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Treasurer’s District Account Book. Township No. 29. Range No. 5. County of Livingston This account book has a record of school officers, teachers employed, teacher’s orders presented and endorsed, apportionment of school funds, and a record of treasurer’s accounts with Districts 1 through 16. Multiple copies, copyright years are as follows: 1883, 1896.

A District School Record. Copyright 1861. From the book: Embracing a record of the proceedings of the school meetings and board of directors; a register of the election of directors and terms of office; a cash book with printed head; a record of rules and regulations for the government of schools; a register of teachers employed; and a summary of the record of teachers’ report of attendance. . . designed to establish a uniform system of keeping the records of the clerks of the board of directors, and intended to be used in connection with Adams’ School Register.

Illinois School Register: Adams Union Series, Improved Edition, List No. 23. Multiple copies, copyright years are as follows: 1898, 1906.

Teacher’s Daily Register, List No. 2, Red Line Series of Registers, Records, and Blanks, District and Township Forms. Multiple copies, beginning years of record are as follows: 1891, 1913.

Teacher’s Daily Register, No. 9, Red Line Series. Copyright 1887.

Daily Register and Annual Record. District 57, County of Livingston. Township 28, Range 4. 1937.

Welch’s System of Classification, Gradation, and Close Supervision. School and Township Records. From the book: Showing the standing and advancement of each pupil, where each class began and left off work each term, the daily programme – in short, the general organization of the school – to each succeeding teacher, and bringing the work of each school and each pupil under the personal supervision of the county superintendent and enforcing the uniform, systematic pursuance of the course of study. Multiple copies, copyright years are as follows*: 1884 (1890-1895); 1884 (1891-1902); 1895 (1902-1908); 1908 (1907-1913); 1913 (1913-1917); 1908 (1916-1921) * Dates in parentheses indicate years of recordkeeping.

1 Welch’s System Combining Attendance, Classification, Gradation and Close Supervision. Multiple Copies, copyright years are as follows*: 1915 (1920-1926); 1915 (1926-1932); 1930 (1931-1937) *Dates in parentheses indicate years of recordkeeping

High School Completion Certificate for Atthea Litchfield, June 09, 1899.

Program for dedication of Soldiers & Sailors’ Monument at Livingston Co. Courthouse. June 03, 1903. (in manila envelope)

Photocopy of Livingston County Twp. Maps, List of Twp. Sections, and District names for Livingston County (in Copiers Folder – documents folded and fragile)

Livingston County Board of Supervisors Record and Miscellaneous Notes. February 1899.

Livingston County Centennial Celebration – Souvenir Program (1837-1937). Celebration took place from July 25 to July 28, 1937. Price of program = 10 cents

Pontiac News Review, July 22, 1937, v. 4, #12. (in manila envelope)

The Rail Ways to Civilization by L.A. Downs, President of the Illinois Central System. May issue, 1931.

Contents of Time Capsule. October 1987. (in envelope)

The Daily Leader, Thursday, July 30, 1987, No. 269. “Artists create sesquicentennial mural.”

Laura Bridgman folder. Includes complete, photocopied text of the book, Laura Bridgman, by Maude Howe Elliot and Frances Howe Hall. Various notes and at least one newspaper article are included.

Military Leadership – October 1983. United States Army. Command and General Staff College. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 314 pages.* Eulogy for Lieutenant Colonel Boyd M. Harris, delivered by LTC Herbert J Lloyd, 17 October 1983 at the First United Methodist Church in Pontiac, Illinois.* Memorial Address for Lieutenant Colonel Boyd M. Harris, given by Colonel J.D. Beasley III, October 21, 1983 at Main Post Chapel, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas* *These three documents are in one manila envelope.

Photograph of St. James Hospital, ca. 1890. Photo by Heath.

Pontiac Ever Ready School Club, mid-twentieth century newspaper clippings.

2 Livingston County, Illinois Yearbook: 1979-1980, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998 (3 copies). Compiled by Arnold E. Natzke, County Clerk.

Livingston County, Illinois Yearbook: 1999-2000 (2 copies), 2001-2002. Compiled by Judith K. McGlasson, Livingston County Clerk & Recorder.

Livingston County, Illinois Yearbook: 2007-2008. Compiled by Kristy A. Masching, Livingston County Clerk & Recorder.

George Ryan Library Dedication: Nov. 12, 1996. Audiotape.

The Index, Illinois State University. Yearbooks: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939.

Life of Abraham Lincoln. Clifton M. Nichols. New York: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1896. From the book: “Being a Biography of His Life from His Birth to His Assassination; also a Record of His Ancestors, and a Collection of Anecdotes Attributed to Lincoln.”

Warranty Deed – Statutory Form – Benjamin S. Brown & Emma S. Brown (his wife) to Ann M. Davison & Sarah M. Sullivant. Document is in clear plastic cover. From Document: Filed March 23, 1889 at 8:00 A.M. & Recorded in Book 96 of Deeds on page 138.

Abstract of Title for All of Section 18, Township 25. From Woodrow & Fursman’s Real Estate, Loan & Abstract Office, Pontiac, Illinois, 1881. Document is in clear plastic cover.

Articles of Agreement for Warranties Deed, Ann M. Davison & Sarah M. Sullivant to James Hayes. November 20, 1890. Document is in clear plastic folder.

Articles of Agreement for Warranty Deed, Mrs. Fanny Sullivant to Michael Quinn. December 12, 1890. Document is in clear plastic folder.

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Pontiac Township High School Yearbook, 1922-23, Pontiac, Illinois. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 371.8976 PON 1922-1923

Pontio. This is the Pontiac High School Year Book. Editions in collection include the following years: 1923, 1924*, 1926-1940, 1942, 1943-1945**, 1946-1982, 1984-1991, 1993, 1995-1999, 2002. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 371.8976 PON {YEAR} *1924 edition entitled: The Wigwam **Years 1943-1945 thin paperback books entitled: Senior Class Booklet, Pontiac Township High School.

Winston Churchill College – The Inaugural Year (1967). This is a yearbook for the college that includes a brief overview of how the college began. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 372 INA *MISSING ONE COPY OF THIS BOOK

The 1944 Syllabus. Flanagan High School’s Yearbook. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 371.897 FLA

Pontiac Township High School Alumni Directory. Editions in collection: 1999 & 2003. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611025 PON

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A Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1873. Alexander Davidson and Bernard Stuvé. Copyright 1876. From book: Embracing the physical features of the country; its early explorations; aboriginal inhabitants; French and English occupation; conquest by Virginia; territorial condition and the subsequent civil, military and political events of the state. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 DAV

History of Illinois from 1778 to 1833 and Life and Times of Ninian Edwards. Ninian W. Edwards (son). Copyright 1870. Ninian Edwards was a governor of Illinois. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3 EDW

Bond County, Illinois History. Cornelia H. Davis, President – Bond County Historical Society, General Chairman for the Bond County History. Copyright 1979. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3873 HIS

The Farmer’s Review Illustrated Farm Directory with Supplemental Breeders’ and Business Directories Including State and Historical Sketches and Sectional County Maps for McLean and Livingston Counties, Illinois. Copyright 1917. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 FAR 1917

History of Iroquois County Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest. H.W. Beckwith. Copyright 1880. From book: Gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the- way sources. Author was of the Danville Bar and Corresponding Member of the Historical Societies of Wisconsin and Chicago. With maps and illustrations. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.364 BEC

Livingston County, Illinois Official Farm Plat Book and Directory. County Plat and Directory Co., Inc., Madison, Wis. (publisher). 1963. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 912.361 LIV 1963 *MISSING ONE COPY OF THIS BOOK

6 Atlas and Plat Book: Livingston County, Illinois. Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1973. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 912.361 LAN 1973

Atlas and Plat Book: Livingston County, Illinois. Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1973. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 912.361 LAN 1973 c.2

Land Atlas & Plat Book: Livingston County, Illinois. Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1980, 1983, 1986 (2 copies), 1990 (2 copies), 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 912.361 LAN {Year}

The Biographical Record of Livingston County, Illinois. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1900. #20. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE R 920 L.C. C.1

Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, Ill. Chicago: Chapman Brothers. 1888. From the book: Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States. WALNUT CASE 920 POR

7 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County. Volumes I and II. Edited by Newton Bateman, LL.D. and Paul Shelby, A.M. (Illinois sections) and Christopher C. Strawn, Fordyce B. Johnson, and George H. Franzen (Livingston County sections). Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company Publishers. 1909. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 B316h {Volume Number}

The History of Livingston County, Illinois. Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., & Co. 1878. #16. From the book: A History of the County – its Cities, Towns, &c.; a Directory of its Tax-Payers; War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; Map of Livingston County; History of Illinois, Illustrated; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 LIV

History Of Lawndale, Martin, and Anchor Townships And The Villages Of Colfax and Anchor – McLean County, Illinois: 1776-1976 Bicentennial. Murial Martens Hoffman, Historian. Fairbury, Illinois: Corn Belt Press, Inc. June, 1976. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.359 HOF

Cornell Centennial: 1873-1973. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 CEN

Cullom Centennial: A Century of Memories – 1882-1982 (August 11-15). WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 CEN

This is Livingston County, Illinois. John Drury. Chicago: The Loree Company. 1955. From the book: An Up-To Date Historical Narrative with County and Township Maps and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages, and Farmsteads. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 DRU c.2

The History of Livingston County, Illinois. Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. 1878. #14. 1983 Reprint Edition. From the book: A history of the county – its Cities, Towns, &c.; a Directory of its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; Map of Livingston County; History of Illinois, Illustrated; History of the Northwest, Illustrated; Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Matters, &c.,&c. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 HIS

A History of Livingston County, Illinois. Compiled by Livingston County History Project. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation. 1991. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 HIS c.2

Long Point, Illinois Centennial: 1873-1973. Preface by Village Board President, Ammon B. Turner. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 LON

Odell Centennial: 1854-1954. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 ODE

9 Copy of the Original Land Grant Book at the Livingston County Court House in Pontiac, Illinois. Clark Hopkins. 1993. This book is a guide and useful resource in researching the history of Livingston County. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 ORI

A Pictorial History of Livingston County, Illinois. Foreword by Bob Sear, President, Livingston County Historical Society. Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing, Inc. 1998. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 PIC c.1

Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District #425: 1946-1996, 50 Years of Memories. WALNUT CASE GENEAOLGY REFERENCE 977.361 ROO

The Prince of Wales and The Making of a Prairie Village: Dwight, Illinois (1853-1860). Clement J. Steichen. Pontiac, Illinois: Donnells Printing. 1987. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 STE c.2

The Sands of Time: 150 Years Around Chatsworth, Illinois. First Edition. Helen Louise Plaster Stoutemyer, B.S., M.S. Chatsworth, Illinois: HLPS Publishing WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 STO

Livingston County Historical Society: Its Beginning and Some Later Years. J. Paul Yost. Pontiac, Illinois: 1985. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 YOS

10 Pontiac, Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1837-1987: Souvenir Book. Forward by Elizabeth Harris, Editor and Publisher. 1987. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611 PON c.3

The Chatsworth Wreck: A Saga of Excursion by Train Travel In The American Mid-West In The 1800s. Cary Clive Burford. Fairbury, Illinois: The Blade Publishing Co., November 1949. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3621 BUR c.1

The Train That Never Arrived: Niagara Excursion, Aug. 10, 1887. Helen Louise Plaster Stoutemyer. Fairbury, Illinois: The Blade Publishing Company. 1970. The Niagara Excursion wrecked between Chatsworth and Piper City on August 10, 1887. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3621 STO

Life in Chatsworth, 1865-1885, Catherine Brigham Brode. Santa Monica, California: Howard S. Brode, Publisher. 1946. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF B Brode c.2

The Squire – 1968. Winston Churchill College Yearbook. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611 SQU

11 Booklet. “Flanagan Centennial: 1881-1981.”

Booklet. “Cornell Centennial: 1873 – 1973.”

Booklet. “Long Point Illinois Centennial: 1873 – 1973.”

A History of the First Christian Church in Pontiac. (Photocopies in gray folder). Written and Compiled by Arnold E. Natzke, Sept. 9, 2001. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 286.6361 NAT

A Livingston County Scrapbook (1855-1975). Lucille Goodrich, County Supt. Of Schools (1947-1971). WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 379.77361 GOO c.2

Out of the New World. . . Into the Old, Cabery Ill. 1881-1981. Centennial Booklet. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 OUT

Emington Centennial 1883-1983. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 EMI

Cardiff: Ghost Town on the Prairie. Jim Ridings. 2006. WALNUT CASE LOCAL HISTORY REFERENCE 977.361 RID

Chenoa Community Sesquicentennial: “Pickings from the Past and More,” 1854-2004. WALNUT CASE LOCAL HISTORY REFERENCE 977.361 PIC c.2

12 Saunemin, Illinois 125 years, 1879-2004. WALNUT CASE LOCAL HISTORY REFERENCE 977.361 SAU c.2

Pontiac Southside Cemetery: Recorded 1979. Mary Peterson Erickson and Viola Erschen Baughman. WALNUT CASE

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Pontiac City Directory: 1897-8. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 1897

The Livingston County Business Directory 1898. Charles A. Stuck, Publisher. 1898. From the book: A List of County and Township Officers and Public School Teachers, A Directory of Churches and Secret Societies, Containing also Portraits and Biographies of Many Prominent Citizens. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 L75

Pontiac City Directory: 1904. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE R 977.3611 PON 1904

Pontiac, Illinois – City Directory: 1908. Quincy, Ill.: Hoffman Printing Co. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611 PON 1908

Livingston County Directory: 1910. Peoria, Illinois: J.A. White, Publisher. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.361 WHI

Pontiac, Illinois – City Directory: 1911, 1913-1914, 1916. (Separate editions). Bloomington, Ill.: Chas. M. Samson, Publisher. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611

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Livingston County Directory: 1917. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Farm Directory – McLean & Livingston: 1917. Chicago, Illinois: The Farmers’ Review. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3 FAR

Pontiac, Illinois – City Directory: 1918, 1920. (Separate editions). Champaign, Illinois: Clark-Elwell Co. Publishers WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 P78c {Year} RARE BOOK ROOM

Pontiac City Directory: 1922. Leshnick Directory Co., Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 P78c 1922 RARE BK ROOM

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1924, 1926, 1928. (Separate editions). Chicago: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 P78c {Year} RARE BK ROOM

15 Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1930, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965. Chicago: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON {Year}

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971. Chicago: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1972. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1973. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE R 977.3 P759 1973

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1974. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE 977.3611 PON 1974

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1975, 1976, 1977. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

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Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994. Taylor, Michigan: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON {Year}

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1995. Richmond, VA: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON 1995

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1996. Detroit, MI: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON 1996

Polk’s Pontiac City Directory: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. Livonia, MI: R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON {Year}

Five Mile Cemetery: Saunemin Township, Livingston Co., IL. Brief description of cemetery followed by names and other information of deceased buried there. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

17 Rowe Cemetery: Burials Through June 1992. Names and other information of deceased buried there. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Plat Book of Livingston County, Illinois. WW Hixson & Co. Rockford, Illinois. (Possibly between 1908 – 1922). Pages are photocopied. WALNUT CASE

Adjutant General’s Reports, Illinois. 1861-1866. Vol. 1-8. Revised. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 353 IA {Vol. #}

Adjutant General’s Reports, Illinois. Vol. 9. Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men from Black Hawk, Mexican, and Spanish American Wars. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 353 IA v.9

Adjutant General’s Reports, Illinois. 1916-1917. Vol. 10. Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men – Mexican Border. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 353 IA v.10

Adjutant General’s Reports, Illinois. 1917. Roster of National Guard and Naval Militia as Called for World War Service. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 353 IA 1917

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Weston Cemetery 1991. Brief description of cemetery followed by names and other information of deceased buried there. (Includes photos of headstones). WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Marriage Records of McLean County, Illinois. Compiled by Mrs. Lilah Smith and Mrs. VerdaGerwick. Danville, Illinois: Heritage House. 1971. From front cover: From cover: This material is made available through the courtesy of the Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. and MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 MCL

Prairie Farmer’s Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders: La Salle County, Illinois. Chicago: Prairie Farmer, 1990. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.73 PRA

*Photograph of Pontiac’s third courthouse. Exact date photo was taken is unknown. From the photo: The first Court House was built in 1839-1840. It was 20x30 feet in size, and cost $800. It was removed in 1856 to make room for the second Court House which was erected in that year at a cost of $14,000, and which was burned on July 4, 1874. The present Court House was then erected, and was thrown open to the public on November 5, 1875. It cost $75,000.

*Pontiac and Environs, 1890, Artistic and Poetic. Chicago, Ill.: Richard Acton. 1890. Photos of various places in and around Pontiac.

*Pontiac, Illinois, 1895, In Photo-Gravure. Pontiac, Illinois: S.W. Tate, Photographer. Photos of various places in and around Pontiac.

*Livingston County Centennial Celebration, 1837-1937, Souvenir Program. Event was held July 25-26-27-28. Motto was “The Heart of the Cornbelt.” Photo on front was of Vermillion River courtesy of Pontiac Daily Leader.

*Map of Illinois on canvas. Date unknown.

19 *Livingston County Farm Directory. Topeka, Kansas: American Publishing Company. Year unknown. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

*Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois: Interesting Views of Public Buildings, Schools, Churches, Parks, Residences, Street Views and Industries of the City. C.O. Hamilton. 1913. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE c.1

* = ITEM IN YELLOW BOX ON BOTTOM SHELF

Family Names of Huguenot Refugees to America. Compiled by Mrs. James M. Lawton. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: Baltimore. 1979. Alphabetical compilation of names. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Pontiac, Illinois, 1855-1961, including The Centennial Play. Helene Yost and her Brother, J. Paul Yost. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 285.131 YOS

Revised Ordinances of the City of Pontiac, 1865. J.B. Perry and L.E. Payson, Counselors at Law. Pontiac, Illinois: Constitution Book and Job Printing House. 1865. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1865 (Desk)

20 Revised Ordinances of the City of Pontiac, 1878. C.C. Strawn, City Attorney. Dwight, Illinois: Star Steam Printing House. 1878. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1878 (Desk)

Revised Ordinances of the City of Pontiac, 1898. F.W. Winkler, City Attorney. Pontiac, Ill,: Daily Leader Print. 1898. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1898 (Desk)

Revised Ordinances City of Pontiac, 1907. Bert W. Adsit, City Attorney. Pontiac, Illinois: Daily Leader Publishing Company. 1907. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1907 (Desk)

Revised Ordinances of the City of Pontiac, 1918. Ray Sesler, City Attorney. Pontiac, Illinois: Daily Leader Publishing Company. 1918. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1918 (Desk)

Record of the Proceedings, Orders, and Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of Livingston County, Illinois, at the Regular Meetings, held July and September, 1890, and February, 1891. Author unknown. Pontiac, Illinois: The Pontiac Leader. 1891. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

21 Record of the Proceedings, Orders, and Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of Livingston County, Illinois, at the Regular Meetings, held July and September, 1893, and February 1894. Author unknown. Forrest, Illinois: The Forrest Rambler. 1894. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Record of the Proceedings, Orders, and Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of Livingston County, Illinois, at the Regular Meetings, held in July and September, 1898, and February, 1899. Author unknown. Publisher unknown. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Record of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Livingston County, Ill. For the Year Ending February, 1901. Author unknown. Publisher unknown. 1901. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

1942 Municipal Code of Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois. Stephen R. Baker, City Attorney. Publisher unknown. 1942. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 352 P78o 1942 (Desk)

Geological Survey of Illinois, #27, Volume IV: Geology and Palaeontology. Geology written by A.H. Worthen et. Al. Palaeontology (vertebrates) written by J.S. Newberry and A.H. Worthen; (plants) written by Leo Lesquereux. Publisher unknown. 1870. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE R 551 Il 6

Combined Atlases, 1893 & 1911 Plus 11 Township maps from Illinois Atlases of 1870, 1871, 1872 of Livingston County, Illinois. No author. Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, Inc. 1998. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611 COM c.1

22 Various geological maps and graphs of Illinois River Basin in North-Central Illinois (Ottawa, Marseilles, LaSalle/Peru). Multiple authors for multiple maps. Several publishers. (In green pull out box). WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE R 551 Il 6

M.E. Cook Book. Compiled by the Ladies Aid of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pontiac. Publisher unknown. 1912. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Hand Forging and Wrought-Iron Ornamental Work. Thomas F. Googerty. Chicago: Popular Mechanics Company, Publishers. 1911. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 680 GOO

Decorative Wrought Iron Work. Thomas Googerty. Peoria, Illinois: The Manual Arts Press. 1937. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 729.59 GOO

Nature and Other Poems. Alma B. Eymann. September 1984. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 811 EYM

Little Rhymer. Nell Thornton. 1912. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 811 THO c.2

23 A Garland of Memories. A.E.Harding. Mrs. A.E. Harding, Publisher. 1899. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 811 HAR

Outside The Gates or A Tale of a Departed Spirit. A.E. Harding. Pontiac, Illinois: A.E. Harding. Year unknown. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 811 HAR

Poems. O.F. Pearre. Pontiac, Ill.: Mrs. O.F. Pearre, Publisher. 1897. This is a collection of poems by O.F. Pearre who died in Pontiac on May 22, 1897. His family thought the poems were worthy of preservation. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 811 PEA

Life in Chatsworth, 1865-1885. Catherine Bigham Brode. Santa Monica, California: Howard S. Brode, Publisher. 1946. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF B Brode c.1

From Illinois to Sussex: A Memoir. Claire Lowis. Claire Lowis, Publisher. 1981. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 929.2 LOW

A Pioneer Teacher of Illinois. Cora M. Hamilton. Publisher unknown. 1944. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF B HAMILTON

24 Biennial Report, 1898-1900: Illinois State Reformatory, Pontiac. Pontiac: Reformatory Printing and Binding Trade-Schools. 1900. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 Il 6

Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John A. Sterling. Washington: Joint Commission on Printing. 1919. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Harrington, F.C. “Inventory of the County Archives of Illinois: No. 53 – Livingston County (Pontiac). 1936-1940. F.C. Harrington Commissioner. Prepared by The Illinois Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. WALNUT CASE

Pontiac City Directory 1901-1902. WALNUT CASE GENEAOLOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3611 PON 1901-02

Historical Map of Illinois. Rufus Blanchard. Chicago. 1883. Inside cover: “History of Illinois, to Accompany an Historical Map of the State.” WALNUT CASE 977.3 B59

Emmanuel Church. Photocopies of member records for Emmanuel Evangelical Church in rural Fairbury, IL. 1946 Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren. 1968 Emmanuel United Methodist. (No members listed under the following letters: N-U-X-Y-Z).

Patriotic Roster [of] Livingston County 1899. Note on front by Pontiac Public Library: “ This booklet was photocopied from an original copy, owned by the Livingston County Clerk, on 13 July 1989. The original was printed in blue ink, which has faded considerably. The paper is also very yellowed. This is the best copy which could be obtained. Pontiac Public Library 13 July 1989.” WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 973.7361 PAT

Funeral Ledger, Mar. 1913 – Nov. 1914. Photocopy of original.

Funeral Ledger, Nov. 1914 – May 1916. Photocopy of original.

Albert D.J. Cashier (Jennie Hodgers) folder with articles and photocopies of military and pensionrecords. Jennie disguised herself as a man (under the name Albert Cashier) to fight in the Civil War.

The Pontiac Sentinel Souvenir Edition 1897.* WALNUT CASE REF 977.3611 PON 00931

Pontiac – Past and Present – Progress and Prosperity – Souvenir 1906.* WALNUT CASE REF 977.3611 PON 00930

* IN SAME MANILA FOLDER

Souvenir Edition, The Pontiac Sentinel, 1897. (Laminated cover, green plastic binding). WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3611 PON

A Pictorial History of Livingston County, Illinois. Foreword by Bob Sear, President, Livingston County Historical Society. Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing, Inc. 1998.

Pontiac, Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1837-1987: Souvenir Book. Forward by Elizabeth Harris, Editor and Publisher. 1987.

Livingston County Death Records, Book 1, I-1571, Alphabetical Order. 1878-1899. Compiled by Clark Hopkins, Dwight, Illinois. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 929.361 LIV

Livingston County Cemeteries Vol. 1. Bloomington-Normal Genealogical Society. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 LIV

Phillips Cemetery, Newton Twp., Livingston County, IL. From cover: This material is made available through the courtesy of the Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. and MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Nigh Chapel & Earp Cemeteries. Recorded 1978 by Mary Peterson & Viola Baughman. Vol. 1. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Cemeteries of Livingston County, Ill. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Swygert Cemetery, Owego Twp., Livingston Co., Ill. From cover: This material is made available through the courtesy of the Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. and MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Cornell Cemetery – Located 1-1/2 Miles South of Cornell, IL in Amity Twp. Recorded by Mary Peterson & Viola Baughman. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

27 Ancona Cemetery, Reading Township, Livingston County, IL. From cover: This material is made available through the courtesy of the Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. and MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Defenbaugh Cemetery, Reading Township, Livingston County, IL. From cover: This material is made available through the courtesy of the Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. and MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

Livingston County Cemetery Records Vol.1. Mary Peterson Erickson. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 ERI v.1

Livingston County Cemetery Records Vol. 2. Mary Peterson Erickson. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.361 ERI v.2

War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in the State of Illinois. Illinois Society. National Society United States Daughters of 1812. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 977.3 WAR

Illinois in the War for the Union. (In cardboard folder – fragile). WALNUT CASE

Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois. Harriet J. Walker. 1918 (copyrighted by her). Los Angeles, California: The Standard Printing Company, Published, 1917. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 923.5 W15 WALNUT CASE

28 The Heritage of the One Room Country School. Helen Louise Plaster Stoutemyer. Cover image: The Beet School, east of Chatsworth, Ill. WALNUT CASE LOCAL HISTORY REFERENCE 977.3 STO

Livingston County in The World War. Published by The Board of Supervisors of Livingston County. ed. Winnie Sparks. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE REF 977.3 LIV

Roll of Honor: Deceased Ex-Servicemen and Women in Illinois. Volume 1. Springfield, Illinois 1929. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE #23 (Sticker at top)

Roll of Honor: Deceased Ex-Servicemen and Women in Illinois. Volume 2. Springfield, Illinois 1929. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE #24 (Sticker at top)

Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution 1896. Chicago: Wm. Johnston Printing Co. 1896. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE 369 IL 6 #25 (Sticker at top)

Honor Roll, Livingston County, State of Illinois. Illinois Veterans’ Commission. 1956. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

33 Division Pictorial History. Army of the United States. Camp Forrest 1941-1942. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE

List of Mothers and Widows of American Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to the War Cemeteries in Europe. United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1930. WALNUT CASE GENEALOGY REFERENCE #2 (Sticker at top)