Did you know you can access the library’s archived microfilm resources from your home computer? To do so, call us at 815-875-1331 to schedule a day and time. Provide us with the date you need to look at. Our librarians will set it up and provide you with the information you need to log in from home to look through the entries.
GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES
IN THE STEVENS-LAWTON LOCAL HISTORY ROOM
Local History Collection Indexes
Index for 1897–98 Bureau County Directory
Directories and Platbooks in the Local History Collection
Family Histories in the Local History Collection
“Greatly enhancing the beauty of the library building is the very tasteful art glass window placed there by Dr. and Mrs. H.M. McKee in memory and in honor of Mrs. McKee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Paddock. Mr. and Mrs. Paddock keenly appreciated the beautiful in art, literature and nature, and were always identified with every progressive movement in the community. This handsome memorial is a very fitting tribute to their memory” (from The Story of Matson Public Library). The memorial window was installed in the Matson Public Library building in 1913, and transferred to the Princeton Public Library building upon the library’s move in 2007.
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Hello, Can you help me find some historical information? One of my favorite artists, Milo Winter, who is world class artist, who illustrated such famous books as Aseop’s Fables, Alice in
Wonderland, Arabian Nights and Gulliver’s Travels, was born in Princeton IL on August 7th 1888. I was hoping to visit his birthplace on my next trip home to Peoria, IL, but I’m unable to find any information about him in your Princeton history???
Clorinda, I have passed your request on to our historical librarians. You should receive an email from one of them telling you how to obtain this information.
Can someone direct me into how to find information on a family that lived in Princeton from about 1895, the last name is Tolene.