I just read that the City of Lexington has removed the historical documents from The Fort in Lexington. Does anyone know what was removed? Also is there a dark cloud forming over The Fort? I haven't been able to go for quite awhile and I'm not sure what's happening there since Verda is no longer the caretaker. I know it's been manned by volunteers. It would be such a major loss for Livingston and McLean Counties for it to close. If anyone has any information please let me know. Peg J

What is the Fort? Rhonda On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:38:45 -0600 "Peg J" <comjones@fcg.net> wrote: >I just read that the City of Lexington has removed the >historical documents from The Fort in Lexington. Does >anyone know what was removed? Also is there a dark cloud >forming over The Fort? I haven't been able to go for >quite awhile and I'm not sure what's happening there >since Verda is no longer the caretaker. I know it's been >manned by volunteers. It would be such a major loss for >Livingston and McLean Counties for it to close. If anyone >has any information please let me know. >Peg J > > >==== ILMCLEAN Mailing List ==== > >Email or ISP changes: unsubscribe your old email address >prior to the change effective date. Once your new email >address is effective then resubscribe using your new >address. >

Rhonda, The Fort is a small building in Lexington which bulges at the seams with information. There are records of the cemeteries in McLean and Livingston Counties. Those are the 2 main counties but there are bits and pieces from a good share of the counties in IL. There are obits, birth, marriage and death indexes and microfilms of census. There are undertaker records from a goos share of the area funeral homes. People have donated family histories. Verda Gerwick was in charge for many years. She walked cemeteries, and organized information. She was familiar with a lot of the old families in the Lexington area and could tell a lot of stories about our ancesters. She did research for people who called or wrote requests. All in all, she is an amazing woman. She didn't do this all alone. There are numerous volunteers who have helped with this and many still are. But she's the one who sparked an interest in alot of us. Since it is still going stron, you can write the following address for information or to join. There is no charge for lookups but donations are very much appreciated and needed. Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. The Fort 319 W. Main St. Lexington, IL 61753 phone: (309) 3675-4591 Peg J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert S Yamauchi" <iceman70@hal-pc.org> To: "Peg J" <comjones@fcg.net>; <ILMCLEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [ILMCLEAN-L] The Fort > What is the Fort? > Rhonda > > > On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:38:45 -0600 > "Peg J" <comjones@fcg.net> wrote: > >I just read that the City of Lexington has removed the > >historical documents from The Fort in Lexington. Does > >anyone know what was removed? Also is there a dark cloud > >forming over The Fort? I haven't been able to go for > >quite awhile and I'm not sure what's happening there > >since Verda is no longer the caretaker. I know it's been > >manned by volunteers. It would be such a major loss for > >Livingston and McLean Counties for it to close. If anyone > >has any information please let me know. > >Peg J > > > > > >==== ILMCLEAN Mailing List ==== > > > >Email or ISP changes: unsubscribe your old email address > >prior to the change effective date. Once your new email > >address is effective then resubscribe using your new > >address. > >