Re: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN ALTON
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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN ALTON
Ardie Colburn 7/23/04
ARDIE,
PLEASE ADD THE ADDRESS OF YOUR GRANDPARENTS FORMER HOME.
THERE ARE SOME PICTURE BOOKS OF HISTORIC HOMES AND UNDERGROUND RAILROADS.
CHECK WITH THE ALTON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR, DON HUBER, THOUGH AN ALTON, IL TELEPHONE.
ALSO, ASK THEM ABOUT CHARLOTTE STETSON WHO IS WITH THE ALTON MUSEUM OF HISTORY ON COLLEGE AVE., ALTON, IL 62002.
MS. STETSON HAS PUBLISHED A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ALTON AND THE ALTON SUPERVISOR, DON HUBERVISOR ON BROADWAY IN ALTON KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ALTON AND THE CONFEDERATE PRISON THAT WAS HERE IN THE CIVIL WAR.THEIR IS AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ON COLLEGE AVENUE THAT IS AN APT. BLDG. AND IN MADISON COUNTY THEIR IS A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND MUSEUM IN EDWARDSVILLE, IL ON MAIN ST. THE GENEALOGICAL HISTORICAL HOLDING OF THEIR RECORDS IS IN THE EDWARDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.THEIR NEWSLETTER WRITER IS MARIE EBERLE AT [email protected] will be glad to help you.
Good Luck
Brenda Summers
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