Eighteen members of the Southern Illinois Corvette Club toured the Williamson County Historical Society’s museum on Saturday, August the 13th, 2022 and we’re treated to tours by the society’s president Sam Lattuca and Curator/Coordinator Sharon Vansaghi.
One of our new additions this past week is a reversible badge of Modern Woodmen of America. The following information and description is from the home office of M.W. of A.
Camp 5337 was chartered on February 16, 1898, in Marion. This type of badge was popular from the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. The front side was worn for camp (chapter) meetings and social activities. The reverse side was black and was displayed at funerals and memorials of deceased Modern Woodmen members of that camp. The colors of the time, red, white and green (or sometimes navy blue). Thank you John Wohlwend for your donation.
The mortgage record books Q thru T have been added to our Master Morgage Book Index.
The Genealogy Department was recently blessed with a large donation of books and information. After adding to our shelves and inventory, we will be selling some of the duplicated books. These books do have some marks and hi-lighting in them but are in very good condition. We have priced them reasonably. They can be picked up at the museum or we could mail them to you for $5.00 shipping plus cost of book unless noted otherwise.
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We have recently received quilt blocks that have a connection to Williamson Co., IL. They were made in a style used in the 1940’s called Sail Away and was meant to be a Friendship quilt. It has 25 names embroidered on each block however we or the donor do not know the connection between the women. Hopefully someone can help us. Whether it be a church group, organization or family we have hit a dead end. If anyone sees a connection please contact us at wchsmail@yahoo.com call at 618-997-5863 or contact us thru our facebook page.
We do know Maude Lingle Norman was the 3rd wife of Henry B. Norman, and they are the donor’s grandparents
Names listed are Ruia Batts, Berdie Christ, Lizzie Davis, Bertie Gallion, Mary Jackson, Pauline Lawrence, Peral Linck, Eva Livingston, Mammie Lowe, Clara Marks, Fannie Newton, Maude Norman, Dorothy Norman, Mary Pasco, Josephine Ridlen, Ida Russell, Lola Sanders, Clara Saunders, Mary Travelstead, Anna Travelstead, Margaret Turner, Lena Weisbrodt, Lela Wheeler, Zella White, and Reta Yearack.