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From: Rich MacLeod <>
Subject: Re: [ILMONTGO] Visiting the County
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:35:05 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <001701c2fcfc$be8b3ef0$2c6056d1@WrightPotter>


Juanita,

Do you have any idea how far back the Hillsboro
Library obituary index goes?

Thanks,

Rich MacLeod

--- Juanita Wright Potter <>
wrote:
> I was waiting for someone who lives in
> Montgomery County
> to speak up -- I hope others will add to and
> correct any
> errors in the following:
>
> I think that Hillsboro would be the best first
> stop,
> as it is the county seat, and the courthouse is
> where you
> will find the birth, death, marriage, land, and
> probate
> records for the county. The probate records
> are in the new
> courthouse; the rest are in the old courthouse.
> These two
> buildings are right across the street from each
> other in the townsquare
> and are very geneology-friendly places. You
> will be allowed
> to search the records directly yourself, and
> the people who work
> there have always been quite helpful when I've
> needed assistance.
>
> The public library in Hillsboro has a genealogy
> room which
> is quite helpful -- especially the index of
> obituaries in the local
> paper. It is only about 4 blocks from the
> courthouse.
> The public library in Litchfield also has a
> good genealogy room --
> this is only about 7 miles from Hillsboro
> toward I-55 on Route 16.
> Both libraries are actually on Route 16 -- so
> easy to find. The
> Litchfield library is the central building in
> the town square, much
> like the courthouse is the central building in
> Hillsboro.
>
> There is an active genelogical society in the
> county and they have
> compiled good books on various records that
> will be available
> in both libraries. I have especially found the
> cemetery records
> and the census records helpful. There are also
> excellent books
> on the early county history, published in the
> late 1880s or early 1900s,
> in both libraries. Plus lots of other
> interesting local resources.
>
> I've been told that there is also a family
> history center connected
> with the LDS congregation in Litchfield, but
> I've never used that
> resource, so don't know where it is exactly or
> when it might be open.
>
> A good place to stay in Hillsboro while doing
> research is the
> Red Rooster Inn--right next to the courthouse.
> And a good restaurant for lunch or dinner is
> the
> Church Street Pub, a block from the Inn.
>
> I live in Chicago now, but spent the first 18
> years of my life in
> Fillmore Township in Montgomery County. I am a
> frequent
> visitor and have been working on geneology
> there off and on
> for over 20 years. Don't hesitate to make
> contact with people
> connected with any churches or towns or farms
> which may
> connect with your relatives. Most people have
> long memories
> and are warm, friendly, and happy to share what
> they remember
> about the past.
> Juanita Wright Potter
> --
>
> "You must be the change you wish to see in the
> world."
> -- Gandhi
>
>
>
>
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>


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