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Kinmundy Historical Society
The next Kinmundy Historical Society meeting will be held August 5, 2013 at the Kinmundy Library - 5 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. Come join us! Would you like to help support the Kinmundy Historical Society as well as this webpage? Consider joining with a regular membership of $15 or a family membership of $25. Help us to preserve the memories and legacy of your hometown!
Check back often, because we are always adding new things to our webpages! Here are just a few of the most recent additions:
Photos from around the town of Alma in 1929. Thanks to Terry Stevenson for sharing these!
Click here to see all of the photos in our collection from around the business area of Alma (and much larger!)
World War I "Letters Home" from Kinmundy boys.
(Click here to read the letters and articles in 1917-1919 from our Kinmundy boys who served in WWI.)
● Photos & News Articles about our Soldiers and Veterans (click)
Sam Lowe, Sr. in WWI
Here's a flashback to Kinmundy's main street otherwise known as Madison Street. Click here to view this and other Kinmundy Historical Society Projects! 156 Years of Community ... and counting.
Did your family play a part in the history of the Kinmundy - Alma area?
If you have family roots in
the northern part of Marion county around Kinmundy-Alma, or if you
attended school around there, the Kinmundy Historical Society invites
you to look around our growing website
here at
www.kinmundyhistoricalsociety.org Between
all of the volunteer work at Ingram’s Pioneer Village, organizing the
2007 sesquicentennial, and collecting and preserving vintage items which
are donated to our organization, our little historical society has also
become the repository for thousands of photos from around the area,
spanning from the mid-1800's to present day.
Yearbooks from our schools have been scanned, as well as hundreds of photos from one-room schoolhouses and "town" classes, many of which are long gone. (Indexes are also provided in the case you’re looking for someone but not sure which class photo or yearbook to find them in.) Other photos include many old businesses and residences which were located in Alma and Kinmundy as well as webpage sections about our Churches, Farming, Historical Families, Veterans and Soldiers, Organizations, Trains and Depots, the Kinmundy Fire, Parks and Lakes, and the 1957 Centennial Celebration. One section is appropriately titled "Around Kinmundy and Alma with Robert Ford (1960's-70's)" and includes hundreds of portraits of current and former residents who could be found on a local "main street" on any given day 40 years ago. (See the links on the left panel on this page.) You can also travel back in time by clicking on the link for "Gleanings from the Kinmundy Express (1883-1884 and 1904-1959)" which takes you to some of the new items which have appeared in the hometown paper. There you can read about charivaris, robberies, train wrecks, fox hunts and church picnics, as well as the letters sent homebound from WWII soldiers, flu epidemics, and fires that wiped out sections of our growing communities. There is even a search feature which allows you to look for your own family names in published marriages, birth announcements, and obituaries. (Find this link at the top of the left panel of this page.) The Kinmundy Historical Society may have become the unofficial archivist of this vast photo collection, but it literally took a village to help build it. Area residents, as well as those with hometown roots who now live far away, have generously submitted scanned pictures and artifacts to our organization. Others have opened up their scrapbooks and allowed us to scan their treasured photos. Fortunately, the internet allows us to share the collection worldwide, and it is amazing how many places around the globe that our little hometown has touched, as we hear from people who live in just about every corner ... and they are all anxious to reminisce about "home". But - we’re not done! There are plans of expansion for the website. Soon, we hope to add sections which include "Hometown Memories" (writeups from residents about soda fountains, schools, soda fountains, businesses, "free shows" in town, etc.), as well as more cemetery listings, family histories, and more. In the meantime, we are continuing our drive to add more with help from the community. If you would be kind enough to send us your stories, or allow us to scan your historical pictures (it only takes a couple of minutes per photo), we would certainly appreciate it. (If you have your own scanner, we would gladly accept e-mailed entries.) Also, we always appreciate any additions or corrections that you can help us with in identifying residents and students in our photos. If you have any questions, or you would like to contact the Kinmundy Historical Society about adding to our collection, please contact: Dolores Ford Mobley 208 Joan Drive; Divernon, IL 62530; 217-625-7527; Dolores@ford-mobley.com OR Gladys (Corrie) See 408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; 618-547-7731; gsee49@yahoo.com We always welcome new members, so please, help to preserve the history of the Kinmundy-Alma area, and join us!
President - Marla Shirley gmshirley76@hotmail.com Vice President - Gladys See gsee49@yahoo.com
(These four ornaments and much, much more are available from our "Store"! Just click on the link! ) Latest News:
Pioneer cooks were Barbie Ambuehl, Linda Summerville, Marla Shirley, and Shelly Phillips.
Several Kinmundy Historical Society members were finally able to sit down and rest for a minute during the 2010 days at Ingram Pioneer Village. Pictured are Bob Ingram, Debbie Gilbert, Marla Shirley, Helen Garrett, Gladys See, and Shelly Phillips.
"Liberty, Honor, and Freedom" - Fall 2010 at Ingram's Pioneer Log Cabin Village - Kinmundy, Illinois
All types of musicians were providing sweet sounds from days gone by.
It was "Wash Day" outside the Doolen cabin, courtesy of Helen Garrett's laundry.
Jaden entertained the many visitors with his fine fiddle playing.
Need some rope? Karen and Don Gilbert are busy making their own.
The flag Ceremony was led by Marti Ambrose. Marla Shirley, President of the KHS, is in the foreground.
The Kinmundy scouts assisted with the flag ceremony.
Susan and Landon Smith decided to take a walk over the new bridge, recently fixed up for the crowd.
Gladys See, Helen Sullivan and Debbie Gilbert catch up on the neighborhood pioneer news outside the Lester cabin. 2010-2011 Kinmundy Historical Society Officers
Marla Shirley - President, Gladys See - Vice President, Helen Garrett - Corresponding Secretary, and Jeanette Hoeinghaus - Secretary/Treasurer are standing among the many items located in the Kinmundy Historical Society Museum located at Webster House. The trunk as generously donated by Helen (Robb) Garrett which belonged to her grandmother, Matilda Jane (Vallow) Spicer Maxwell.
"Vintage Flag Finds New Home"
Members of Kinmundy
Historical Society pictured with their flag, newly restored and
displayed in the Webster House on Madison Street. First row from
left: Marla Shirley and Eleanor Tate. Second row: Eileen Garrett
(sister of Jim Eagan, former caretaker of the flag), Helen Garrett,
Shelly Phillips, Gladys See, Jeanette Hoeinghaus, Debbie Gilbert,
Larry McCarty.
Read more about this worthwhile historical project by clicking on "PROJECTS". Questions or Suggestions for this Website? Please contact Dolores Ford Mobley Dolores@ford-mobley.com |
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We welcome your suggestions, submissions, or any additions & corrections you can help us with! You can contact us at Dolores@ford-mobley.com Site and contents copyright 2006-2013 Kinmundy Historical Society, a nonprofit organization.
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