We have added a list of all of our newspaper archives and microfilm inventory to our website. We offer several decades of the Marion Daily Republican and Johnston City Progress archives and approximately 120 microfilms. Links to these resources can be found on our Library Resources Page
With the latest addition of the Creal Springs book, our website now contains over 410,000 index references from 175 of our most referenced books available online. When added to 97,000 court case references, we now offer over half a million references available to the public on our website.
Access our records by clicking on the Records tab on any page.
The index to the booklet put together related to the City of Creal Springs has been added to our Master Local History Index on our site. The booklet contains newspaper clippings, history articles that have been written and numerous photos of Creal Springs. Considerable information related to articles written about the Ozark Hotel and the Creal Springs College is included.
In 1964, the county held a 125 year Quasqui-centennial event in Marion and produced a souvenir program book to accompany the event. The book index has been added to our website in the Master Local History Index.
In 1939, Williamson County Illinois celebrated its 100th anniversary so a centennial celebration was organized. This souvenir program was published and sold during the centennial and contains some historical data, names and business advertisers of the year 1939. Its index has now been added to the Master Local History Index on our site.