The index to the book “The Story of Carterville: It’s Hundred Years, 1871-1971” by Maranda Cavanas Scoby and published in 1972 has been added to our sites Master Local History Index. The volume contains 1,341 references to people, places, churches, schools, businesses and acts of God.
The Index to the book “Carterville, Cambria & Crainville, A Look Back At Our Towns” put together by Jennifer Spence & Sheri Hunter and published in 2011 has been added to our Master Local History Index.
The book contains references to 3,390 people, places, churches, schools, businesses and events.
The book “The Magic City of Egypt” published in 1991 by William N. Macfarlane has been re-indexed to contain 1,089 references to people, schools, churches, places, businesses, organizations and events. Primarily a reference about Johnston City’s history the book also contains a wealth of information about the coal mine industry and operational mines throughout the area. It itemizes a list of miners who lost their lives between 1897 and 1951, how they died and in which mines they worked in addition to how most miners lived and what wages they earned.
The title of the book was derived from Johnston City’s growth explosion due to coal mining from 1900 to 1920 with a population jumping from 787 to 7,137 in 20 years. The book was edited and photos secured by Pearl Roberts. The index has been added to our local history book master index.
The indexes to the Herrin Storme Funeral Home records Volume 2, Books 1 & 2, covering 1920 to 1959 containing 9,700 references have been added to the Master Funeral Home Index.
Our society recently published Volume 2 of Storme Funeral Home records from Herrin in two books covering the dates from October 1920 to January 1959. The references are available for viewing at the historical society and the indexes are currently being prepared for online access. Volunteers Colleen Norman, Ursula Richey, Ann Gammon and Sharon Vansaghi spent countless hours prepping these books for publication.