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Volume 1	Dillon & Delavan Townships	$9.00
Volume 2	Boynton, Cincinnati, Deer Creek,  & Elm Grove Townships, 136 pp	13.00
Volume 3	Fondulac & Hittle Townships	12.00
Volume 4	Groveland & Hopedale Townships	10.00
Volume 5	Little Mackinaw & Mackinaw Townships, Revised, 154 pp	19.00
Volume 6	Malone, Sand Prairie, Spring Lake, & Tremont Townships	12.00
Volume 7	Morton Township (through October 2004)	21.00
Volume 8	Pekin Township, 376 pp	28.00
Volume 9	Washington Township (through October 2004)	21.00

Marriage books include a bride's index.  Beginning with volume 4, all information contained on the application is listed.
Volume 1	1827 to October 1859	$11.00
Volume 2	November 1859 to December 1868	10.00
Volume 3	January 1869 to December 1877	10.00
Volume 4	January 1878 to December 1882	13.00
Volume 5	January 1883 to December 1887	13.00
Volume 6	January 1888 to December 1892	13.00
Volume 7	January 1893 to December 1897	13.00

1850 Tazewell County Census - Volume 1.  Published by McLean County Genealogical Society. Note: Index is in Volume 2.	$12.00
1850 Tazewell County Census - Volume 2.  & Index. Published by McLean County Genealogical Society.	12.00
1860 Tazewell County Census - Eastern Half. Indexed. (Washington, Tremont, Deer Creek, Morton, Mackinaw, Little Mackinaw, and Hittle Townships)	12.00
1860 Tazewell County Census - Western Half. Indexed. (City of Pekin, Pekin, Cincinnati, Sand Prairie, Fondulac, Groveland, Elm Grove, Dillon, Delavan, Malone, and Spring Lake Townships)	13.00

Tazewell County Land Records Index Volume 1 (1827-March 1838) A list of the entries from the first eight volumes of the Tazewell County Deed Record Books, which covered land transfers between 1827 and March 1838.  Each entry contains the grantor (seller), date & type of deed transfer, record book volume & page Number, and the grantee (buyer).  Both grantor and grantee indexes are included.	$12.00
Tazewell County Naturalizations Volume 1 A-L (1839-1909) An alphabetical listing of those who filed one or more papers necessary to become a U.S. citizen. Depending on the year & type of document, your ancestor's name, port of departure, port of arrival, birth date or age, country or origin, witnesses present, etc. will be listed.	14.00
Tazewell County Naturalizations Volume 2 M-Z (1839-1909) An alphabetical listing of those who filed one or more papers necessary to become a U.S. citizen. Depending on the year & type of document, your ancestor's name, port of departure, port of arrival, birth date or age, country or origin, witnesses present, etc. will be listed.	14.00

1864 Plat of Tazewell County. Indexed. Hardbound. Sold Out!	$15.00
1873 Tazewell County Atlas.  Index only!	3.50
1910 & 1929 Atlases of Tazewell County, Illinois (combined). Indexed. Hardbound. Sold Out! Reproduction containing plats of all townships, cities, & villages showing landowners, dwellings, schools, churches, cemeteries, etc.  Contains a directory of patrons listing occupation, addresses, year & place of birth, country of origin, etc.   Illustrations of farms, businesses, residences, etc.	32.00
1861 Root's Pekin City Directory (reprint)	Sale! 7.00 12.00
1917 Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders of Tazewell County (reprint). Indexed. Softbound.  A list of the county's farmers & breeders with information about each farm.   Also lists the county's businesses, rural automobile & tractor owners. The name of head of household, spouse & all children are shown as well as the exact size & location of the farm, and much more.	15.00
1937 City Directory of South Pekin	3.00

The Pekin Centenary 1849-1949 Commemorates 100 years of community progress in the city of Pekin, Illinois.  Hardback.	$17.00
2002 Historic 1950's Churches Wall Calendar This calendar featured black & white photograph's of a dozen Tazewell County churches, circa 1950. Although now outdated as a calendar, it provides a look at the churches of Tazewell County, circa 1950.	Close Out! 3.50 7.50
Cooking Up Memories Our cookbook makes a terrific present for anyone interested in Tazewell County. In addition to over 700 Tazewell County recipes, the book contains over 40 historical pictures, 30 historical drawings, and many "Tazewell Tales" stories. Each chapter is named after one of the Tazewell County townships. And, Cooking Up Memories was selected as the Midwest Regional Winner for the 1999 TABASCO® Community Cookbook Awards.  Follow the link for more information. 356 pp.	17.00
Roaring Thru the 20's booklet Includes stories, photographs, and history of Tazewell County in the 1920's.	Sale! 7.00 12.00
Whirlwind of South Pekin booklet On March 30, 1938, a family of three to five tornadoes moved across central and west central Illinois during the afternoon. The worst damage from the outbreak occurred in South Pekin, where seven people were killed, three city blocks were leveled, and 250 homes were damaged or destroyed.  This booklet describes the destruction in detail and includes several photographs.	6.50
The Columbia Disaster booklet One of the worst disasters in the history of United States inland navigation occurred at midnight, Friday, July 5, 1918 when the excursion steamboat Columbia hit a submerged stump and sank into the Illinois River with 496 passengers near Wesley City (present day Creve Coeur). Eighty-seven passengers, mostly women and children, drowned in the submerged wreckage.  This booklet describes the destruction in detail including photographs of the wreckage.	6.00
Pictures of The Columbia Disaster	3.00
Passenger List of the Columbia's final voyage	3.00
Pekin 175th Anniversary Christmas Ornament TCGHS created a limited edition pewter Christmas ornament to mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of Pekin, the Tazewell County seat. We are delighted in how the ornament turned out - the photo really doesn't do justice to the texture and depth of the winter scene of a sleigh hauling a Christmas tree past an early settler's barn! This is a high-quality heavy pewter ornament - approximately 3 inches across!	Close Out! 7.00 18.00
Woodrow Barn Paper Place Mats	4/$1.60
Columbia Steamship Paper Place Mats	4/$1.60
Historical Post Cards. Pekin Hotels, Courthouse, Court Street, two river scenes, Terminal Station, Fountain; three Delavan scenes; County Courthouse & Jail; Hopedale High School & Main Street.	Sale! .50 1.00	Preview Cards
Note Cards - Prints from 1873 Atlas. Package of six - 5" x 7". Ivory Vellum with envelopes.  Suitable for framing. Includes Melick's Store (Green Valley), Minier Mills (Minier), Sherman House (Washington), Wagenseller's Store (Pekin), New Public School (Morton), Cobean & Watkins Livery (Delavan)	Sale! 2.50 5.00
Please add $2.00 postage if ordering only Post Cards, Note Cards, and/or Place Mats!	2.00
TCGHS Monthly Newsletter Surname Index 1978-2000	$17.00
TCGHS Monthly Past Issues (queries, old letters, diaries, newspaper excerpts, etc.) Our newsletters - available for years 1979-2006. Please indicate year(s) desired.	1979-1994 8.00/yr	Select Year: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
	1995-2006 10.00/yr	Select Year: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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