In 1926, the Illinois Attorney General filed a petition to dissolve 132 organizations chartered in Williamson County from time immemorial. Why, because none of them had ever filed a report since they were chartered or were delinquent in filing.
Whereas, I would love to get my hands on that list, I can only take note of two of those charters that were dissolved, but both are interesting nonetheless. Continue reading
The following letter was written by Alice Violett around 1998 at a request by Louise (Hood) Couch to capture memories of the old Mission Ridge School that sat near the Veteran’s Hospital. For more information, see the post “Rascal Ridge School”. Continue reading
J. H. Siekman came to Marion June 1, 1913, to serve as Principal of Brown’s Business College. The school was located on the main floor of the Masonic building located on the southeast corner of West Main and Monroe Streets (315 W. Main St.) Continue reading
