The
James D. Hester
"Library of Alma, Illinois History"
History and Photos of the town of Alma
& Photo Collections of Alma area families
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We are looking for photos of people and/or places from around Kinmundy & Alma. Can you help?
Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"? What do YOU remember?
The Kinmundy Historical Society would be honored to preserve your memories and stories. We also have the
equipment to scan (or copy) your photos so that they may be enjoyed now as well as for generations yet to come!
We would love to hear from you! For more information, please contact:
Dolores (Ford) Mobley – fordmobley@gmail.com
208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL 62530; (217) 494-7527
or
Gladys (Corrie) See – gsee49@yahoo.com
408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731
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Around Alma, Illinois and Neighbors Along the Way - Photos taken by Jim Hester (early 1980's)
Alma, Illinois and town auctions, people and places - Photos taken by Jim Hester (early 1980's)
Alma School History & Alma PTA History
Compiled by James D. Hester
Many of the older school photos on this webpage link were scanned from Jim Hester's collection.
Pages from a few of the earliest Alma yearbooks were discovered by Jim Hester and we were grateful to scan those also. They can be found on the weblink above, along with other Alma School yearbooks. Also available are yearbooks from Kinmundy School, and Kinmundy-Alma School.
Photos from around the town of Alma
Several of the photos on this webpage link were also scanned from Jim Hester's collection.
Gregory & Craig families and related lines
Photo Collections of Lottie (Gregory) Williams & Mary (Arnold) Gregory
Earl Jackson & Grace (Ross) Jackson photos from their grandson, Robert Squibb
Photo Collection of Earl Jackson & Grace (Ross) Jackson
Grace (Ross) Jackson scrapbook and school photos
Photo Collection of Earl Jackson & Grace (Ross) Jackson
Malone family and related lines - The Louise (Shelton) Malone Photo Collection
"A Peek at Our Past" articles - History of Marion County, Illinois by Dr. George Ross
Randolph & Thompson famlies and related lines - The Darrell Randolph Photo Collection
Winks & Getts family and related lines - The Mary (Getts) Winks Photo Collection
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Alma Building & Loan - Secretary's Book - 1903-1912 (pdf)
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Alma business account book from early 1900's
OBITUARIES FROM MARION COUNTY, ILLINOIS
This is from the collection of obituaries compiled by Stephen Frakes, and also the collection of Jim Hester & Mary Cessna.
These are primarily for the years from 2000 thru 2018, and most are from northern Marion county, but there others as well.