For 50 years, Marion Mayor Robert Butler has kept watch over his beloved city. For decades to come, a monument to his faithful service will continue to stand guard on the town square. Continue reading
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Charles Andrew Gent was born March 1, 1865 at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County, Illinois. Continue reading
This list shows the locations and numbers of licensed vehicles in Southern Illinois cities in the period from 1907 to early 1909 as taken from an Illinois Secretary of State Report. I defined Southern Illinois to be defined as a line parallel to the Alton area. There were a total of 10,799 licensed automobiles in the State of Illinois. Continue reading
I encountered an interesting record in the Illinois Digital Archives that proved to be a list of automobile licenses issued by Illinois covering 1907 and up to early 1909 by the Secretary of State. There were a total of 10,799 licensed automobiles in the State of Illinois listed. Continue reading
In late February of 1943 American troops were beginning to enter World War II. Although D-Day, the mass invasion of the French coast would not take place until more than a year later, American sailors and pilots were beginning to arrive in the Pacific. Continue reading
