Hi Everyone: Does Peoria have a Historical Soc. ?? And where is it?? (location please) Are there any low cost places to stay over night by the Soc., and or Library?? Thanks Rodd Searching Holcomb, Hull about 1817

http://www.midil.com/a1/artsfnd/paasc/peohist.html At 09:46 AM 6/28/00 -0400, you wrote: >Does Peoria have a Historical Soc. ?? > >And where is it?? (location please) > > Thanks Rodd

Hi Everyone, I received an website address from another list and while exploring the site, discovered the following books listed on the Illinois page for Peoria County at the following address: <http://www.higginsonbooks.com/detoia.htm#il> • HISTORY OF PEORIA. By C. Ballance. 271p. (1870) 1997. $35.00 • HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY [Published without the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois]. With biographical sketches. 843p. (Munsell Pub. Co.; 1902) 1997. $87.50 • PEORIA CITY & COUNTY: Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress & Achievement, by Col. James M. Rice. 2 vols., 905p. (S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1912) 1997. $48.50/vol. or $92.00/set Volume I, History. Volume II, Biography. Does anyone know about this site, and has anyone ever ordered any books from them? I'm researching the following Peoria County surnames: LISK - COOPER - BUTTRICK - STEBBINS - HALL - COLWELL - MOTES - SHEETS The LISKs settled in Peoria County in the 1830s, and various sisters, cousins, descendants married into the surnames mentioned above. Take Care, Anita C. Monterey County, CA Lisk descendant

Be advised that Higginson is a good source but they are a reprint house. They actually reprint a book on their list to order [which is also why they are pricey]. This takes a long time, months. When you order you need to keep that mind. Keep all your records and be extremely patient. Four or five or six months is not uncommon. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected]