Are there any newspapers prior to 1870? Thank you. Mary

Kewanee had a paper that is on microfilm starting in the early 1860`s. --- [email protected] wrote: > Are there any newspapers prior to 1870? > Thank you. > Mary > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List > --------------------- > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society > by becoming a member > and purchasing their publications. They have been > VERY GENEROUS with > their time and contributions to this list and the > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project! > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

I realized that I did not say that my relatives lived (and died) in Loraine Township. I am interested in what newspaper(s) would have obits for 1875 into 1900s for that area. Thanks again, Judy Papendick

Can someone tell me what newspaper archives I would need to access for obituaries from Henry county about 1875-1890? I am looking for obituaries for Louis Papendick (1879) and his wife Sophia Greenwood Papendick (1889). Thanks, Judy Papendick

Sorry to confuse you with my incomplete reference to the Handy Book for Genealogists this time when I answered the birth certificate question. Since I just "preached" about it yesterday in a query I answered about a divorce record, I did not give the complete reference this time. Here it is - the genealogist's Bible, as far as I am concerned. The Handy Book for Genealogists - 9th Edition, published by The Everton Publishers. You can order it directly from them at P.O. Box 368, Logan, Utah 84323, on the Internet from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Ancestry, etc. or probably find it at a Borders or Barnes & Noble bookstore. I believe it is around $35.00 now but worth every penny. Mimi Stang

You can also order "Where to Write for Vital Records" from the government. It's free (or was the last time I checked). The last date was 1993 but a telephone verifies the information. And check, they may have come out with a mroe recent edition. It covers all the state offices. No counties, unfortunately, but on the occasions when I needed county information, the main office sent me a list of addresses for the counties. "Where to Write for Vital Records", U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Publication No. (PHS) 93-1142. U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents Mail Stop: SSOP Washington D.C. 20402-9328 Good luck and happy hunting. Holly Ann Burt (or just Holly!) [email protected] http://home.earthlink.net/~haburt/ =^..^=

Mimi - you forgot to mention you cannot get a birth certificate from 1916 to date unless you can prove you are a family member and the person you want the certificate of is deceased. I have the death certificate of my mothers brother who was born in 1924, but I had to prove I was a family member before she would let me have it. She stated the reason was because he was born after 1916. Being born 1916 they could still be living and they will not give those out except to the person themselves. Just thought I would as my 2 cents if that is ok. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] My Fathers Birth Certificate > Here I am again with my Handy Book for Genealogists checking out info. on > when the state of Illinois began to issue birth certificates. Birth > certificates were not required in Illinois until 1916 so you will not be able > to get a certificate from the state for your 1902 birth. > > The listing for Henry County states that "the county clerk has incomplete > birth and death records from 1877" so you might have some luck there. > > Also, birth records for Henry County have been microfilmed by the LDS church > so you can also order the microfilm through your local Family History Center. > I have done so many times and find them to be excellent. > > Hope this helps. I always hate to see people wasting their time looking for a > record in the wrong place. After 27 years as a genealogist I know that half > the battle is just knowing where to look! Mimi Stang > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to [email protected] for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! >

In regard to the Kewanee 1902 birth certificate, I would contact Vital Statistics in Springfield for one that old. That way, even if he was born "over the county line" in a rural environment, they would do a search for that whole year. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Mimi, I was wondering what your "Handy Book for Genealogists" is. Is that the title? If not, what is it and where can it be found? Thanks! Barbara Sand Hanson [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] My Fathers Birth Certificate Here I am again with my Handy Book for Genealogists checking out info. on when the state of Illinois began to issue birth certificates. Birth certificates were not required in Illinois until 1916 so you will not be able to get a certificate from the state for your 1902 birth. The listing for Henry County states that "the county clerk has incomplete birth and death records from 1877" so you might have some luck there. Also, birth records for Henry County have been microfilmed by the LDS church so you can also order the microfilm through your local Family History Center. I have done so many times and find them to be excellent. Hope this helps. I always hate to see people wasting their time looking for a record in the wrong place. After 27 years as a genealogist I know that half the battle is just knowing where to look! Mimi Stang ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed data to [email protected] for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!!

Here I am again with my Handy Book for Genealogists checking out info. on when the state of Illinois began to issue birth certificates. Birth certificates were not required in Illinois until 1916 so you will not be able to get a certificate from the state for your 1902 birth. The listing for Henry County states that "the county clerk has incomplete birth and death records from 1877" so you might have some luck there. Also, birth records for Henry County have been microfilmed by the LDS church so you can also order the microfilm through your local Family History Center. I have done so many times and find them to be excellent. Hope this helps. I always hate to see people wasting their time looking for a record in the wrong place. After 27 years as a genealogist I know that half the battle is just knowing where to look! Mimi Stang

Hi listers; Carol Shipp wrote a very nice article in the July-August BCGS Newsletter about our restoration project at Hunter Cemetery. Thank you Carol, we appreciate the publicity and the support of the BCGS. However, there is a typo in our email address. Just in case any of you wonderful people out there are interested in pitching in a few hours on a Sat. or Sun., and would to contact us for more information, our email address is: [email protected] The first "J" was left off our address in the newsletter. BTW, as of last Sunday, my husband and I alone, have succeeded in clearing 1/3 of the cemetery! That, in just 5 weekends time! I believe we have given sunlight to areas of this cemetery that haven't seen it in well over 50+ years! Mikki Judge Buffalo, IA

In a message dated 07/26/2000 6:01:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Subject: [ILHENRY-L] My Fathers Birth Certificate I wrote to the Cambridge Court Courthouse requesting a copy of my fathers (Alphonso Francis Verbout) birth certificate. They were unable to help me. My father was born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1902. Can anyone give the name of some Catholic Church's in the area that I may be able to write to for a Baptismal Record. Thanks, Bernard Verbout >> Bernard, Old St. Mary's Catholic Church, now Visitation Church, is what you probably want. I don't live in Kewanee, but you could get the number from information. Janet

I wrote to the Cambridge Court Courthouse requesting a copy of my fathers (Alphonso Francis Verbout) birth certificate. They were unable to help me. My father was born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1902. Can anyone give the name of some Catholic Church's in the area that I may be able to write to for a Baptismal Record. Thanks, Bernard Verbout

I had a relative who was buried in Kewanee, Ill and died in Toulon, which is Stark co..maybe you need to write to the Stark co, court house there. cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:49 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] My Fathers Birth Certificate > I wrote to the Cambridge Court Courthouse requesting a copy of my fathers > (Alphonso Francis Verbout) birth certificate. They were unable to help me. > My father was born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1902. Can anyone give the name of > some Catholic Church's in the area that I may be able to write to for a > Baptismal Record. > Thanks, Bernard Verbout > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html >

I would like to thank you all who responded to my inquiry - I wrote to the Cambridge Courthouse as several of you suggested and I also intend to buy a copy of Everton's Handbook which was also suggested which I think will make my searches easier. Thank you all - Ahlive

Thank you for making this point. Sounds like a real time-saver, considering the "long way around" I take most of the time. I'll get one. >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] Dirvorce around 1870 >Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:21:17 EDT > >According to the Handybook for Genealogists, in Henry County, the Clerk of >Circuit Court has divorce records but they only date from 1880. > >Once again I will get on my soapbox and say that every genealogist, new and >seasoned, should have a copy of the Everton's Handybook in their their home >library. It is now in its 9th edition (1999) and gives the information on >what records (marriage, birth, divorce, probate, etc.) are available in >each >county in the United States - dates covered, address and telephone of the >county office. It also tells the date that each county was created and the >parent county or territory from which it was created. A must when searching >for the proper county of your ancestors. > >There are also addresses of libraries and genealogfical societies and maps >for each state - it is a real goldmine of information and so often when I >answer questions such as this one on divorce records, I find the answer in >the Handybook! > >Mimi Stang > > >==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > The BISHOP HILL COLONISTS of Henry County IL >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbhccad/index.htm >Database featuring 12,000+ Colonists and Descendants!!! > Part of the Henry CoILGenWeb Project > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

According to the Handybook for Genealogists, in Henry County, the Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce records but they only date from 1880. Once again I will get on my soapbox and say that every genealogist, new and seasoned, should have a copy of the Everton's Handybook in their their home library. It is now in its 9th edition (1999) and gives the information on what records (marriage, birth, divorce, probate, etc.) are available in each county in the United States - dates covered, address and telephone of the county office. It also tells the date that each county was created and the parent county or territory from which it was created. A must when searching for the proper county of your ancestors. There are also addresses of libraries and genealogfical societies and maps for each state - it is a real goldmine of information and so often when I answer questions such as this one on divorce records, I find the answer in the Handybook! Mimi Stang

Barnes and Noble carries them here in Bakersfield CA, so they should be in most of their other stores. Pauline Amy Jones wrote: > Thank you for making this point. Sounds like a real time-saver, considering > the "long way around" I take most of the time. > > I'll get one. > -- ************************* Pauline Phelps *email* [email protected] =========================

Ahlive, Those records should be at the courthouse in Cambridge, Illinois. It is the county seat for Henry County. If you can't find anything there then try WIU(western illinois university)at Macomb, Illinois. You will go to the library there. They have a lot of Henry County information along with other counties in the area. Good Luck, Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:23 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Dirvorce around 1870 > Hello All: > > I had ancestors who lived in Henry County and, I believe, were divorced about > 1870 - could someone tell me where those divorce records might be - at the > city/county/state level? > Thank you - Ahlive > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to [email protected] for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! >

they would most likely be at the Cambridge, Ill..court house. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:23 AM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Dirvorce around 1870 > Hello All: > > I had ancestors who lived in Henry County and, I believe, were divorced about > 1870 - could someone tell me where those divorce records might be - at the > city/county/state level? > Thank you - Ahlive > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to [email protected] for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! >