Laurie Selpien’s Personal Library
Below is a list of books that I personally own on Illinois history. I invest a great deal of time and money on the research that I post on the internet, something that I do for free and all of the books below were purchased by me, I even pay a small yearly fee to post data on Genealogy trails. Recently some of the pages that I have researched and posted have been copied and posted elsewhere on another internet site incorrectly. While I cannot stop the copycat I would like notice to be made that I do a great deal of research on my web pages, (that doesn’t mean I can’t make a mistake or that the information I have found is correct). Please contact me and let me know if you ever see mistakes. If you know of a good book or booklet that you think would be helpful to Wayne, Edwards or Hamilton County, please contact me and let me know, thanks Laurie
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Wayne County Books |
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Historical Booklet of Wayne County 1813-1963 A Brief, but Exciting History of a Freedom Loving People |
Wayne County Good old days Inc |
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Illustrated and Descriptive Sketch Book of Wayne County, Illinois |
Paul F. Campbell |
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The Millers of Wayne County, Illinois |
Donald L. Worthen (2006) |
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John Wood of Wayne County Illinois and Descendants 1817-1878 |
Gary Edward Wood |
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The Dickeys Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas West Dickey and Anna Eliza Vernon of Walker County Georgia and Wayne co., Il. |
Joybelle Dickey Graig |
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The Story of Phillip G. Henson of Wayne County, Illinois |
Beulah Reed May |
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Henson Family History in Early America and their Revolutionary War soldiers |
A. L. Henson |
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Wayne County, Illinois an Early History |
W. R. Jones |
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The History Of Leech Township |
Lelah Allison |
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Smith Family In Wayne County, Illinois |
Dorman Dean Wright |
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Genealogy of the Keen Family of Wayne County Illinois |
Harry T. Keen |
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First Annual Catalogue Haywood Collegiate Institute for the year 1887 - 7 |
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Olive Branch Baptist Church Records Wayne city- Illinois 1873-1910 |
Compiled by Hazel Lea Neff |
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Long Prairie Baptist Church Wayne county Wayne City, Illinois 1852-1951 |
Transcribed and Indexed by Hazel Lea Neff |
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A Journey Through Our Past Barr Family History |
Doris Jane Trotter |
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1947 The Chieftain |
Editor and Illustrator Harry Menefee |
Wayne City Community High School |
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1948 The Chieftain |
Editor Joan McPherson |
Wayne City Community High School |
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1949 The Chieftain |
Editor Margo Werner |
Wayne City Community High School |
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1950 The Chieftain |
Editor Doris Baker |
Wayne City Community High School |
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Wayne County History 1884 |
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A Pictorial history of Wayne county |
Wayne County Press |
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Wayne County Illinois Marriage Notices 1880-1885 |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Full name Index to the Biographical Section of the History of Wayne County, Illinois |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Marriages part I |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Marriages part II |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Birth Records 1889-1905 A-L |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Birth Records 1889-1905 M-Z |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Delayed Births 1873-1915 Vol. II |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Illinois Delayed Births 1873-1915 Vol. III |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Death Notices and Obituaries 1880 - 1890 |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Death Notices and Obituaries 1891 - 1895 |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Death Records 1886 - 1910
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Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County Death Records 1910 - 1916 |
Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County, Illinois Newspaper Obituaries1926
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Betty Ann Butler Beeson |
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Wayne County, Illinois Newspaper Gleanings 1855-1875 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Newspaper Gleanings 1876 - 1879 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 1 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 2 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 3 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 4 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 5 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 6 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 7 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Wayne County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 8 |
Doris Ellen Witter Bland |
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Hamilton County, Books |
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Legacy of Kin Hamilton County Illinois Vol. 1 |
Harold G. Felty |
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History of Hamilton, F ranklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois |
The Goodspeed Publishing Co., |
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Edwards County, Illinois |
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Edwards County Sesquicentennial 1814 - 1864 |
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Combined History of Edwards Lawrence and Wabash counties, Illinois |
J. L. McDonough & Company |
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History of the English Settlement in Edwards County Illinois |
George Flowers with Preface and foot notes by E. B. Washburne |
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A Pioneer Family the Birkbecks in Illinois 1818-1827 |
Gladys Scott Thomason |
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Journey to America |
Morris Birbeck |
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Kane County, Illinois |
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Dundee Township 1835- 1985 |
Dundee Historical Society |
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Dundee Township Moments Frozen in Time |
Philip A. Aleo |
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South Elgin A history of the Village from its Origins as Clintonville |
E. C. Aft |
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South Elgin: 150 Years of Heritage |
Ralph Tredup |
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Elgin days Gone By |
E. C. Alft |
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Elgin Time: A History of the Elgin National Watch Company 1864-1968 |
E. C. Aft & William H. Briska |
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Elgin city Directory 1991 |
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Geneva, Illinois A History of It’s Time and Places |
Geneva Public Library |
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Elgin High school 1952 |
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Elgin high School 1960 |
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The 125th Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Dundee |
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Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Dundee “a brief sketch” Also 1988 directory |
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McHenry County, Illinois |
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Crystal Lake Illinois A Pictorial History 1836 - 1986 |
Sesquicentennial Edition |
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McHenry County A Pictorial History Vol. I |
Northwest Herald |
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Historic Homes of McHenry County |
Northwest Herald |
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Illinois |
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The Making of Illinois |
Irwin F. Mather, A. M. (1900) |
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Illinois A Descriptive and Historical Guide |
Compiled and written by Federal Writers’ Project for the State of Illinois 1947 |
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Illinois State board of Agriculture 1885- 1886 |
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Camera Studies of Freeport Illinois |
Robert F. Koenig |
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Abstracts of Wills & Probate Clay County Vol. III |
Jean Bailey |
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Country Roads of Illinois |
Marcia Schnedler |
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Illinois Historical Tour Guide |
Ray Wilson |
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Brevet’s Illinois Historical Markers & Sites |
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Millikin Remembers (Decatur Illinois) |
John Newlin |
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Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976 |
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Prairie Avenue (Chicago 1885-1918) |
Arthur Meeker |
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Great People of Dupage County, book 1 |
DuPage Heritage Gallery |
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The Life and times of Col. Robert R. McCormick Poor Little Rich Boy |
DuPage Heritage Gallery |
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Terror on the Plains A Clash of Cultures |
D. Ray Wilson |
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Give the Lady What She Wants! The Story of Marshall Fields & Company |
Lloyd Wendt & Herman Kogan |
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Fight For A City, The Story of the Union League Club of Chicago and its times 1880-1955 |
Bruce Grant Forward by Herbert Hoover |
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Prehistoric People of Illinois |
Harriet Smith Chicago Natural History Mueum |
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Pottery of The Galena Area |
Wayne B. Horney (Real name) |
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