Gleanings from "The Kinmundy Express"

Newspaper gleanings from our Hometown Newspaper

(Oct. 1904 - 1959)

 

"The Kinmundy Express"

(1914-2005) is now on Newspapers.com!


 

CEMETERIES

Photos &  Plats of local Cemeteries

 

CHURCHES

Photos & Histories of churches in Alma, Foster, Kinmundy, Meacham, & Omega townships

 

HOMETOWN PLACES

Historical Photos of area Businesses, Residences, Fires, Railroad & Depots, Parks & Lakes, plus Histories our area Towns & Townships

 

NEIGHBORS & FAMILY

Photos of Families, Clubs/Organizations,   Soldiers & Veterans, Kinmundy Centennial & Sesquicentennial, Homecoming & Parades, Farming, Bob Ford portraits from the 1960s-70s

 

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, ARTICLES & OBITS

Published articles about the People and Places around K-A

 

MEMORIES & STORIES

Area Neighbors write about Growing Up and Living in the Kinmundy-Alma area

 

SCHOOLS

Photos & Histories of Kinmundy & Alma area schools including complete yearbook listings and pictures from the one-room schoolhouses

 

 

MARION COUNTY HISTORIES

History compilations around

Marion County, Illinois

 

FAYETTE

COUNTY HISTORIES

History compilations around

Fayette County, Illinois

 

KINMUNDY

LOG CABIN VILLAGE

All about Kinmundy's own Log Cabin Village, this includes historical articles and photos


SURNAMES


Links to other Kinmundy-Alma area websites

 

Links of Interest   

 

 "Just Around the Corner"

Kinmundy Public Library Check out their Facebook page for information.

Kinmundy Log Cabin Village

Omega One Room School Restoration Project

Bryan-Bennett Library  - Salem, IL (The holdings of the Marion County Genealogy & Historical Society Library have a wonderful research room in this building with limited hours.) 

Local Newspapers on Microfilm at Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society  - Salem, IL

South Central Schools - Kinmundy & Alma are now a part of this consolidated district.

Stephen A. Forbes State Park

WJBD Radio  (Salem, IL) - Includes news from the area, plus obituaries from Marion county.

Sam Parr Biological Station

 

General Area History

Kinmundy-Alma Fire Protection District (includes history)

Kinmundy-Alma High School History

Marion County, Illinois Genealogical and Historical Society

Marion County, Illinois webpage (compiled by Stephen Frakes)

 

Other Webpages to help find your

own Kinmundy-Alma Connections  

Images from "The Kinmundy Express" newspapers (1914-2005) are on www.Newspapers.com thanks to the digitation project sponsored by the Kinmundy Historical society!  These papers are also available for viewing free of charge at the Kinmundy Public Library!

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Newspaper Search - Copies of newspaper articles can be ordered from thousands of rolls of microfilm spanning over 100 years 

Illinois State Archives - Death Certificate Search (1916 - 1950)

Illinois State Archives - Marriage Records Search (1793 - 1900)

Illinois State Archives - War Veterans Search and other databases

YahooGroups - Kinmundy Township History

ILGENWEB - Marion County, IL

Illinois GenWeb Project

 

Local Family Genealogy Research Web pages  

(* note that family webpages can also be found on the "Surnames" Main Link on the top right corner of the screen)

Dolores FORD MOBLEY Webpage 

Bill & Pat HAYES Site 

 

Ancestry.com Genealogy Research pages  

(* note that family webpages can also be found on the "Surnames" Main Link on the top right corner of the screen)

 

        Ancestry.com Main Page

 

        Illinois Family History Records 

       

        Census Records 

        

        1940 Census Records 

 

        Illinois Marriages 1790-1860 

  

 



Do you know of any links or files that need to be on this page? 

Please drop an e-mail to Dolores Ford Mobley and let us know!

 

 

We welcome your suggestions, submissions, or any additions & corrections you can help us with!

You can contact us at fordmobley@gmail.com      

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