Saint Anthony's Century 1858-1958,Feldhake, 1958 Lots of neat stuff about St. Anthony's History and early Effingham County.

Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Diamond Jubilee 1853-1928, Joseph J. Thompson, ed. 1928 Lots of local history here about every parish in the Diocese in 1928. Very rare and hard to come by.

Souvenir of the Laying of the Cornerstone of St. Francis Church Teutopolis, Illinois July 20, 1851. Historical Sketch of the Village of Teutopolis and of St. Francis Parish, Eugene Hagedorn, O.F.M., Teutopolis, Illinois 1926   One of the best kept secrets of early Effingham County History

History of Effingham County 1883, William Henry Perrin, ed., O.L. Baskin and Company, Chicago, 1883 The definitive source of early Effingham County History and selected Biography of many early families.

History of Effingham County 1910, Bateman & Selby, eds. Munsell Publishing Company, 1910. Lot of repeat of the 1883 material.

Effingham County Past and Present, Feldhake, ed. Effingham, Illinois, 1968. Very good history and compiled by the same woman who wrote St. Anthony's Century 1858-1958.

Fiftieth Anniversary Souvenir of Effingham, Illinois 1853-1903, The Effingham Democrat, publishers, Effingham, Illinois, May, 1903  In many ways one of the best sources of early Effingham City history which was compiled and published by the staff of the Effingham Democrat an early Effingham newspaper.

South School Ledger, Truly one of a kind!  Contains all notes and items affecting South School which was located near the industrial park at the Northwest corner of Jaycee Ave. and Raney Streets.  Begins with the formation of the school district in on May 28, 1893 and stops June 28, 1918.

Also many of the surrounding churches have published parish histories. Teutopolis is the oldest, followed by St. Mary's at Green Creek, Sacred Heart at Lillyville and Effingham, Bishop Creek, etc. When researching remember that many records are still found in the local parishes and most of them only have a limited amount of staff and time to help you.  The German Lutherans also keep and maintain excellent records in the county as well. The other churches are a bit more hit and miss.

Newton, Rose Hill, Willow Hill, Teutopolis and Yale Telephone Directory, Illinois Commercial Telephone Company, Springfield, Illinois, July 1947  Is combined with classified ads of companies in the exchange area.

Effingham Telephone Directory, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Chicago, IL, USA, February, 1954.  Has Effingham area only includes classified ads.

Effingham Telephone Directory, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Chicago, IL, USA, February, 1955.  Has Effingham area only includes classified ads.

Effingham Telephone Directory, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Chicago, IL, USA, November, 1955.  Has Effingham area only includes classified ads.

It Happened in Southern Illinois, Allen, Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1968 Harder to find than Legends and Lore and is just as good if not better in some areas than it.

Prairie Albion: An English Settlement in Pioneer Illinois, Boewe, Charles, Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale & Edwardsville, 1962

Illinois the Story of the Prairie State: Centennial Edition, Humphrey, Grace, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1917

http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html Neat for looking up whom entered land from the U. S. Government in Illinois.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ileffing/ The Effingham County Gen web page. Try it!! 

http://www.nationalroad.org   Information about the Old National Road in the Effingham County Area

http://www.effinghamlibrary.org/   Effingham's Helen Matthes Library a great place to find information about Effingham and Effingham County.

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