Williamson County Illinois Historical Society

The index to Harry and Dorothy Boyd’s four volume set entitled “Tribute to Williamson County Heroes” published in 2014 has been added to the Library Resource Index. The books detail the lives of over 9,000 men and women who served in the U.S. military ranging from the Revolutionary War to 2014 that are buried in the county . Obits, grave markers, and photos where available were included in the book set. A full set of the books were donated to the Williamson County Historical Society by the Boyd’s and can be researched there or the set may be purchased from the Boyd’s. This is an amazing reference set and the Boyd’s should be commended for the amount of research and legwork that went into them.

This brings the resource index to over 94,000 entries so allow time for it to load.

The index can be located under the Records Tab as Library Resource Index.

The book, Pioneer Folks and Places, published in 1939 by Barbara Barr Hubbs has been re-indexed and added to our new Library Resource Index bringing the references up to 78,913. The new book was put together in preparation for Williamson County’s 100th Centennial celebration in 1939 and is an excellent resource containing references to early villages, pioneers, settlements and landmarks found in the county. A number of references are related to early trails and coal mines. References added break down to:

Acts of God 1, Businesses 282, Churches 75, Crime 1, Government 53, Organizations 13, Places 120, Schools 54 and People 1,773 for a total of 2,372 new references.

It should be noted that the index currently consists of app. 38 books and the Marion City Cemetery. Each book index can be individually filtered by clicking on the small down pointing arrow in Column C, then select “Filter”. You can then select or deselect only the books you wish to see.

Link to Updated Library Resource Index