Hi, Many sincere thanks to all contributors this month!! Here are the updates: * Carla Finley transcribed many biographies from the 1879 History of Fulton County book so that Putman and Bernadotte townships are now complete! * Sara Hemp submitted a newspaper article that listed the 1934 deaths of Astoria and the surrounding area. * Ron Manroe transcribed Chapters 36 and 4 - 6 of the 85th Illinois Infantry book. * 57 obituaries were submitted by Scottie McCoy. * Sandy MacDonald contributed 3 obituaries: Mrs. Roy, Mrs. Childs and Mr. Shane. * A lovely old photo of a Fiatt store (early 1900's) was sent in by Ralph Swise. * Maxine Debord submitted 2 tombstone pictures for the Coal Creek (Dunkard) cemetery. * Karen Morlan added Hamilton Bauman to the list of Civil War soldiers. It's hard to believe another year is drawing to a close. It has been such a pleasure working with you all and hope to continue doing so in the future! Your kindness and encouraging words have meant a lot to me...more than you'll ever know... Wishing you contentment and joy this holiday season, Janine :-) http://www.iltrails.org/fulton