Logan County Illinois Genealogical & Historical Society

09/22/2023

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09/22/2023

Ron Keller addresses the LCGHS, revealing Mysteries and Marvels at the Lincoln Heritage Museum.

The September 18 Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society meeting was held at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. Ron Keller, Director and Curator at the Lincoln Heritage Museum gave a presentation titled Marvels and Mysteries.

Ron Keller addresses the LCGHS, revealing Mysteries and Marvels at the Lincoln Heritage Museum
[September 21, 2023] The September 18 Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society meeting was held at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. Ron Keller, Director and Curator at the Lincoln Heritage Museum gave a presentation titled Marvels and Mysteries.
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09/21/2023

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Another story Fuller shared was about Charles Lindbergh landing at Bosa Field, the first airport in Sangamon County [around Springfield] in his Spirit of St. Louis plane. Fuller said it was soon after Lindbergh returned from Paris.

There was memorabilia of Lindbergh’s flight Whitbeck remembers seeing at Springfield Airport in the 1970s.

In Lindbergh’s book about the Spirit of St. Louis, Fuller said Lindbergh shared stories of night flights. Around half a dozen lanterns would be placed on the fence by the truck driver for the post office.

09/14/2023

"Marvels and Mysteries: Treasures From the Vault," will be presented by Ron Keller, director and curator of the Lincoln Heritage Museum, during the 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, meeting of the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society at the Museum.

Keller will be showcasing items from Logan County History from the museum's vast collection. Keller also serves as director of the Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development. A brief business meeting will follow the program. The public is invited to attend.

09/12/2023

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09/11/2023

John Fuller has produced a video on the history of the Lincoln/Bock Airport in Lincoln. He will have a presentation about the video at LCGHS on Thursday September 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Bill Donath, President, LCGHS

09/08/2023

Lincoln native and retired Pilot John Fuller will be showing a video of the former Henry Bock Airport at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, during a special meeting of the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society.

Fuller will present a history of Logan County's first commercially viable airport, which was located a half mile west of Lincoln at the site of the current Walmart plaza. He will also open the meeting to those wishing to relate their interactions with the Bock Airport and show memorabilia.

The local airport enthusiast plans to document information attained at this meeting and submit it to a national website featuring abandoned and little known airfields. The Society building is located at 114 N. Chicago St., across the street from the Lincoln Depot and Tourism Bureau. Fuller now resides in Florida.

The LCGHS plans to hold its regular meeting Monday, Sept. 18, at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. More details on that meeting will be forthcoming.

08/24/2023

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08/17/2023

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08/04/2023

The fifth in a series of Tracing Your Family History workshops is being offered at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society, 114 N. Chicago St., located across the street from the Lincoln Depot & Tourism Bureau.

This workshop is open to both beginning and experienced researchers at no charge. Instructor is Gary Dodson. Laptops are welcomed, and handouts from all workshops will be available.

07/27/2023

The fourth in a series of Tracing Your Family History workshops is slated for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society at 114 N. Chicago St., located across the street from the Logan County Tourism Bureau and the Lincoln Depot.

Handouts from the previous workshops will be available. This workshop is open to both experienced and beginning researchers at no cost. Instructor for the workshop is LCGHS volunteer Gary Dodson. Laptops are welcomed, and the public is invited to attend.

07/21/2023

The third in a series of Tracing Your Ancestors Saturday morning workshops will be presented at 10 a.m. July 22 at the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society, 114 N. Chicago St., located across the street from the Tourism Bureau and the Lincoln Depot.

These workshops are designed for both beginners and more advanced researchers with materials from previous workshops being available at all sessions. The classes are being led by Gary Dodson, LCGHS volunteer.

07/20/2023

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07/12/2023

The second Tracing Your Family History workshop has been set for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society, 114 N. Chicago St, located across from the Lincoln Tourism Bureau & Depot.

This workshop, being presented by LCGHS volunteer Gary Dodson, is designed for both new and experienced researchers, and is open to the public. Attendees may bring laptops with them. There is no charge for this workshop. Handouts will be available.

Those unable to attend may contact LCGHS at 217-732-3200 for upcoming class dates or for an appointment.
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07/05/2023

If you want to learn how to research your family history or are an experienced genealogist who has hit the proverbial "brick wall," then a workshop being offered by the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society should be added to your bucket list.

This workshop is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, beginning at 10 a.m. at the LCGHS Center at 114 N. Chicago St., located across from the Lincoln Depot and Tourism Bureau. Volunteer Gary Dodson will be the presenter, and the workshop is available at no charge.

If this date is inconvenient, contact the Society at 217-732-3200 for alternate dates or for an appointment.

07/01/2023

to read the latest Summer 2023 R & B issue, go to --> http://www.logancoil-genhist.org/
then click on R & B Quarterlies.
Note: to access these quarterlies, one needs to become a member of the LCGHS (Logan Co Genealogical & Historical Society). To do this, one needs to send an email to: Bill Donath (President of the Logan County Gen & Hist Society) at:
[email protected]

– According to local coin collector and seller Dean Baker, there are things that make a coin valuable: its mint, mintage, and condition.  

06/27/2023

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06/15/2023

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06/13/2023

Unlike his father, Robert had no interest in being a politician; he did believe in the duty of a citizen, however, and held multiple appointed offices in federal and state government. Even in his private life as lawyer and businessman Robert faced various issues that resonated in the public arena.

While today Robert Lincoln's life is relatively obscure, he was a respected man during his lifetime who showed himself to be a worthy heir of one of the greatest Americans, and today is considered one of the most successful presidential children in US history. Lincoln historian and Robert Lincoln biographer Jason Emerson will examine Robert Lincoln's public life and show how and why the oldest Lincoln child was exactly the kind of man his father wanted him to be.
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05/22/2023

Civil War personalities visit LCGHS meeting: LINCOLN, IL –Beginning with President Abraham Lincoln and ending with Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln Elementary District fifth graders recently took members and guests of the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society on a mini living history walk.

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05/13/2023

New Herald News: A mini production of the Lincoln Elementary Civil War Walk will be presented during the 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, meeting of the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society.

Costumed fifth graders from the Civil War Walk will be portraying historical individuals of the Civil War era. Their monologues for the living history portrayals were developed through hours of personal research.

The meeting will be opened with the student presentations. This will be followed by a brief business meeting and refreshments.

The public is invited to this event which is being held at the Society building, 114 N. Chicago St., located across from the Lincoln Depot and Tourism Bureau.

05/12/2023

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05/10/2023

LINCOLN, Ill. – The Lincoln Heritage Museum hosted the annual District 27 Fifth Grade Civil War history walk on Friday. Students from Northwest, Washington-Monroe and Central elementary schools have studied the Civil War this year, and each student selected a historic figure to research and create a living history presentation for. Students dressed in costume for their characters and were stationed throughout the Museum’s first and second floor galleries to give their presentations for attending visitors. The event was free and open to the public.

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05/01/2023

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Head to the Lincoln Heritage Museum on May 5!
The annual Student Civil War History Walk will be Friday, May 5 at the Lincoln Heritage Museum in Lincoln, Illinois. The event this year features nearly 100 fifth graders from Lincoln Elementary District 27 portraying historical individuals of the Civil War era.
“This is one of our favorite activities we host at the Lincoln Heritage Museum,” said Ron Keller, director of the Lincoln Heritage Museum. “Through these living history portrayals, students make our nation’s past come alive, and the museum provides an intimate setting and an appropriate historical backdrop for the presentations.”
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05/01/2023

Introduction – 0306 2023
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Vertical File Collection – 0321 2023
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Program Jan 2023 – 0401 2023
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Shew Collection – History – 0416 2023
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Program Feb 2023 – 0417 2023
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Shew Collection – Firelogs – 0424 2023
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Dean Baker – Railsplitter Coin Club – 0424 2023
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Fire Log Adventure 1
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Hydrating and Pressing
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04/24/2023

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04/15/2023

LINCOLN, IL – Lincoln native Abbie Alexander will be presenting a program on Victorian jewelry as well as giving jewelry appraisals during the Monday, April 17 meeting of the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society.

Alexander has taught classes at Heartland Community College in Normal, for the Peoria Park District, and at the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at Bradley University.

She will have a variety of handouts for those attending and plans to bring her appraisal tools, including a diamond tester, scales, and magnifier. The appraisals will be offered following a brief business meeting.

There will be no charge for appraisals, but donations to the Genealogical Society would be appreciated. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend this event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Society building, 114 N. Chicago St., located across the street from the Lincoln Depot and Tourism office.
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04/14/2023

Lincoln native Abbie Alexander will be presenting a program on, "Victorian Jewelry," as well as giving jewelry appraisals during the Monday, April 17, meeting of the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society.

Alexander has taught classes at Heartland Community College in Normal, for the Peoria Park District, and at the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at Bradley University.

She will have a variety of handouts for those attending and plans to bring her appraisal tools, including a diamond tester, scales, and magnifier. The appraisals will be offered following a brief business meeting.

There will be no charge for appraisals, but donations to the Genealogical Society would be appreciated. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend this event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Society building, 114 N. Chicago St., located across the street from the Lincoln Depot and Tourism office.

03/24/2023

Baker gives presentation on coin collecting at recent LCGHS meeting
New Herald News: LINCOLN, IL

– According to local coin collector and seller Dean Baker, there are things that make a coin valuable: its mint, mintage, and condition.

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03/21/2023

According to Sanford Patterson, Logan County had its share of bootleggers. Patterson quotes an old local joke that said "there were so many bootleggers in Logan County, they had to wear badges so they would not sell to each other" ("The Prohibition Era in Logan County" in Beaver, p. 26). Prohibition brought gangsters from Chicago to sell beer and liquor to local bootleggers: "The local bootleggers did not like it, but they became a part of the Chicago based Capone mob" ("The Prohibition Era in Logan County" in Beaver, p. 26).

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03/14/2023

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02/27/2023

Logan Co. residents share family heirlooms at LCGHS meeting..
LINCOLN, IL – An antique whirling ballerina top, a wooden miniature dish set hidden inside an apple, authentic German confirmation and birth certificates, and a Haley’s Comet pin were among keepsakes area residents recently culled from their drawers, closets, and other nesting spots to share with members and guests of the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society.

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News for Lincoln IL and Logan County IL

02/19/2023

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02/05/2023

The only US President to hold a patent:

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02/05/2023

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01/25/2023

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01/14/2023

12/23/2022

Shirley Bartelmay remembered with a gift to the Postville.
.. On Saturday, December 10th family members including children, grandchildren and great-grandchild visited Postville Courthouse in Lincoln with a donation given in honor of the late Shirley Bartelmay.

Bartelmay was active in seeing to it that the beloved historic site in Lincoln with direct ties to Abraham Lincoln was saved when the prospects were looking grim due to state funding cuts. Bartelmay stepped up and rallied the troops in the form of volunteers to take over the care of the courthouse and promoting it as a premium tourist attraction in Lincoln and Logan County.

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12/09/2022

Just in time for holiday shopping, the Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society has received a donation of 15 books written by local Author Paul Beaver, including The Last Farm Boy; Abraham Lincoln in Logan County; and Lincoln, Illinois A Chronology 1953-2003 Sesquicentennial 2003, co-written with Paul Gleason, which are now available for purchase.
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11/30/2022

"LCGHS member Bill Donath remembers working as a basket boy at Lincoln Lakes in the 1960s. When people changed into their swimsuits, they put their clothing in the baskets.
To sanitize the water, Donath recalls chlorine tablets being thrown in the lake.
On many advertisements, Short said they said it was a sanitary beach.
The dive tower is something many who swam at Lincoln Lakes would remember. Short said the sign from the dive tower that listed all the rules hanging in the hallway of her home.
Short’s presentation stirred up memories of fun times for many people."
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