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Tazewell County Histories

Atlas Map of Tazewell County, Illinois.  - 1873 (Andreas, Lyter & Co.) CD-ROM Compiled, drawn & published from personal examinations & surveys.  Scanned by TCGHS from the original 14" x 17" book into a searchable Adobe PDF file - contains 27 fully colored maps, many pages of uncolored views of farms, homes and commercial buildings. Land owners identified.  Biographies,  portraits, residents, and the history of 1873 Tazewell County.  Contains the original published index as well as an every person index that was manually compiled by Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society volunteers. 165 pages. CD-ROM.	$37.00
History of Tazewell County – 1879 (Chas. C. Chapman & Co.) CD-ROM Scanned by TCGHS from the original book into a searchable Adobe PDF file - includes sketches of Tazewell County cities, villages and townships; educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. The CD also includes the History of Illinois – embracing accounts of the pre-historic races, Aborigines, French, English and American conquests, and a general review of its civil, political, and military history. 794 pages. CD-ROM.	$22.00
Portrait & Biographical Record -- Tazewell & Mason Counties (Biographical Publishing Co. 1894) CD-ROM Scanned by TCGHS from the original book into a searchable Adobe PDF file - contains biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the governors of the state and the presidents of the United States. 707 pages. CD-ROM.	$22.00
Lynch Law - One of our members, Jim Conover, has co-authored the definitive book on the history of "the Berry Gang", which terrorized the people of Tazewell County for years in the late 1860's, despite the efforts of Pekin’s tough City Marshal Alfred Stone, Tazewell County Sheriff Edward Pratt, and his deputies - including the gang's eventual downfall. Based on historical documents and family histories.  A classic piece of western frontier history right here in central Illinois! Here's a brief overview of the book, including surnames mentioned!  297 pages.  Soft cover.	$18.00
Tazewell County Veterans of World War II Remembrances Contains memories from oral and written histories of over 450 Tazewell County Veterans collected by TCGHS.  About 500 pages.  High-quality hardback binding.  Read more details.	$65.00 plus $2.25 Handling
The Education of Private Urish by Earl Urish An account of a young Tazewell County private's experiences in combat during World War II.  Hardback.	$20.00
The Pekin Centenary 1849-1949 Commemorates 100 years of community progress in the city of Pekin, Illinois.  Hardback.	$17.00
Pekin History Then and Now - written and arranged by Rob Clifton Photographs and/or Lithographs comparing how various Pekin locations looked in the 1800's vs 2004.  Also explains how the Pekin "female" streets (Ann Eliza, Catherine, Carolyn, Henrietta, etc.) were originally named.  Soft cover.	$22.00

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

1873 Tazewell County Atlas.  Index only!	3.50
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

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
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 1979-2008. 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
	1995-2008 10.00/yr	Select Year: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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