The Hamilton County, Illinois Historical Society
Website has MOVED to:
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Hamilton County, Illinois Historical Society
1880 Census
Hamilton County, Illinois
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Next Historical Society Meeting
| Program: | Walpole: Pictures & Memories |
| Presenter: | Howard Ritchey |
| When: | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 7 p.m. |
| Where: | Farris Family Restaurant (formerly Pat's Cafe) |
| 608 E. Randolph St. (view MapQuest) | |
| McLeansboro, Illinois |
Legacy of Kin
Hamilton County, Illinois
Volume I 1859-1957, Volume II 1958-1992
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Fall 2010 Newsletter
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Spring 2010 Newsletter
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Fall 2009 Newsletter
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Spring 2009 Newsletter
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Fall 2008 Newsletter
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Spring 2008 Newsletter
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Hamilton County Museum and Genealogy Library
Location:
McCoy Memorial Library, 2nd Floor
118 S. Washington St. (West Side of Square)
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Ph: (618) 643-2125
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 1-4pm
Contacting the Society
If you have any questions about the society and its publications, resources, research services, etc., you can contact the society at [email protected].
Hamilton County Historical Society Publications
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1978 Oral History Project CDs & Transcripts
Interviews vary in length, therefore, some interviews are on multiple CDs. If you wish to order an interview, it costs $5 per CD. While we have CDs for most interviews, we have written transcripts for about a third of the interviews. It costs $10 per transcript, if available. There is a flat $3 shipping/handling fee for any order for Oral History Project CDs or transcripts.
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History of the Project
In 1978, the Hamilton County Historical Society obtained a grant of about $12,000 from the federal Comprehensive Employment Training Act to record and transcribe oral history from some of the elderly residents from the community. Charles Frey and a group of staff members interviewed and recorded more than 100 people about subjects such as the Great Tornado of 1925, old stores, communities, kinfolk and memories of days-gone-by.
2006-2007 Preservation of the Oral History Tapes
After being stored away for almost 30 years, the Historical Society has converted and preserved all 240+ cassettes to CD and have made them generally available to the public for the first time. This process took almost 3/4 of a year to complete.
Original Oral History Project Staff from 1978
Director: Charles Frey
Public Relations: Ken Hodorowski
Interviewers:
Charles Frey
Mark Jackson
Michele Ragsdale
Keith Karcher
Sharon Heil
Dan Allen
Margaret Frazier
Rita Steele
L.C. Gollihur
Richard Jackson
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Vicky Capps
Transcriptionists:
Rebecca Leuellen
Donna Warren French
Auditor/Editors:
Chrystie Adams
Rita Pressy
Amy Repasky
Links to Other Hamilton County Web Sites
Hamilton County USGenWeb
Yesterdays in Hamilton County, IL
Southern Illinois Photo Exchange
Grandma Deem Appreciation Society (Facebook)
McLeansboro.com