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 > >