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Montgomery County Illinois History
Submitted by: Jeffrey B. Dunn on: March 16, 2010 | Article rating: 
The record breaking winter of 1977-78 and the Easter weekend ice storm in Central Illinois reminded us of this old article about the cold wave of 1836. It was published in the Montgomery News of January 10, 1908 and signed by...
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Submitted by: Historical Society on: January 30, 2010 | Article rating: 
From its inception in 1874 down to the close of World War I, the Chautauqua movement spread throughout the Midwest. It was started as summer camp for Sunday school teachers at Fair Point on Chautauqua Lake in New York State. ...
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Submitted by: Mike Rappe on: January 17, 2010 | Article rating:
MORE HISTORY OF THE OLD HILLSBORO MINE
In the book HILLSBORO A HISTORY by Dorothy Bliss - based on the writings by Tom Bliss, approximately one full page is devoted to giving a brief history of the Hillsboro Mine. The Blisse...
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Submitted by: Sarah Ernst on: January 17, 2010 | Article rating:
BIOGRAPHY 20 October 1911 MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS newspaper, FORTY-ONE YEARS IN BUSINESS
On Monday of next week, October 23rd, Louis Welge, the veteran furniture deale...
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Submitted by: Historical Society on: October 30, 2009 | Article rating: 
Raymond as a town was organized in 1871, with R. M. Van Doren as president of the board, E. A. Hanna as clerk, and W. P. Carter as treasurer. The town was laid out by Ishmael McGowan and Nimrod McElroy in 1870, at the time of...
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