Louis Gudder was born in Kovno, Lithuania, later a part of Russia, Dec 17, 1877. He was a junk dealer in Marion from the early 1900s through the depression years until his death in 1956. He was also the owner … Continue reading
Sam Lattuca
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]Caleb Tarleton Holland was born July 28, 1845 in White Day, Virginia (which became West Virginia after the 1860’s) to Jacob Holland (1816-1875) and Emily Tarleton (1819-1857). Jake was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and died … Continue reading
The first American Legion Post in Williamson County had its beginnings shortly after the St. Louis Caucus in May of 1919. The Marion Daily Republican newspaper announced the St. Louis Caucus that month and reported that “plans soon would be … Continue reading
In the process of creating an extensive article about the Robert L. Butler administration (1963-2018) a few years back I searched through the Southern Illinoisan newspaper archives back to the late 1950’s and took note of significant events that occurred … Continue reading
Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally published by The Sanborn Map Company, the maps were created to allow fire insurance companies to assess their total liability in urbanized areas … Continue reading