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!
Royalton Round Up Festival spotlight and local donations
Alica Pokorney of Wayne City arranges handcrafted frogs on a ladder at the Royalton Round Up Festival in Royalton Park. Steve Payne of Carbondale donates over 100 Beanie Babies to Memorial Hospital pediatric unit, saying he helps make kids’ lives better. Bob Morgan of Marion works on a 1992 Ford Explorer at Elite Auto Sales as he readies cars for sale. John A Logan College President Bob Mees dedicates a plaque to Jerome Mimi Alongi at the Du Quoin American Legion Hall for personal achievement. the plaque will be placed at the JALC Du Quoin Extension Center.
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Alica Pokorney
Wayne City
Royalton
the Park
Steve Payne
Quatro’s Pizza
Carbondale
Carbondale Main Street
Memorial Hospital of
Payne
Bob Morgan
Elite Auto Sales
Marion
Morgan
John A. Logan College
Bob Mees
Jerome
Mimi’ Alongi
American Legion Hall
du Quoin
Jalc du Quoin