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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The History of Winnebago County, Illinois: its past and present, containing A History of the County-Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory

The History of Winnebago County, Illinois: its past and present, containing A History of the County-Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory

F. Kett, H.

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral Military HistoryRegional: Midwest

ISBN10: 9353707811
ISBN13: 9789353707811
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 654
Weight: 2.08
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into Winnebago County as it was made: from frontier cabins to proud cities, from township lines to the voices of its people. Names, places, dates, lives, legacies. H. F. Kett's The History of Winnebago County, Illinois gathers a region into one county history book, a richly illustrated local history volume built painstakingly from narrative chronicles, a historical gazetteer and directory, and a biographical directory of citizens. Across Winnebago County Illinois, the record moves from civic growth and local institutions to civil war volunteer records from the late Rebellion, preserving service and sacrifice with the clarity needed for family history research. Early settler portraits, prominent men, local and general statistics, and the wider sweep of Midwest local history place 19th century Illinois in its own words. It also folds in a succinct history of Illinois and the Northwest, and the Constitution of the United States, reflecting what 19th century readers expected from an all-in-one county compendium for home, school, and courthouse use. For historians, it is a revealing snapshot of how communities documented themselves; for genealogists, a dependable genealogy reference book where surnames, occupations, and places intersect; for casual readers, a vivid sense of place. With Illinois county atlas maps and foundational documents, it remains a cornerstone for shelves that value provenance, detail, and regional identity. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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