Perhaps I should have stated things more clearly in my first posting. Yes,
I have gone through most of the county histories (most of which copied
nearly verbatim from one another so errors have perpetuated and become
dogma over the years). I have gone thru a large number of town and
township histories (most of which copied from the (copied) county
histories) and the miscellaneous information in the major regional history
centers. So I have done the academic background work but I don't see why
this was relevant.
Now I'm hoping to fill in some blanks and come accross some inhouse or
interest group publications that do not make it into the large databases;
something like Ackerman has done for the IC would be ideal.
Again I would appreciate leads and I reiterate the county histories are
often suspect and the copying of one from another lends a patina of
authority by weight of numbers to what may have been originally a less
than solid surmise.
The best sources for such as this are insider sources, such as Ackerman
for the IC, whose purpose is not to sell books such as the county
histories which turned every township into a paradise and every community
into a paragon of virtue and industry.
So anything published by the Burlington or by employees or knowledgeable
interest groups or individuals would be appreciated.
Cheers,
***********************************************************************
Edward Callary, Editor Phone: 815-753-6627
NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics Fax: 815-753-0606
English Department email: ecallary@n...
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Il 60115-2863
***********************************************************************
Visit the American Name Society Homepage:
http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/ans/
|