The Illinois Chronicles

A young person's guide to the story of the State of Illinois from its birth to the present day.

A selection of K-12 cross-curricular activities for teaching Illinois State history.

Three years of issues of a bi-monthly periodical of the same name. Draws genealogical data from many sources in the 19th century. T4944HB - $24.00

Presents information and facts about Massachusetts, including famous people, places, and events associated with the state.

This book gathers drawings, engravings, photographs, maps, and other illustrations to inspire imaginations young and old to envision the history of Illinois in all its depth and breadth. Gerald A. Danzer distills the story of Illinois from these visual artifacts, exploring the state's history from its earliest peoples and their encounters with European settlers, through territorial struggles and the strife of the Civil War, and into the modern era of industry and urbanization.

This book compiles three years' worth of issues of a bi-monthly periodical of the same name; it draws information from over 75 counties throughout the state of Illinois inclusive of dates ranging throughout the 19th century. Entries have been gleaned from newspapers and various other sources of records, and include death records, burial records, marriage records, tax lists, deed records, court records, bond records and military service records, among other genealogically rich data.