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!
Pioneer Life in Illinois
Narrative memoir by Benjamin Goble of Milan Illinois detailing frontier hardships through 1832. He recalls camps along Duck Creek and the Moline area, wheat harvests, clay and rail building, Black Hawk War service,Red River routes, ferry crossings, and life with Danforth and Stephens families amid pioneer hunger, snowbound winters, and early Rock Island garrison duties.
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Davis
Charles Godden
Rock Island
Levitt and
Wells
Sears’ Canal
Henderson Mill
Lower
Yellow Banks
Phelps’ Indian Trading Post
Pence
Ponce
Rock River Rangers
Col. Davenport
Dow, Gilman & Hancock's
Davenport
Clark
Galena
Apple River
Plum River
Port Byron
Miller
Muller
Andalusia
Fort Armstrong
McGee
Smith
Col Davenport
Lowa
Rock River
Sangamon County
Henderson River
Keokuk
Moline
Iowa