The Harrisburg Public Library also has copies of both cemetery books On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, David Schichner wrote: > Lori and all, > > Below is taken from the intro to Book #2. There are only 36 pages of > Cemeteries in the book. I have noticed some repeats of the names in book 1, > how much is repeated I don't know. Eldorado Library has both books. > Dave > > AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTENTS OF VOL. ONE, GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS > CEMETERIES, BY GLEN MINER. > > Volume 1, published in 1973 contains a short history of the county as well > as inscriptions from its some 90 cemeteries, surviving in the 1950s, along > with their approximate locations. The abandoned ones were complete. The more > than 6,000 inscriptions are indexed by surname. It also contains the indexed > names of the county's that landowners who bought U.S. Govt. land from the > U.S. land office located in Shawneetown after 1814, Township of entree also > shown. > > Volume 2 of Gallatin County, Ill, Cemeteries and a History of the County > also by Glen Miner of Ridgway Ill. Contains a map of Gallatin County and > some of the adjoining counties, made by Professor Campbell about 1869. > > Pages 1 to 36 contain inscriptions from cemeteries not completed in vol. 1. > Those supplements are, Palestine #1 & 2 in or near Omaha, New Zion. Hazel > Ridge, Adkin or Bethlehem, Barnett or Kedron, Hogan, Oak Grove at > Cottonwood, Reid Hill, Callicott or Harrelson, Kanady, McGehee, Jackson near > Ridgway, St. Joseph, Old Cottonwood, Perkins, Zion or Brick Church Cemetery, > Elmwood and Poplar. The following are in adjoining counties but near the > Gallatin County Line. Dutton, Mathews, McPherson (also sometimes called > Black or Love) and Russell Cemeteries in Hardin County. Jones and Colbert > are in S.E. part of Saline County and Keasler or Newman and Davis or Wolfe > are in S.E. corner or Hamilton County. All surnames are also indexed for > these cemeteries. > > Pages 37-38 & 39 contain names of jurors, plaintiffs and defendants etc > mentioned in county court proceedings 1813 to 1816 when Gallatin contained > all or part of 8 neighboring counties of today. The rest of the 108 pages > are given to a general history of the county, its towns, crossroad > communities and trade centers. These include how and where many of the first > roads were laid out, many items from territorial and county records > including administration of estates from 1813 to 1820, abbreviated items > from the minute book of Village of Equality from 1831 to 1853, county > records of the 1850s, many old news paper items and advertisers, New Market > and other country store licensees and also several pages of early area > pictures. Completed Dec. 18-1978 and preparing manuscripts for reprint on > 3-21-1984. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J Lorimer Holm <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 6:27 PM > Subject: [ILGALLAT] Miner Book #2 > > > > Dave -- I'm feeling envious and disabled, not having Book #2 and not > having > > anything on the hard drive. In fact, I don't know anything about #2; and > > I'm sure that I and many others would like to know more about what it > adds > > to the original compilation. Was it also copyrighted by Heritage House? > > How worthless are negative lookups from Book #1 only? Do you think this > > thing can be reprinted? And thanks for the help! > > > > Lory Holm > > > > > >