Looks like John does not have a link to it on his main pages but if you add /Handbook on the end of the URL you will get there. www.IllinoisHistory.com/Handbook ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucinda Kinsall" <Lucinda.Kinsall@state.tn.us> To: <ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] new book on southern illinois coming out > I am interested in obtaining the new Handbook of Old Gallatin County, but the problem is that I go to the www.IllinoisHistory.com and there is no order form for this, etc. I did find and address, but am wanting to know if there is a problem. > I am ready to send in the $29.00 for the hardback edition, but could you please make sure we can access the site. And give me the address, etc. or do we need the order form? > Pleae let me know. > Thanks so much, > > Lucinda Kinsall > Nashville, TN > > > > > > > >>> cbconly@midwest.net 08/11/02 11:03AM >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Musgrave" <jonm@midamer.net> > To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:26 AM > Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Handbook of Old Gallatin County > > > Hello, > > For the past year or so I've been editing a new Handbook of Old Gallatin > County. I started on this project six years ago after beginning to > research > the Old Slave House near Equality. As we (the Crenshaw Rascals) kept > finding > more information on the house and the surrounding area, I realized that > there was a cache of fabulous 19th Century accounts of Gallatin County > that > most researchers won't ever find because they're too scattered or found > in > titles you wouldn't expect. > > The new Handbook of Old Gallatin County contains the complete 1887 > History > of Gallatin County as published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, as well > as > two new sections on Early Anecdotes of Gallatin County and Military > History > of Gallatin County. These are taken from a variety of 19th and early > 20th > Century sources. The military section includes the names of nearly every > Gallatin County soldier in the Black Hawk, Mexican, Civil and > Spanish-American wars. The fourth section contains more than 250 > biographies > of Gallatin County personalities, mostly from 1876 to 1912. To top > everything off there is a complete name index included with the bonus of > women listed under both their maiden and married names when known. (I > know > how important indexes are for researchers and genealogists, history > books > without them are nearly useless). In addition, throughout the book I've > added footnotes offering corrections and annotations. > > When created in 1812, Gallatin County stretched from the mouth of Lusk > Creek > at Golconda all the way north to just a few miles outside Vincennes. On > the > west it went over to the Big Muddy River intersecting the Randolph and > Johnson county lines at a point on the Big Muddy River near Blairsville. > As > such this book contains information on the early history of many of its > surrounding counties, particularly in the Military History section. For > the > first time, all the accounts of Indian battles/skirmishes and fort > building > in this total area are included in chronological order. Also, > particularly > for Saline County which wasn't split off until 1847, that area's early > history can be found here. That means the military section by definition > includes the names of nearly all the Saline County soldiers from the > Black > Hawk and Mexican wars. > > The books will go to the printers in a couple of weeks when the > proof-reading is finished and I get in the ISBN barcode for the back > cover. > After surveying the folks on the Gallatin County list, I decided on > going > with all hardbacks rather than offering any paperback versions. I did so > because at over 520 pages, I just didn't think a paperback binding, even > a > quality one, would survive the wear and tear a history book like this > could > expect. Also, by going with all of one format I can get the price down > from > a projected $40 to $45, to a retail price of just $32. > > However, I've started taking pre-orders now to help finance this thing. > As a > benefit for ordering this now, you can get the book for 25 percent off > the > cover price, or just $24 plus $5 shipping and handling costs. This for a > 520-plus page hardback book with full-color dust-jacket. > > The order form and more information can be found at > www.IllinoisHistory.com/Handbook. I'll take checks and money orders > through > the mail, or you can pay online by credit card and such using PayPal. (I > used PayPal for the Egyptian Tales of Southern Illinois book and didn't > experience any problems). > > Speaking of which, I do still have a limited number of Egyptian Tales of > Southern Illinois Vol. 2 books left. It's 102 pages, 8 1/2" x 11", > spiral-bound, and contains a number of stories of Southern Illinois > history. > More information and ordering can be found at > www.IllinoisHistory.com/EgyptianTales. > > I thank everyone for their support. The printers say they take 6 to 8 > weeks > to print the book so I'm hoping to have it back in early October. > > Sincerely, > > Jon Musgrave > ILGallat-L List Administrator > Gallatin County ILGenWeb Coordinator > www.IllinoisHistory.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >