History of Algonquin

 

200        County/Township History (Inc. Algonquin)

                          A New Geography of McHenry County, Pearson, 1976

                          1885 McHenry County, Illinois, MCIGS, Reprint

                           History of McHenry County, Vol. One, 1922 (Alg. Township P.358)

                          McHenry County, 1832-1968, Nye, 1968

                          McHenry County in the Twentieth Century, MCHS, Fike, 1995

                          McHenry County, IL.  Image of America, Pelland, 2001

 

210      Algonquin History General (Local Publications)

..........................Algonquin, Early Schooner of Lake Superior, Purn, 2007

                          Algonquin, Schooner Research Notes, Purn, 2007

                          1838 Original Township Survey  (Copies of the Survey Notes)

                          1838 Original Township Survey  (Transcribed with Survey Units)

                          1838 Original Township Survey  (Transcribed with English Units)

                          1838 Original Township Survey  (Transcribed with Notes)

                          Algonquin Pioneer Land Purchases, Vol. One, Purn, 1997

                          Algonquin Pioneer Land Purchases, Vol. Two, Purn, 1997

 

220      History Publications

                          Algonquin, The Beautiful, Millar, 1935 (Centennial Publication)

                          Algonquin, the Beautiful, Christensen, 1974

                           Algonquin, Illustrated, 1895

                          Once Upon A Town, Historic Commission, 1995

                          History of Algonquin, Zoning Handbook

                          1970-1976 Founders Days Booklets (Seven Booklets, Complete series)

                                          (Good Olde Days, Remember When, The Time WasÉ, Those Were the Days

                                          The Way We Were, July 30 – August 3, 1975, 1776 UKSA 1976)

                          Founders Days Newspaper Publications,  (1976 through 1988, 2001, 2002, 2004)  

                          Murders  (Reprints  of Railroad Skeletons, Frost Murder, Wollert Murder)

                          Crimes (Reprints of Pinkerton Arrest Counterfeiters, Tramp, Gypies, Forn Robbery)

                          Disasters (Reprints of 1881 Great Easter Flood, 1898 Crystal Creek Flood)

 

                 Churchs of Algonquin

                          St. JohnÕs Episcopal Church Documents (Catholic Diocese Archive Docs)

                          St. JohnÕs Evangelical Luthran Church Centennial Edition, 1876-1976

                          75th Anniversary St. JohnÕs Lutheran Church, 1876-1951

                          135th Celebration (1850-1985) Congregational Church

                          Churches of Algonquin, Purn, 1995

 

                 Recreation

                          Village of Algonquin Event & Recreation, (2002 Fall/Winter Issues inclusive to Present)


             Organizations

                          Boy Scout Troop 155 Cookbook,  Unk Date

                 Records

                          Civil War Property Owners, (Maps, Tax Records, 1860-1865)

                          Original Owners of Old Town Structures, (Names, Dates Built, Locations)

 

230      General Indexs / McHenry County Family History Publications

                    ....1922 History of McHenry, Illinois, Vol. Two

                        1840 Fedral Census of McHenry County, MCIGS, 1986

                        1860 Federal Census of McHenry County, MCIGS, 1986

                      . 1870 Federal Census of McHenry County, MCIGS, 1992

                       .McHenry County Illinois Marriages, Vol. One, 1837-1877, MCIGS

                       .McHenry County Illinois Marriages, Vol. Three, 1886-1893), MCIGS

                       .Abstracts of Notices Published in the Woodstock Sentinel, 1894-1866, MCIGS

                       .McHenry County Illinois Marriages, Vol. Four, 1894-1899, MCIGS

                     ...INDEX of Quarterly and Newsletter for MCIGS Publications (1981-1991),

                    ....McHenry County IL, Declarations of Intent, Sept 1851-Sept  1906, MCIGS

                     ...McHenry County, IL, Cemeteries, Vol. 4, Southeast Townships, MCIGS, 2000

                      . Roll of Honor, Vol. One, Illinois Servicemen

                      ..Farmers & Breeders of McHenry and Boone Counties, Prairie Farmer, 1917

                       .1877 Directory of McHenry County, IL

                        1903 Hist. Encyclopedia of Illinois & Biography of McHenry County,
                 Vol. Two  Contains Seventeen Pioneer Algonquin Family Histories

 

                 Alg Business Directories/Church Directories

                          1980 Algonquin Business Association Directory

                          Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Directory,

                                              Chamber of Commerce Publications  (1988 to Present Year Directories)

                          Hometown Guides, Algonquin-LITH Chamber Commerce (2008 to Present)

                          The Support Community Prosperity Magazine by New Life Printing

                                             (1997 Unk, 1996, 1995 Winter, 1995 Unk, All issues from 2002 Spring,

                                             Summer, Fall, Winter to the Present)

 

             Church/Schools Directories

                          2009 St. Edwards Central High School Alumni Directory

                  

                 Phone Books, City Directories

 

          

250      Atlas/Plat Books/Maps (Which Include Algonquin)

                    ......1872 Atlas of McHenry County,  Reprint by MCIGS, 1895

                        ..Historical Maps of Algonquin, Purn, 2007 (Collection of Local Maps 1838-1990)

                        ..1919 Sanborn Maps of Algonquin, © Material not for Publication

                       .  Plat Maps of Civil Era (1860-1865), Purn, 2007

                        ..Historic Sites, of Algonquin, 1996 Survey, Purn

                       ...Property Owners, Pre-Civil War (1830-1860), Original Plat of Algonquin, Purn

                        ..Property Owners (1840-1930), Street Maps of 1995 Old Town Survey, Purn, 2003

                          1980 McHenry County Rural Resident Directory

                          1955 Plat Book for Kane County

                          1979 Plat Book for Kane County

                          1986 Plat Book for Kane County

                          1921 Plat Book for McHenry County

                          1926 Plat Book for McHenry County

                         .1941(about) Plat Book for McHenry County

                          1956(about) Plat Book for McHenry County

                          1962 Plat Book for McHenry County

                          1981 Plat Book for McHenry County

 

260      Biography/Diaries/Family Histories

                    ......William McHenry, Soldier, Statesman, Frontiers, Grau, 1987

                          Allen Pinkerton, MacKay, 1996

                          Autobiographies of Fox River Pioneers, Elgin Genealogical Society, 1981

                          Journals of F. F. Arvedson, Arvedson, 2005

                          The Journals of Emma C. Howe, Algonquin, IL., Kee, 1975

                          Col. William HenryÕs Letters, Purn, 2000

                          1847 J.H. Cornish Diary, Vol. Five (January 1845-December 1847, Cornish

                          1857 J.H. Cornish Diary, January 1855-December 1857, Cornish

                          History of the Cornish Family, Higgenson, 1907

                          Charles Plumleigh, Memoirs of Andersonville Prison Camp Survivor, Purn, 2001

                          Charles Plumleigh, 1841-1927, His Memoirs, the War of the Rebellion, Preston, 2002

                          Charles Plumleigh, Memoirs of Andersonville, Preston, 2003

                          Writings of C. R. Swett, Poems and other, 1935

 

270      Old Town Surveys/ Governmental Studies

                          1995 Old Town Survey- Historic Commission, 1995, (Bound and Notebook)

                          Old Survey by Streets, Historic Commission, 1995

                          Historic Sites for Old Town, Historic Commission, 1995

                          1986 Geophysical Investigation for Village of Algonquin Groundwater Supply

                          2000 Downtown Revitalization Plan Report, Phase 4

                          1988 Geophysical Survey for Village of Algonquin

                          Draft Strategic Planning Study for Flood Management Woods and Crystal Creek

                          1998 Rt 62/Rt 31 Congetion Mitigation Feasibility Studies, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4

                          1995 Village Hall Complex Project Manuel, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

                          1996 Intersection Rt. 31/Rt. 62 Feasibility

                          1996 Intersection Rt. 31/Rt. 62 Feasibility Study Presentation (Powerpoint)

                          1996 Presentation/Interview Rt. 31/Rt. 62 Feasibility

                          Rt. 31 Corridor Study by IL. Dept. of Transportation

                          Rt. 62/Rt. 31 Preliminary Concept Drawings

 

280      Governmental Documents/Comprehensive Plans

                    .......First Board Minutes, April 3, 1890 to December 6, 1892, Purn

                    .......Property Owners during Civil War, Tax Records, 1860-1866

                          1933 Ordinances of Village of Algonquin,  Hardbound and Softbound

                          1951 Zoning Ordinances

                          1971 Mobile Home Ordinaces (Draft)

                          1971 Municipal Coed

                          1974 Zoning Ordinances

                          1987 Zoning Ordinances with Amendments (1987-1989)

                          1959 Comprehensive Plan for Algonquin

                          1980 Comprehensive Plan for Algonquin

                          1993 Comprehensive Plan for Algonquin

                          1996 Comprehensive Plan for Algonquin

                          1974 Goals for Community Development

                          1974 Goals for Community Development