continue reading
The Williamson County Museum recently received a donated artifact that once likely belonged to either the Shelton or Birger gang. The artifact is a 12 Ga. Model 1897 Winchester riot gun manufactured between 1904 and 1920. It has a short … Continue reading
For the past few months, we have been working on a master reference index that will undoubtedly take years to finish. The intent is to index information found in in the genealogy library of the museum like audited cemetery books, … Continue reading