Artificial Limbs Furnished to Soldiers

Secretary of War – May 1866

Unusual Genealogy Source of Civil War History

Names, Rank, Regiment, Residence, Limb Cost, Date, and Manf.

Thousands of  Soldiers had limbs made for their injuries

This book is in the public domain, thanks to Susan Kaufman for highlighting it!

Baptist Church Records – 3 Churches

Digitized from microfilm

 Thanks to Bloomington Public Library for loaning us this film to digitize.

We have divided the reel into three volumes

German Baptist Church  1874 – 1890

Baptist Church of McLean, Illinois  1861

First Baptist Church of Bloomington  1880- 1942  

Click here goto our download page for these volumes with more description

Civil War Diaries of James W. Jessee by

Alan D. Selig and William P. LaBounty

Produced by TMCGS.

Company K, 8th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry

People, Places, Maps, Events

Click on title page to left to open a pdf version of this document in a new window

Copyrighted in 1997, but entered into the Public Domain so long as attibution to source.

Elmer E. Garst’s Little Black Book

Amateur historian E. E. Garst of Stanford, Illinois had a hobby of recording vital statistics of Stanford residents.

He was born November 12, 1869 to Elias and Elizabeth Garst.

Births and Deaths of Stanford residents are recorded and shown in alphabetical order.

Fifty Years of Genealogical Service by TMCGS

This is our Society’s history, and we have a lot to be proud of.

Thousands of volunteer hours have been donated to assist others in their quest for information.

You may download the book in .pdf by clicking on the title page to the left.

Funk of Funks Grove by Helen Cavanagh

Put into Public Domain by Illinois State Historical Society

208 page – with complete index with Names mentioned

of other McLean County Historical Figures

You may download the book in .pdf by clicking here or on the page to the left.

Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois of

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows

1891 Proceedings

In 1896, the World Almanac showed the Odd Fellows as the largest among all fraternal organizations.

This book is OCR word searchable to check for surnames.  Click on the cover to download to a new tab.

Many names and many towns listed.

Harry Martin Waite’s book of Spanish American Veteran graves in McLean County

Harry Martin Waite was a veteran of the Spanish American War.

He remembered his comrades by walking the McLean County Cemeteries and placing flags on Memorial Day

This book is his walking guide to those graves with names of the veterans and some service information.

History of the Illinois Conference of the Evangelical Church 1837-1937

Writen by Rev. John G. Schwab and Rev. H.H. Thoren, this history begins with the first circuit rider arriving in Illinois in 1837 and the development of Evangelical churches throughout the state.

The Illinois State Genealogical Society has indexed over 11,000 names and events in this volume.  Use this index to search for relatives!   It is available here:  https://ilgensoc.org/cstm_ILcmbDB.php

You may download the .pdf version by clicking on the title page to the left.

Illinois Corn Growers Association – 1910

Includes constitution,  a listing of officers, accredited judges throughout Illinois, judging criteria, and past winners of best corn.

Life membership was $5.00 and annual membership was $1.00

“All corn growers of Illinois who expect or wish to make exhibits at the National Corn Show, Columbus, Ohio, January 31 to February 11, 1911, must first allow their exhibits to compete at the Illinois State Corn Show to be held at Urbana, during the Corn Growers’ and Stockmen’s Convention.”

McLean County Cemetery Locations by TMCGS

Compiled by Liz Veselack in 1993, this 65 page guide gives information on known McLean County Cemeteries.

After you compile a list of possible cemeteries your relative may be in, goto our publication store to obtain cemetery memorial listings.

You may download the book in .pdf by clicking on the title page to the left.

McLean County Farm Bureau Membership March 1950

This booklet has names of all Farm Bureau Members from 1950.

It is organized by Township

You may download the book in .pdf by clicking on the title page to the left.

Pathways on the Prairie

A Field Guide Approach to Allin Township

By Lyla Lemke Coppess – Maps by Jill Freund Thomas

Published in 1990 by Illinois State Department of Geography and Geology, this is a guide to explore Allin Township 

Pack a lunch and visit the many beautifuls spots that are highlighted and described

Test runs of this itenerary averaged 3 hours.  It’s time to explore.

Thanks to Lyla for waiving copyright and allowing TMCGS to publish

Troyer News 1948 Graduate Edition

Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing 1948 Class

Edited by student/graduate Jane Davis

A souvenir for members of the 1948 class gives insight into

the struggles and fun had as the women worked to become nurses.

Interesting and fun – many photos

Thanks to the McLean County Museum of History for loaning it’s copy.