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