Womens activism during thetwentieth century from the appalachian mountains to topanga canyon. History reads book club 2020 this book club, in partnership with the mclean county museum of history, will focus on books about illinois history. Book titled the history of mclean county, illinois, published in 1879. Mason is nicely fixed to enjoy the frugal luxuries of a rural home. This book offers a glimpse of bloomingtonnormal and mclean co. Mclean county, illinois free eread history books genealogy trails. County road maps are available to purchase from the county. Also be sure to use subject line with genealogy lookup in it or the junk email filter may prohibit your request from be filled. Mclean county is included in the bloomingtonnormal, il metropolitan statistical area. The 6page book, published by the pantagraph, is a sequel to the first book which featured historical mclean county photographs from the 1800s through 1939.
This mclean county site is part of the ilgenweb and usgenweb projects. Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns. Oct 20, 2017 the history of mclean county, illinois. Dec 01, 2016 below are the histories of some of the townships in mclean county, illinois. For inquiries email the gis staff or call 3094346566. In many respects, mclean county is one of the finest in the state, and, in some particulars, it has no rival. Mclean county historical society mclean county genealogical society. Mclean county, illinois genealogy trails history group. May 22, 2019 mclean county was created in 1830 and named after john mclean who had been a local pioneer lawyer, a territorial judge, the first representative in congress from illinois 1818 and the united states senator for illinois 18241825. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society. Includes index primitive mclean county early white settlements county organization towns and townships city of bloomington great fire of 1900 modern normal black hawk and mexican wars civil and spanish american wars schools illinois wesleyan university illinois state normal university churches medical profession county dental society the press. Mclean county funk library u of i library university of illinois. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930.
Digitized books from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. In alphabetical order by township the below listing is the table of contents from the original printing of. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. These may include fiction, nonfiction, biography, or books by local or other illinois authors. The mclean county museum of history is a notforprofit institution, and as such has no direct institutional relationship with either the county of mclean or the city of bloomington. Free genealogical and historical information on mclean county, illinois and its settlers. The illinois collection houses historic books about mclean county, city directories and other resources for research. Mclean county north dakota heritage massive collection.
Mclean county memories set the pantagraph is proud to partner with the mclean county museum of history, illinois wesleyan university, illinois state university and our readers on a new hardcover pictorial history book, mclean county memories. Map, available online, 1914, standard atlas of mclean county. Excerpt from the history of mclean county, illinois. History of mclean county illinois leave a comment illinois toc 9 minutes of reading this is a complete online rendition of the manuscript, the history of mclean county, illinois. The history of mclean county, illinois wikisource, the free online. Apr 11, 2016 the 6page book, published by the pantagraph, is a sequel to the first book which featured historical mclean county photographs from the 1800s through 1939. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. Family and local history bloomington public library. And with muse 2u, we can do just that a couple times per week, the museum will share out museuminspired activities that you can do wherever you are.
Plat book of mclean county, illinois microform drawn from actual surveys. Below are the histories of some of the townships in mclean county, illinois. With a land area of 1184 square miles, it has more acreage than the state ofrhode island. Isu dept of history and mclean county museum of history. If you find any broken links, or other problems with the site, please send the details via email. For records from the illinois soldiers and sailors children school isscs, please send your request to. Mclean county, illinois genealogy history bloomington, il. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Just because we cant visit the mclean county museum of history right now, doesnt mean that we cant bring the museum to you. It is part of the bloomingtonnormal metropolitan statistical area. It is the largest county in the state of illinois, with a land area of 1184 square miles and boasts some of the richest soil in the world. Solomon mason has 200 dd 712 history of mclean county. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Each was taken from the history of mclean county, illinois, chicago. Local residents share history for memories ii book local. The surnames listed below are the primary subject of the biography. Mclean county memories ii pictorial history book pediment. The library also has an index to the bloomington pantagraph newspaper and copies of the newspaper on microfilm. Containing two hundred and sixtyone sketches of old settlers, a complete historical sketch of the black hawk war and descriptions of all matters of interest relating to mclean county. Bloomington genealogy in mclean county, il usa 1,060,369 illinois 45,088 mclean county 697 bloomington 210 note. Mclean county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. This is a incomplete online rendition of that work. The history of mclean county, illinois wikisource, the free. Mclean county museum of history, illinois wesleyan university, illinois state. Guide to mclean county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. The history of mclean county illinois remains one of the more respected manuscripts published on illinois. This detailed 1080 pages in all 1879 history has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about mclean county, illinois from its earliest settlement up to 1879.
Central illinois death notices, 18481870 family history library central illinois obituaries 18481870 family history library central illinois obituaries, 18711880 family history library. Otherwise, apart from a couple of pages with slight marginal soiling, a very good copy clean, bright and unmarked of this massive local history, the bulk of which was devoted to local family histories, making this an. Thus, we are not a repository for county or municipal records. History of mclean county, illinois database online. Standard atlas of mclean county including a plat book of the villages, cities and. Standard atlas of mclean county, illinois, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county. Statewide collections are found on the illinois death records page. The biographical record of mclean county, illinois. The message below can be found on the mclean county museum of historys website. History of illinois, illustrated mclean county is the largestcounty in theu. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Mclean is the anglicized form of the sottish gaelic name mac gille eathain, which means servant of saint john. Mclean county, city of bloomington, and the town of normal provides gis apps, maps, and data downloads.
History of mclean county, illinois, 1879 the biographical record of mc lean county, illinois, 1899 historical encyclopedia of illinois and history of mclean county, vol 1, 1908 history of mclean county, illinois, vol 2, 1924. The early years, the pantagraph is proud to partner, once again, with the mclean county museum of history, illinois wesleyan university, illinois state university, the bloomington public library, the normal public library and our readers on a new hardcover pictorial history book, mclean county memories ii. Primitive mclean county early white settlements county organization towns and townships city of bloomington great fire of 1900 modern normal black hawk and mexican wars civil and spanish american wars schools illinois wesleyan university illinois state normal university churches medical profession county dental. Bloomington norman genealogical society, 1969 pages 25 fhl book. History of mclean county illinois access genealogy. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 169,572.
With an emphasis on local family history genealogy, a history of mclean county, in central north dakota. The history of mclean county, illinois published by the wm. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Mclean county, ilgenweb genealogy, history, queries, cemetery and census records plus a whole lot more. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Standard atlas of mclean county, illinois, including a plat. The history of mclean county, illinois wikisource, the. Mclean is a village in mclean county, illinois, united states. Due to the overwhelming popularity of mclean county memories.
Book titled the history of mclean county, illinois. The bloomington public library has a variety of resources useful for local history and family research. Mclean county was created in 1830 and named after john mclean who had been a local pioneer lawyer, a territorial judge, the first representative in congress from illinois 1818 and the united states senator for illinois18241825. Most biographies will include numerous other names which can be located with the search website feature. Mclean county is the largest county by land area in the u. The mclean county museum of history is still closed to the public. Since our library is housed in the museum, you will not be able to visit it personally. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Appears in 347 books from 18012007 page 65 kentucky river, and running thence to fort recovery, and thence north, until it shall intersect the territorial line between the united states and canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a separate territory, and be called the indiana territory.
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