A Boy and his Violin - William Revelli
It’s a pitch-black Sunday morning in 1909 and 7-year-old Willie Revelli is standing along the railroad tracks in the tiny Illinois coal...
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Jeff Dunn
- Nov 14, 2021
Charles W. Miller Drops Dead In Front Of His Home
Fell Dead at His Home Friday, January 13, 1922 at 12:15 P.M. - One of the Most Prominent Merchants in Hillsboro for the Past Forty Years...
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 9, 2021
Lieutenant Jesse K. Allen
Lieutenant Jesse K. Allen - Killed By Hostile Indians - Yakima Expedition 1858
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Jeff Dunn
- Jun 29, 2021
Remembering Walt Duzan
Walter Duzan passed away on June 30, 2021. During his career, he was a lab technician, x-ray technician, ambulance driver and...
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Jeff Dunn
- May 29, 2021
Remembering Private Fred W. Limper
For Memorial Day ~ Remembering Private Fred W. Limper: The Remains of Private Fred W. Limper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Limper,...
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Jeff Dunn
- May 22, 2021
William Henry Miller Home Explosion
On September 3, 1939 William Henry Miller committed suicide by blowing up his home up with more than 320 sticks of dynamite. At Old...
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Jeff Dunn
- Aug 12, 2020
Tribute To Mary Hartline
Mary Hartline passed away August 12, 2020. I set up a tribute to Mary Hartline display downtown using items from the Historical Society...
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Jeff Dunn
- Jan 24, 2019
Max Wilson
This photo was taken at the Soda Fountain at Finley's Pharmacy - Max was a talented artist and operated a real estate agency in...
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Jeff Dunn
- Aug 31, 2018
Hiram Murphey
Hiram Murphey - A prosperous farmer born in Clermont County Ohio December 8, 1816 came to Carrollton, Illinois January 1828 to Macoupin...
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Jeff Dunn
- Jul 26, 2018
Remembering Ruth Ann Heselov
Sad news. Ruth Ann Heselov has passed away. The Heselov family ran both Heselov's Style Shop (Yoffie's) and later added the Boutique by...
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