For decades, one of our own historical society members, Helen Sutt Lind, known to us as “cemetery granny” has painstakingly created literally dozens of books that are used on a daily basis. Her books have become the foundation of research by all of us here and countless researchers and authors. Helen spent years transcribing county records at the court house and local newspapers on microfilm in addition to tromping through current and forgotten cemeteries of the county auditing gravestones. Helen was often but not always accompanied by one of our other members, Charla Murphy, who worked jointly with Helen on a number of projects.
Helen has graciously passed her trove of book master copies to the historical society so that her years of research can continue to be republished into the future. For that, we can’t thank Helen enough. A list of Helen’s books now in the possession of and sold by the historical society that were recently added are as follows and don’t include books that Helen had previously allowed us the permissions to. All are available for purchase through the museum book store.
Events In Egypt (local newspaper extracts) softbound and indexed by Helen Sutt Lind
Volume I, 1856-1878 Cost: $27 plus $3 S/H
Volume II, 1879-1881 Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume III, 1882-1887 Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume IV, 1888-1893 Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume V, 1894-1895 Cost: $18 plus $3 S/H
Volume VI, 1896-1898 Cost: $22 plus $3 S/H
Volume VII, 1899-1900 Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume VIII,1901-1904 Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume IX, 1905-1909 Cost: $22 plus $3 S/H
Volume X, 1910-1912 Cost: $24 plus $3 S/H
Volume XI, 1913 Cost: $24 plus $3 S/H
Volume XII, 1914 Cost: $24 plus $3 S/H
Volume XIII, 1915 Cost: $24 plus $3 S/H
Volume XIV, 1916 Cost: $24 plus $3 S/H
Volume XV, 1917 Cost: $26 plus $3 S/H
Volume XVI, 1918 Cost: $28 plus $3 S/H
Volume XVII, 1919 Cost: $25 plus $3 S/H
Volume XVIII,1920 Cost: $30 plus $3 S/H
Williamson County Death Records, Volume I and II, Helen Lind & Charla Murphy, indexed
Volume 1, Dec. 1877 to February 1886, $18 plus $3 S/H
Volume 2, Sept. 1885 to Dec.1903, $18 plus $3 S/H
1880 Mortality Schedule, Williamson County, soft bound, 22 pages, indexed
Cost: $6 plus $2 S/H
Freedom and Fountain Cemeteries, hardbound, 79 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind and Charla Murphy
Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Gone to Be an Angel II, Tombstone Inscriptions of Cana & Union Grove Cemeteries, Williamson Co., IL by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy. Readings of stones & death records. Some family histories. An updated version of Gone to Be an Angel I. Indexed.
Cost: $18 plus S/H
Herrin City Cemetery, hardbound, 277 pages, indexed, 2006 by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $45 plus $5 S/H
Hurricane Cemetery, hardbound, 105 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind & Jo Ann Ladd Hatfield
Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Lakecreek-Harwell Cemeteries, hardbound, 49 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $12 plus $3 S/H
Lakeview Cemetery, hardbound, 407 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind and Charla Murphy
Cost: $45 plus $5 S/H
Masonic & Lithuanian Cemeteries, Shakerag, Ill, hardbound, 57 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind
Cost: $12 plus $3 S/H
Off the Beaten Path- Some Williamson County Cemeteries, by Helen Lind
Volume 1, hardbound, 105 pages, indexed Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Volume 2, hardbound, 107 pages, indexed Cost $20 plus $3 S/h
Pleasant Grove Cemetery, hardbound, 72 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $14 plus $3 S/H
Shiloh & Davis Prairie Cemeteries, hardbound, 70 pages, indexed, Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $18 plus $3 S/H
The Barham Connection, Barham Cemetery Inscriptions & Family Genealogy, hardbound, 27 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $17 plus $3 S/H
Those Left Behind, Cemeteries in Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge, hardbound, 103 pages, indexed by Helen Lind
Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Three Cemeteries of Rock Creek, hardbound, 84 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind & Charla Murphy
Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H
Wolf Creek/Palestine, New Pleasant Hill, Gentry, Oak Grove, Liberty & Grange Hall Cemeteries , hardbound, 102 pages, indexed, by Helen Lind and Charla Murphy
Cost: $20 plus $3 S/H