Gleanings from "The Kinmundy Express"

Newspaper gleanings from our Hometown Newspaper

(Oct. 1904 - 1959)


 

CHURCHES

Photos & Histories of churches in the townships of Alma, Foster, Kinmundy, and Omega

 

 

COMMUNITY

Photos of Families, Clubs/Organizations,   Soldiers & Veterans, Kinmundy Centennial, Homecoming & Parades, Farming, Bob Ford portraits from the 1960s-70s

 

 

OUR HOMETOWNS

Historical Photos of area Businesses, Residences, Fires, Railroad & Depots, Parks & Lakes, plus Histories our area Towns & Townships

 

 

INGRAM'S PIONEER LOG CABIN VILLAGE

All about Kinmundy's own Pioneer Village, this includes historical articles and photos

 

 

SCHOOLS

Photos & Histories of Kinmundy & Alma area schools including complete yearbook listings and pictures from the one-room schoolhouses

 


Cemeteries


Surnames


Links to other Kinmundy-Alma area websites

 

PHOTO ARCHIVES

CATALOG

    Around Kinmundy and Alma with Robert Ford (1960’s-70's)   

    Businesses   

    Residences

    Families

    Veterans & Soldiers

    Farming

    Organizations

    Railroad

    Fire!   

    Parks and Lakes   

    Kinmundy Centennial - 1957 

    Parades for Homecoming and Labor Day 

 

We are looking for photos of people and/or places from around Kinmundy & Alma.  Can you help?  Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"?  What do YOU remember?

The Kinmundy Historical Society would be honored to preserve your memories and stories.  We also have the equipment to scan (or copy) your photos so that they may be enjoyed now as well as for generations yet to come! 

We would love to hear from you!  For more information, please contact:         

Dolores (Ford) Mobley – Dolores@ford-mobley.com

                       208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL  62530; (217) 625-7527

               OR     Gladys See – gsee49@yahoo.com


Around Kinmundy and Alma

with Robert Ford

in the 1960’s-70’s

(“Bob” Ford snapped hundreds of photos on the main streets of

Kinmundy and Alma in the 1960’s and 1970’s.)

 Book #1 Book #2 Book #3 Book #4 Book #5

 


BUSINESSES

Kinmundy

   Book #1 (late 1800's - early 1900's)          

   Book #2 (early 1900's - 2000's)

 

 

    Alma Book                     Brubaker Book                  Omega Book       


RESIDENCES 

             

            Alma     

 Book

 

       Kinmundy

 Book #1 Book #2 Book #3

 


                                      FAMILIES

  

Book #1 (A-E)
Book #2 (F-J)
Book #3 (K-N)
Book #4 (O-S)
Book #5 (T-Z)

 

 


VETERANS & SOLDIERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FARMING

 

 

 

 

 


ORGANIZATIONS

 

 


RAILROAD

 Trains and Depots of Kinmundy, Alma and Brubaker

 


FIRE!

Kinmundy Fire of 1903

 

 

 


PARKS AND LAKES

 

 Kinmundy area Parks, Lakes, and Springs

 

 

 


Kinmundy Centennial

 Photos from the Kinmundy Centennial - Aug. 1957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Parades - Homecoming and Labor Day

 

 Floats, Horses and Kitchen Bands

(not necessarily in that order)



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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      

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(Information and photos on this site are not to be used for any commercial purpose. 

It is free for the enjoyment and research of community and family information.)