Alexander County
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What's New

Here is a log of the latest updates, changes, and additions to this Alexander County ILGenWeb site.

2024 Feb 14 - Added Patricia Grantham obituary
2024 Feb 11 - Thanks to Amanda Sinclair-Moore, added Giles PERRY obituary
2024 Feb 03 - Thanks to Emily Frost Powell, added Sarah's Story

2023 Oct 22 - Added three Pulaski County cemeteries, where many Cairo deceased were buried
2023 Oct 20 - Thanks to Freida Taylor, added TAYLOR-GURNEAU marriage certificate
2023 May 26 - Norma Hass resigned as Co-Coordinator

2022 Oct 16 - Thanks to Bob Sullivan, added HonorStates.org Resource link
2022 Oct 16 - Fixed or removed broken and redirected links
2022 Jun 16 - Thanks to Derek Sherman, added 1912 Schuh Family History
2022 Jun 01 - Removed broken link to ILGenWeb Resources
2022 May 02 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added 1954 polio newspaper article to McGee Collection
2022 Apr 24 - Added 1876 Atlas' county history, business listing, and patrons listing
2022 Apr 24 - Page footer modified to include navigation menu links and date page was last updated
2022 Apr 23 - Added 1876 Atlas' map, resource link, and biographies of Brigham, Caldwell, Gillham, Lynch, Myers, Renfro, Stalker, Townshend, Wardner, & Windren
2022 Feb 01 - Prepared to move site off Genealogy Village (removed form & host info)

2021 Sep 05 - Thanks to Pamela Stevens, added 1866 Immanuel Lutheran Church baptism certificate
2021 Sep 05 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added more Immanuel Lutheran Church history
2021 Aug 17 - Added a list of some 1900-1904 births
2021 Aug 14 - Fixed Back-to-Top button at the bottom of the pages
2021 Aug 13 - Removed broken drop-down menus from the navigation bar
2021 Aug 11 - Thanks to Dennis Partridge, fixed issue with Search feature
2021 Mar 22 - Thanks to Pam Reitsch, added 1895 Rand McNally Atlas county map
2021 Feb 26 - Added Resource links to free obituaries

2020 Dec 02 - Added Resource links to Illinois Secretary of State Databases and Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
2020 Nov 19 - Changed link to Cape Girardeau County MOGenWeb to MOGenWeb
2020 Nov 08 - Thanks to W. David Samuelson, added Resource link to Will Book Testators Index
2020 May 26 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added Safford Memorial Library and Monument Works to Resources page
2020 Mar 02 - Thanks to Brian Cotner, M.D., added his BASKIN query
2020 Jan 28 - Thanks to Dave Pointer, added Resource link to new ILALEXANDER query board and mailing list
2020 Jan 04 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added Bob Bouchet's baseball card to Families page

2019 Nov 30 - Thanks to Dennis Partridge, added Resource link to Free and American by Darrel Dexter
2019 Nov 14 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added BOUCHET church society photo and newspaper articles (obituary, marriage, correction, confirmation, and surprise party)
2019 Nov 11 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, Deb is our new County Co-Coordinator!
2019 Oct 29 - Added another reply to Alexander-related Pulaski County query
2019 Oct 27 - Thanks to Deborah Cox, added an Alexander-related Pulaski County query and reply
2019 Oct 19 - Added an extraction and Resource link for Stories from Illinois History
2019 Aug 30 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added 1936 3rd Grade, 1945 Graduation, & 1998 Cairo picture book to McGee Collection
2019 Aug 30 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added more to McGee Collection (1936 3rd Grade, 1945 Graduation, 1998 Cairo)
2019 Aug 28 - Thanks to Jo Ann Block Ramseyer, added LOHR obituary
2019 Aug 27 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added 1897 Cairo article, 1929 Ferry War article, 1983 Reunion booklet, and Custom House brochure
2019 Aug 26 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added 1908 Directory to McGee Collection
2019 Aug 26 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added note and gravestone pic to VINCENT biography
2019 Aug 25 - Thanks to Jo Ann Block Ramseyer, added STECKHAHN funeral notice
2019 Aug 17 - Transcribed more surnames in directory pages of McGee Collection
2019 Aug 16 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added 1895 Directory to McGee Collection
2019 Aug 15 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added Jean BOUCHET descendants chart
2019 Aug 14 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added more to McGee Collection
2019 Aug 13 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added McGee Collection
2019 Aug 12 - Thanks to Deborah McGee Cox, added WWII Memorial article and photos
2019 May 23 - Thanks to Jo Ann Block Ramseyer, added funeral note to Anna FEUCHTER obit
2019 May 14 - Added a few more Catholic church record images and listings
2019 Feb 03 - Added church extraction from History of the Disciples of Christ of Illinois

2018 Dec 31 - Added Catholic church records listing and sample images
2018 Dec 01 - Added 1880 Mortality Census images
2018 Nov 06 - Added a dozen biographies from 1912 History of Southern Illinois
2018 Oct 28 - Added Resource link to naturalization records
2018 Sep 28 - Added Resource link to church records
2018 Aug 25 - Added transcription of 1940 It Happened at Cairo
2018 Jun 08 - Thanks to Melissa McCord, added link to Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
2018 May 31 - Fixed broken link to the RootsWeb Mail List ILALEXAN
2018 Apr 07 - Thanks to Tim Stowell, added Galbraith's railway map from Library of Congress
2018 Mar 28 - Added links to a GSSI map of Alexander County
2018 Mar 15 - Thanks to Jo Ann Block Ramseyer, added more BLOCK, CUHL, and FEUCHTER obituaries
2018 Mar 14 - Thanks to Jo Ann Block Ramseyer, added obituaries for Henry and Conradina BLOCK
2018 Feb 15 - Thanks to Ann Mensch, added birth years for Korean War fatal casualties
2018 Feb 12 - Thanks to Ann Mensch, added Vietnam War fatal casualties
2018 Jan 15 - Added remaining biographies from 1912 History of Southern Illinois, volume 2

2017 Dec 30 - Added 1968 Profiles extractions
2017 Dec 11 - Thanks to ILGenWeb, added Mexican-American War link
2017 Nov 02 - Added early land sales
2017 Jul 06  - Added Perry GILL family group sheets and William COWARD descendants chart
2017 Jun 27 - Added biographies from 1912 History of Southern Illinois, volume 2
2017 May 20 - Added GSSI and SCC resources
2017 Apr 10 - Added extraction from 1912 History of Southern Illinois
2017 Mar 31 - Added remaining 1883 biographies
2017 Mar 29 - Added some 1883 biographies
2017 Mar 28 - Added some 1860-1899 births and christenings
2017 Mar 27 - Added 1916-1950 deaths from State of Illinois Archives
2017 Mar 26 - Added military listings for War of 1812, Spanish-American War, Home residents, Civil War, 1929 Honor Roll, and Korean War Honor Roll
2017 Mar 25 - Added 1818 - 1900 marriages, added biography of Wm Alexander
2017 Mar 24 - New County Coordinator, Norma Hass, implemented new look courtesy of Marsha Bryant of Templates-In-Time


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