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TAHS Website Updates for Oct. 2006

November 2, 2006

What an awesome month we have had - I cannot thank all of 
you enough for your contributions. It is your generous 
contributions that make our site what it is - AWESOME! No 
"tricks" but lots of "treats" this month!  
 
 
NEW ENTRIES FOR OCTOBER 2006 
For a direct link to each individual entry, please go to 
our "What's New"? Page -  
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Whats_New.html 
 
ON THE CALENDAR 
November 11, 2006 - 11:00 a.m. Tampico American Legion 
Veteran's Day tribute in Reagan Park.  
November 11, 2006 - 11:00-4:00 "Giving Tree" Auctions in 
Community Building. Proceeds go to our area families and 
children. Bid on decorated Christmas Trees, Wreaths and 
other seasonal items. Tree skirt and stocking contest. 
Bring your hand-made tree-skirt or stocking for judging. 
Contact Shirly Lester or Joan Johnson for more information. 
 
 
OBITS 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Obits.html 
Dorothy (Neill) McCreedy 1959 - Submitted by Dorrie Simon 
Lawrence Harrington - 1920 
Evelyn C. Glassburn - 1920 
B. S. Sweet 1920 (I fixed this broken link!) 
Millie (Shirk) Pierce 1920 
Emmitt Hogeboom 1923 
A. J. Glassburn 1923  
John Whittington 1923 An old settler of Fairfield, Bureau 
Co. 
William J. McCreedy 1934 - Submitted by Dorrie Simon 
James Renner 1918 - Submitted by Les Niemi 
Artice A. McKenzie 1923 
Irma Green 1883 - infant  
Heinbaugh 1883 - infant 
Lilliebell Wroten 1883 
Willard S. Ellison 1907 - Submitted by David Ellison 
Alice (nee Heberliing) Ellison - Submitted by David Ellsion 
Keith Newman 2006 
Darlene (Yonk) Hartz 2006 
Ron Mulnix 2006 
Aleck Soderberg 1941 - Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Esther Soderberg 1965- Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Dana Belle (nee Powell) Johnson McDonald 1979 - Submitted 
by Bob Johnson 
Tommy Kent Johnson 1970 - Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Gertrude (nee Braasch) Johnson 1984 - submitted by Bob 
Johnson 
Frank Everett Heintzelman (infant) 1918  
James Davis 1902 
Mary A. (nee Sanders) Thompson 1911 
John "Jack" Shere 1950, Submitted by Lynn & Craig Kolb 
Linne Shere 1966, Submitted by Lynn & Craig Kolb 
Alfred Soderberg 1938, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Mary F. (Stewart) Pope 1930, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Peter C. Johnson 1964, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Lester E. Johnson 1963, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Peter Johnson 1985, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Janice (nee Johnson) Cooper 1985, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
John D. McKenzie, Jr. 2006 
Robert Meyer 2006 
 
SOLDIERS' & SAILOR'S HOME AT QUINCY  
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/IL_Soldier_Sailor_Home_Quincy.html 
Asa Rockenfield - requested by Jane Kingery 
Charles E. Minor (Miner) - Requested by Pat Maher 
 
ARTICLES & LOCAL HISTORY 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Articles_Local_History.html 
1920 - Bank to Have New Quarters  
(Methodist Church) Men's Club Organized 1920 
Real Estate Transfers 1920 (Oct. 8, 2006: I have added to 
this list, I didn't realize it was cont'd on another page!) 
WWI Soldier's Letter - McKenzie to Foy, Submitted by Les 
Niemi 
1876, June 8 - Tampico Tornado General News 
1876, June 15 - Tampico Tornado General News 
1883 Card of Thanks from A. & J. GRAY 
History of St. John's Catholic Church in Walnut, IL - Photo 
supplied by Fran Day, Walnut, IL 
Yorktown Store & Residence Sold - 1918 
1904 - Big Prairie Fire South of Thomas 
1904 - Green River Acqueduct is Completed 
1904 - Shredder Cuts Arm Off (Robert Collins) 
1904 - Tampico Foot Ball Team is Alright 
1904 - Hog Cholera Raging in This Vicinity 
1904 - R. H. McKenzie Sells Out Business 
1904 - Farewell Party for Mr. and Mrs. George Howlett 
1904 - J. M Jacobs Building Probably Largest Silo in County 
1904 - Father Weber Leaves (Catholic Church) 
 
INTER-ACTIVE MESSAGE BOARD - October Entries 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Message_Board.html 
Shere, Linnie A 
Thompson Alexander & Sanders Mary 
Hiddleson Family (fixed broken link)  
West Jordan Lutheran Church, Sterling, IL  
Foytown Cemetery  
McKenzie in Costa Rica  
Jacobs Photo Album - Nellie Jacobs - Hein & Cain  
History of Co's I & E, 6th Reg. Book  
Wanted: IL Highway info/facts/tales (for book)  
Obit for L. T. Johnson 1878  
Wicks Family in Bureau Co. 
 
BIOGRAPHIES 
Rev. George W. Perry (Whiteside/1885) - Requested by Sandy 
Thompson Bollhorst 
John H. Moyers (Whiteside/1885) - Requested by Sandy 
Thompson Bollhorst 
Lewis Wetzel (Whiteside/1885)  
Samuel Landis (Whiteside/1885) 
Adam Horlacher (Whiteside/1885) - Requested by Kathy 
Edwards 
Godfried Horlacher (Whiteside/1885) - Requested by Kathy 
Edwards 
John H. Sharer (Whiteside/1908) Photo added Oct 16, 2006 
Requested by Deb Scherdin 
Tracy Reeve (Bureau Co./1885) Requested by Vicky Sheldon 
Miletus S. Heaton - Whiteside 1908, requested by Derek S 
Damhoff 
 
MARRIAGES/ENGAGEMENTS 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Marriages_Engagements.html 
Renner - Cantrell 1923 
Elmdorf - Scott 1883 
Remington - Smith 1883 
Dow - Greenman 1904 
Buckley - Drew 1904 
Miller - Adams 1904 
 
FAMILY PHOTO ALUBMS 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Family_Photos_Index.html 
McCREEDY - Added more photos to McCreedy Family album which 
include the Wm. Neill family - submitted by Dorrie Simon 
Ellison Family Photo Album 
Elvira Hogeboom to the HOGEBOOM FAMILY ALBUM - Submitted by 
Les Niemi 
The "Mystery Photo Post Card of a Church" has been 
identified and confirmd! 
New Album! - Jacobs Family Album 
New Album! Whipple Family Album - Submitted by Richard 
Hinton 
Linnie Dennison Shere & Lois Dennison Kolb (Shere Family 
Album) - Submitted by Lynn & Craig Kolb 
Copy of News article of Eastern Trip by Linnie Shere & Mae 
Brown - Submitted by Lynn & Craig Kolb 
 
CEMETERIES 
Thomas Cemetery - I have started a list for Thomas 
Cemetery, which I found accidentally in our Funeral Log 
Books. Update! Bob Johnson has submitted a list of burials 
in theThomas Cemetery!  
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/ThomasCemetery.html 
 
Added Ella Louise FIELDS to the TMC index. It was not on 
the original list, but was in the Funeral Log which states 
burial was in TMC.  
 
GIFT SHOP 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Gift_Shop.html 
New! Tampico Puzzle  
New! Tampico Place Mat 
Tampico/Reagan Cap 
Reagan Key Chain 
Round Reagan Country Sew-on Patch 1981 
Rectangular Reagan Country Sew-on Patch 
Reagan T-Shirt  
 
MEMORIAL CARDS 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Memorial_Cards.html 
Richard L. Johnson 1967, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Peter C. Johnson 1964, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
David Hames 1974, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Sherman Steward 1975, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Claude C. Seidel 1970, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Roy L. Sawyer 1968, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Vernon J. Vandermoon 1979, submitted by Bob Johnson 
Milton F. Ward 1979, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Chester H. Behrens 1979, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Paul Dillon 1989, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Lester H. Tornow 1980, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Howard (Punk) Powell 1980, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Edna Teleki 1982, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Dorothy E. Johnson 1983, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Joan Wilson 1983, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Everett L. Johnson 1985, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Altha V. Anderson 1986, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Kamiel J. Driessens 1988, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Leonard L. Johnson, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Clifford W. Icenogle 1986, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Harry Wiker 1988, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Eleanor Bills 1993, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Carmen L. Mullin 1994, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
James A. Mathis 1995, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Robert H. Johnson 1995, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Wilbert T. Johnson 1995, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Verla M (Smith) Orlowski 1996, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Ardis Evangeline Tornow 1996, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
James W Ratliff 1996, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Edward B. Perino 1996, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
Sylvia Louise Schaub 1996, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
George E. Anspach 1997, Submitted by Bob Johnson 
 
ANNIVERSARIES 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Anniversaries.html 
Mr. & Mrs. Harlow SMITH - Golden Anniversary 1904 
 
Please take a moment to browse our TABLE of CONTENTS 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Index.html 
 
I can never thank you all enough for your participation, 
comments, donations and contributions.  
 
Denise McLoughlin 
Family History Coordinator 
Tampico Area Historical Society 
http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com

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