I have order several books from Higginson and they are great to deal with. They know their business and are very professional. I am also lucky enough to live close enough to stop in and I just love going through the books on the shelves. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Anita C. Mason <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:28 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Old Books About Peoria County > 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 > > ______________________________