Books
1. Marriages from White County Illinois 1818-1880, Vol I (208 pages) Includes several 1901 records ......... . $23
2. Marriages from White County Illinois 1881-1900, Vol II (233 pages) Includes 1976-1979 Probate Index ........ $23
3. Marriages from White County Illinois 1901-1915, Vol III (177 pages)............ $23
4. Marriages from White County Illinois 1918-1930 Vol IV (177 pages) Includes 1978-1982 Estate Index, 1960-1981 Will Index, 1915-1916 Personal Property Index, 1861 Militia Roll, 1915 list of oldest persons in U.S., 1915 list of Nominations for Overland Car, 1915-1916 Unclaimed letters, & some newspaper gleanings from 1916.......$25
5. Cemeteries of White County Illinois, Volume I (315 pages) Includes townships of Mill Shoals, Burnt Prairie, Gray, Indian Creek, Heralds Prairie, & Emma (some cemeteries are listed but not in index) NOW INCLUDES FULL NAME INDEX................ $33
6. Cemeteries of White County Illinois, Volume II (295 pages) Includes townships of Enfield, Carmi, Hawthorne, & Phillips, plus map showing cemetery locations for entire county ............. $28
7. Hamilton County Illinois Cemeteries L Probate Index 1821-1900 (275 pages) Includes Will Book 2, Hamilton County History Index, Early tax lists to 1850, 1821-1900 Probate Index............ $28
8. Early Land Grants of White County Il (240 pages) Includes 1818-1976 Probate Index IL 1850-1854 Deed Records--Now includes full index.. $28
9. White County Illinois Wills, 1816-1918 (218 pages) Includes 1916 Marriages, 1860-1898 Naturalizations, Early Obituaries, plus Teacher Lists, Unclaimed mail, etc., from early 1900's*........... $23
10. Index to White County Il Court Papers, Vol I: A-M (332 pages) Actual reproduction of 1860-1888 Index, includes Defendant, Plaintiff, Action (e.g., divorce, foreclosure, partition, injunction, etc.), case # & box #....... $28
11. Index to White County Illinois Court Papers, Vol II: N-Z (248 pages) Continuation of above book; includes list of White County Sheriffs 1816-1982.............. $23
12. Original Land Grants, White County Illinois (356 pages, soft-cover) Alphabetical list of purchasers.......... $33
13. 1850 U.S. Census of White County Illinois (203 pages, soft-cover) Published by Decatur Genealogical Society.. $18
14. 1830-1840 Federal Census, White County Illinois (54 pages, soft-cover, index) ...................... $12
15. Index to History of White County Illinois (113 pages, soft-cover) Approximately 14,000 names ....... $17
16. Heritage Houses of White County Illinois (50 pages, hard-cover) Full-page photos and excerpts from articles on enshrinement of first 22 houses (none in book on National Register, although two have recently been added: the American Women's Club Chapter House, and the J.R. Williams Home--the Castle. You can e-mail me on these) .................................................................................... $17
17. Gentlemen from Illinois, by James E. Davis (135 pages, soft-cover) Biographical sketches and photos of several prominent Carmi residents of the 1800's--has a long section on Civil War (this book is not indexed and does not even have a good table of contents, but it is interesting and well-written). . . . . . . . $18
18. The Old Cemetery of Carmi 1817-1988 (54 pages, soft-cover, index) Photos of stones, plats, names, locations--this is a good book to show how to map and record cemeteries. The price is low because copies were donated to the society by the estate of Claire Williams, who commissioned the cemetery project ..... $7
19. NO LONGER AVAILABLE--Norris City & Indian Creek Township, White County Illinois, by Edward Oliver (113 pages, soft-cover) This was written in the 1970s for the Lions Club
20. Carmi Illinois 1818-1966 Sesquicentennial Booklet, by J Robert Smith. (44 pages, soft-cover) Photos--This makes a cheap introduction to White County history, and is worth much more, but we have many copies available so can sell it cheaply. Recently a copy sold for $30 on ebay......... $5
21. A Sketch of Crossville Illinois In the Early Twentieth Century, by Max Endicott (24 pages, soft-cover)....... $7
22. Centennial History of Crossville & Phillips Township (184 pages, soft-cover, indexed) This book was done by Janet Armstrong and Charlene Shields, the founders of the genealogy library, and is a genealogical treasure trove .......... $17
23. 1871 Plat Map of White County, by J B Westbrook (36" x 43" bond) Names all land-owners, and was prepared before current township structure adopted; in mailing tube...... $17
24. Rural School District Map of White County Illinois (11" x 17") Lists name & location of schools ........ $5
25. Carmi Times White County Sesquicentennial Newspaper (1815-1965) (164 pages) Special Historical Edition--Pat Davis has retyped this newspaper and has it for sale at her site. These originals are yellowed, but a good deal................$10
26. Carmi Times Carmi Illinois Sesquicentennial Newspaper (1816-1966) (24 pages) Special Historical Edition. .....................$6
27. OUT-OF-STOCK--Carmi Times Progress Edition, Feb. 13, 1990 (22 pages) A summary of events in the 1980's
28.OUT-OF-STOCK--The National Currency Era: An Illustrated History at the National Bank of Carmi, by Wm. K. Pete Fulkerson (32 pages, soft-cover)
29. SOME OUT-OF-STOCK--Color postcards. A-Courthouse, 8-Ratcliff Inn, C-Robinson-Stewart house, or D-Castle (Williams home) ...... $1 ea.
30. Letters written by Dr. Daniel Berry to Marry Berry Crebs Berry During the Civil War [Letters of the 87th Illinois Volunteer Infantry 1863 to 1867.] edited by Harriet B. Vaught ........ $23
31. NEW REPRINTS AVAILABLE1883 White County History--Over 14,000 past county residents are mentioned, and the book has been updated with historic photos (A separate index is available for $17) ..... $90
32. A Matter of History (100 pages, softback, indexed). News accounts of pioneer times (from 1815-1900) recorded by Will Hay from 1911-1915. Compiled by Charlene Shields ...... $12
33. 1920 White County Census transcription (hardback, indexed) .......... $55
34. Early White County Wills, 1816-1848 (88 pages, softback, indexed). Not just extracts, but photocopies of the originals ............... $12
35. 2002 HISTORIC ILLINOIS CALENDAR The November 2002 photo is of the Robinson Stewart House Museum, and the whole calendar is of lovely photos taken by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Profits from the sale go to repairs on the buildings ................ $5.50
35. White County's Own, a History of the 87th IL Volunteer Infantry, by J.E. Mayse (softbound, indexed). Published 1999 ................. $12
36. Veterans of White County Illinois (solftback, indexed) New for 1999, contains information about all war veterans ...... $22 A hardcover edition is available for $29
37. Yesteryear's news, White County, Illinois. Copies of columns from White County Newspapers, telling the news of 10, 25, 50, 100 years ago. Columns are dated between 1934 and 1998 (350 pages, full-name index) ............. $32
38. White County cemeteries, Vol. 1: Phillips Township. The first in a series of updated cemetery books! Includes annotations from Vaught's cemetery book, plus a map of Phillips township and directions to the cemeteries: Bean's Crossing, Bethel, Brown, Charles, Cherry (gone), Hood, Kuykendall, Little Wabash, Murphy (gone), Old Phillipstown, Phillipstown, Ralls, Riverside, Stokes Chapel, Thompson (gone), Whitting. (166 pages, soft-cover, full-name index) ........ $18.
39. The Scrapbook of Clara Mae Hillyard, 1914-1920. Photocopies of clippings from a scrapbook made in the World War I era. Lists most inductees, MIAs, killed, captured, wounded, heroes, etc. as well as weddings and general-interest items, including photos. (175 pages, soft-cover, full-name index) ........ $12
40. White County cemeteries, Vol 2: Gray Township. Second in a series. Mostly contains Oak Grove Cemetery on the north edge of Grayville, plus nearby Edwards County cemeteries. By Mary Smith Fay Genealogy Library Volunteers (378 pages) .........$23.
41. History of Enfield, Illinois. A reprint of Margaret Land's 1953 history, with an index and several extra photos, including a 1924 Enfield High School class picture ............ $10
Our address: Mary Smith Fay Library, White County Historical Society, P.O. Box 121, Carmi, IL, 62821. Our phone at the Carnegie Library is 618-382-8425. Please make your check payable to the Society. Please e-mail me with any questions, and print out this page to mail an order.
We would also be interested in purchasing your books or materials about White County, and would be willing to photocopy church or cemetery records or family histories you may have. We do not purchase family histories, but invite you to donate a copy to the library as advertising to others.
Carl Shelton, whose address is PO Box 37, Carmi, IL, 62821 sells copies of his transcriptions of the 1860-1910 censuses. He may be slow to respond to mail queries as he is rather old and had a broken hip a few years back. I understand he has consigned his books to the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois.
The library's email address is w.c.h.s-genealogy@hotmail.com, but the staff is still learning to use the net. The Genealogy Library is accepting books, family histories, scrapbooks, or GEDCOM files which include White County connections.
The genealogy library, at 203 N. Church, is open Tuesday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (except from just before Christmas to the first part of February), with a paid librarian. We have email for the library, but can only give basic information in answer to queries over the internet. The hours are current as of September 3, 2002.
If you are planning to visit Carmi also visit the Carmi Public Library, located on Slocumb Street near the intersection between Illinois Highway 1 and 14. It has a nice genealogy area, somewhat lacking in organization, and is open to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The volunteer staff at the genealogy library
will
do research at the courthouse or library. They ask for a $10 per hour
donation
to the library plus 25 cents per page for copies. If you are
interested,
send a letter with your questions, a budget, and as much background
information
as you can provide to the address below.
Last updated 12/23/2007. Please send corrections and comments to cbconly@midwest.net Your help will be appreciated.