With support from the University of Richmond

New perspectives on how history is made

Project makes Illinois history available online

MACOMB, Ill. - Two Western Illinois University librarians are making western Illinois history more accessible online.

A grant allowed librarians Bill Thompson and Jeff Hancks to put the contents of several historical societies' newsletters on the Web.

Included in the collection are newsletters from historical societies in the western Illinois counties of Hancock, McDonough, Rock Island and Schuyler.
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