What’s New | Williamson County Illinois Historical Society

History Page Additions

Posted on April 14, 2014 by SamApril 14, 2014

Numerous additions to the History Page have been recently added:

Histories of communities: Alleghany, Big Muddy (a.k.a. White Row), Burns Settlement, Carterville District Mine, Cedar Grove, Cowthon, Downey, Droit City, Grays, Halfway II, Jeffrey Mine, Malcomville, Moake Crossing, Nixville, Number Seven Row, Paineville, Pinch Off, Prosperity, Rogerville, Vicksburg, and Other Communities.
Plat Maps (1908) added to histories: Alleghany, Blairsville, Canaville, Corinth PO, Crab Orchard, Fordville, Hudgens, Malcomville, New Denison, New Virginia, Jeffersonville, Pittsburg, Pope’s Highland, Reeves, Spillertown, Stonefort and Whiteash. Oraville and Stern’s Outlots were added to Other Communities.
Railroad Maps: Maps from 1876 and 1908 covering the state and Southern Illinois.
1822 Illinois State Map
1876 Williamson County Map showing the names of all the old precincts

1908 County and Township Map Set Added

Posted on April 11, 2014 by SamApril 11, 2014

A new page had been added to the History Page on this site that includes a 1908 Williamson County map and maps of each of the twelve county townships. These maps can be invaluable when trying to determine the location of old lost sites or property ownership locations.

The page can be found under Williamson County on the History Page or you can jump straight to the link by clicking here.

Carbondale New School Students Tour Museum

Posted on April 9, 2014 by SamApril 10, 2014

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The Williamson County Museum was host to the Carbondale New School’s fifth through eighth grade class members on April 2, 2014. The students were accompanied by parents and teachers on a tour of the old county jail where they got to pour over our Native American artifact collection and spend some time in the slammer. Continue reading →

Williamson County’s Early Settlers & Mills

Posted on April 8, 2014 by SamApril 8, 2014

New postings related to our counties first settlers and early mills have been added to the History Page. They were extracted from Goodspeed’s History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois published in 1887. Continue reading →

New WCHS Brochures Printed

Posted on April 8, 2014 by SamApril 8, 2014

We have thousands of newly printed brochures ready for distribution reflecting our new hours of operation. The brochures were printed courtesy of the Williamson County Tourism Bureau and encapsulate descriptions of the museum and its exhibits.

In addition, the brochure contains information related to membership, our research library, hours of operation and the internet addresses of not only the county website but the Marion History Preservation site as well.

The brochures will be distributed to public locations so they can be accessed by those who may be unfamiliar with the historical society and the museum and library.