Great minds think alike! Tim -----Original Message----- From: Cindy B [mailto:cbgenealogy@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:15 AM To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] Catalog of LaSalle County Mines Tim, It is interesting that you sent that site on mines because I had just started looking into it and reading the information. Thank you Cindy (o: Tim Bryant <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> wrote: Twila: I discovered, or rather rediscovered, a really great source of information on mines in every county in Illinois. It's called "County Coal Mine Maps and Directories" and the URL is http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/county-coal-maps/coalmine_for.htm. The best way to view the file for any given county is to right-click on a county name and choose "Save Target As," then you can download the PDF file and view it on your PC. There is a county map of mines, plus much detail on the many mines: type, name, dates operated, etc. People may recognize family names from some of the smaller slope-mine operations. Best wishes, and again I apologize if I have been heavy-handed in recent posts on the list. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Twila yednock [mailto:twila2@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:25 AM To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Book: Biography in Black Hi Joanie, You inadvertantly answered a question I had. Our family was Slovak, and they also were miners, as I believe they were in the "Old Country". I wondered if this book had the smaller mines, but you say it doesn't. Is there any history or record that does? ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Great mines huh? That must be it! (o: I have found the information interesting. My grandfather mined in the town I live in, as his grandfather mined in LaSalle Co. I have his miners lamp and am trying to figure out a place to display them. Do you think that there will ever be a way for me to learn which mine my gr gr grandfather worked in, in LaSalle Co.? He didn't come to the United States until after 1881 some time. He died unexpectedly after the summer of some miners strike. So his obit states. So, he wasn't there very long. One of his sons was hurt while working with his father in a mine. It was never life threatening but he hurt his back enough that he could never go back to mining again. So there would more than likely not be anything recorded about his injury. I would like to find out where he and his family lived exactly but have not found any information on that. If anyone has any ideas please pass them along. Thank you, Cindy (o: Tim Bryant <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> wrote: Great minds think alike! Tim -----Original Message----- From: Cindy B [mailto:cbgenealogy@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:15 AM To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] Catalog of LaSalle County Mines Tim, It is interesting that you sent that site on mines because I had just started looking into it and reading the information. Thank you Cindy (o: Tim Bryant wrote: Twila: I discovered, or rather rediscovered, a really great source of information on mines in every county in Illinois. It's called "County Coal Mine Maps and Directories" and the URL is http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/county-coal-maps/coalmine_for.htm. The best way to view the file for any given county is to right-click on a county name and choose "Save Target As," then you can download the PDF file and view it on your PC. There is a county map of mines, plus much detail on the many mines: type, name, dates operated, etc. People may recognize family names from some of the smaller slope-mine operations. Best wishes, and again I apologize if I have been heavy-handed in recent posts on the list. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Twila yednock [mailto:twila2@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:25 AM To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Book: Biography in Black Hi Joanie, You inadvertantly answered a question I had. Our family was Slovak, and they also were miners, as I believe they were in the "Old Country". I wondered if this book had the smaller mines, but you say it doesn't. Is there any history or record that does? ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.

Cindy, Believe it or not, I have an idea for finding your ancestor's address. My g-grandpa, an English miner, came to the U.S. in 1880 and was joined by his wife and child in 1881. He died in 1917, and for some years prior to that date there was a city directory published annually (am I right, Joanie?). The library in Streator has old copies (hardbound, I believe) and the historical society has some too. Somewhere around here I have a few photocopies of pages from around 1911, and one of them lists my g-grandpa's address. Another cool thing about the early city directories is you can see where new immigrants stayed (likely with relatives already in Streator) and where they went to work. For example, on my Italian side, when my Italian grandpa came in 1913 from Sicily, he had relatives working in the mines and at the brickyard. However, by that time the American Bottle Company was well established and I think he got a job there pretty quickly. I guess if you really put a lot of work into it and somehow got hold of records kept by the larger coal companies, you *might* find your ancestor's name. Joan Johnson knows approximately one zillion times more than I do in this regard, and I'm sure she would have pulled a rabbit out of the hat by now if it were remotely possible. Best wishes, Tim -----Original Message----- From: Cindy B [mailto:cbgenealogy@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:18 PM To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ILLASALLE] Catalog of LaSalle County Mines Great mines huh? That must be it! (o: I have found the information interesting. My grandfather mined in the town I live in, as his grandfather mined in LaSalle Co. I have his miners lamp and am trying to figure out a place to display them. Do you think that there will ever be a way for me to learn which mine my gr gr grandfather worked in, in LaSalle Co.? He didn't come to the United States until after 1881 some time. He died unexpectedly after the summer of some miners strike. So his obit states. So, he wasn't there very long. One of his sons was hurt while working with his father in a mine. It was never life threatening but he hurt his back enough that he could never go back to mining again. So there would more than likely not be anything recorded about his injury. I would like to find out where he and his family lived exactly but have not found any information on that. If anyone has any ideas please pass them along. Thank you, Cindy (o: