Williamson County Illinois Historical Society

Oldham Paisley, owner and reporter for the Marion Daily Republican kept scrapbooks containing his articles and also articles from St. Louis and Chicago related to topics occurring here in the 1920’s. All but one of the books have now been indexed and those indexes are now available on our site under the Master Newspaper Index. The Paisley indexes currently on our site are:

• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 1, 1922-24, Before & After Herrin Massacre
• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 1A & 1B, 1922, Herrin Massacre
• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 4A & 4B, 1923-24, Ku Klux Klan
• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 5 & 6, 1924-26, Klan, Glenn Young, Charles Birger
• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 7 & 8, 1927-28, Charles Birger & Trial
• Paisley’s Scrapbook Volume 9, 1928-29, Birger, Boswell, Ritter

All of our onsite indexes are available from the Library Resource Indexes page

Indexes to the following references have been added to the Funeral Home Master Index:

• Storme Funeral Home, Carterville, Vol 1, 1920-29, by Martha Mulkin
• Storme Funeral Home, Herrin, Vol 1, 1914-20, by Martha Mulkin
• Hathaway Funeral Home, Johnston City, Vol 1, 1912-22, by Helen Sutt Lind
• Hathaway Funeral Home, Johnston City, Vol 2, 1922-31, by Helen Sutt Lind
• Hathaway Funeral Home, Johnston City, Vol 3, 1932-40, by Helen Sutt Lind
• Wildridge Funeral Home, Johnston City, Vol 4, 1924-1944, by Helen Sutt Lind

The indexes to the Hunter Funeral Home in Carterville covering the years 1914-1915 and 1919-1927 have been added to the Funeral Home Index. The book was transcribed by Billie J. Burke and Jean L. Jones

Also added are Volumes 1-7 of the Riggin Funeral Home in Carterville covering the years 1930 to 1975. The books were transcribed by Billie J. Burke and Jack L. Burke.

Link to the Funeral Home Index