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Woodside Garden

On June 5th, 2010 I visited Woodside Garden in Fillmore Township. The Garden is next to the Woodside Church and Cemetery. The 7 acre...

Fillmore Illinois Public School

This information is taken from the History of Fillmore Public School and was written by E.H. BAUMGARTNER in 1953. Most of his information...

Early Fillmore Illinois History

In the autumn or 1816 a small group of white men from Kentucky, who had settled in what is now Bond County, traveled in a northerly...

Fillmore Illinois Baptist Church

By: Ward MERRIMAN On February 19, 1891, the Fillmore United Baptist Church was organized. In April 1891, lots were purchased and the...

Fillmore Illinois United Methodist Church

Fillmore United Methodist Church January 1, 1874 A letter from Albert BLISS To Sister BUTLER October 7, 1838, Albert BLISS moved into a...

Fillmore Illinois Sovereign Baptist Church

On January 4, 1978 the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church was organized in Fillmore. Reverend Robert D. McDONALD was their first pastor. With...

Fillmore Illinois St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Fillmore St. Matthew Lutheran Church St. Matthew Lutheran Church Fillmore, Illinois 1891-1983 By: F. Dale WHITTEN On April 5, 1891, the...