Happy
hunting!
April 2009--Travel Online Highway to the Past
(April 2009)
Check Out the Wealth of Illinois Information on the Web:
As with any repository of random information, be watchful of the source of the data.
This listing is provided as an easy to access list of sources to peek your interest.
This is only a start on what is “out there” in cyberland. Note that none of these are
duplicates
of the same site!
Happy
hunting!
http://www.historyillinois.org/hist.html Extensive list of government documents and data.
http://www.prairieghosts.com/hauntil.html Ghostly stories and locations to explore
http://www.icrrhistorical.org/ All about the Illinois Central RR history
http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ILChronology.htm Illinois Timeline 10,000 BC to 1999
http://eduscapes.com/lamb/update05p.html A personal blog of results of a search for ROOTS
http://www.illinois.gov/facts/history.cfm Government pages and links of interest
http://www.lib.niu.edu/1992/ihy921220.html Gridley student paper about farm history
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/state/ Site provided by US Genealogy Network
http://www.illinoishistory.com/ Blog about historical happenings/ Cashier house item here
http://www.censusfinder.com/illinois-historical-museums.htm Historical Museum List
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/ Museum Exhibit online/lots to look at
http://www.visitcentralillinois.com/abe.html Lincoln Sites in Central Illinois
http://www.erinfeispeoria.com/history.php Irish Festival in Peoria
http://www.agfun.com/central_attractions.html Listing of local places of interest
http://www.kindredtrails.com/illinois.html Genealogy Data Lists for Illinois
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……And perhaps a new site will be added soon!
From The Lexingtonian March 19, 2009 page 1
Help Needed for Route 66 Online Project
From Evelyn Homan, Director
Libraries along the Route 66 corridor are planning a project to develop a web site containing Route 66 memorabilia for public use. To see if this is a viable project, we are asking the public’s help. We would appreciate information on any pictures, postcards, letters, etc. that you may have about the highway or businesses along the highway. At this time we don’t actually need the items, but just to get a feel about what is available.
If you have anything that you would be willing to share, please call the library and let us know. We really appreciate your help with this project. Call the Lexington Public Library at 309-365-7801 during regular library hours.