This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Illinois and local notes in a busy era
Local and state items cover prize plans for corn, tax lists, school salaries, and court actions. Reports include fishery values, a pioneer elevator, canal land disputes, and a moonlight band excursion. Social trends and legal cases mingle with agricultural and political notes from Peoria, Bureau, Henry, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bartlett
Illnois
Peoria County
Peoria Daily Journal
Hennepin High School
John Stein
Mansville
Priday
Hanna Wagon Works
Gov Tanner
Thomas Harney
Daniel Harney
Henry
Annawan
Peoria
Supreme Court
Rowe
Chatsworth
Chicago
Board of Trade
The
Chicago Tribune
Barean Junction
Bureau
Trimble
Dibell
Blanchard
Stipp
J. N. Hopkins
Clover
T. F. Clover Esq
Knox County
Chillicothe
Lacon
Hennepin Canal
Bureau County
Astoria
Illinois
Granville
Krohn
Appellate Court
George Hetrick
Hennepin
J. B. Clark
George F. Pitkin
Ger Altgeld
Altgeld
Democratic State Central Committee