Photographic guide to Madison County cemeteries WorldCat North Alton Confederate Cemetery Burials Genealogy Trails Nix-Judy Cemetery Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave Madison County, Illinois cemetery records FamilySearch Library Madison County poor farm death records indexes, including burials in Potter's Field WorldCat Madison County poor farm death records indexes including burials in Potter's field FamilySearch Library Michael the Archangel Catholic cemeteries donated to the Madison County Genealogical Society May 2009 WorldCat Madison County Livingston, Illinois : Sacred Heart & St. Madison County Genealogical Society cemetery listings of Madison County, Illinois, 2007. Madison County Genealogical Resources (includes histories, biographies, naturalizations, cemetery records, etc) Illinois Digital Archives Lutheran Prairietown Cemetery, Madison County, Illinois WorldCat Listing of lost cemeteries of Madison County, Illinois WorldCat Index to Madison Co., Illinois cemetery book FamilySearch Library Immanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery Find a Grave Ben Pollard spent with us during our visit making our time here much more personal and educational.Bethalto United Methodist Church Genealogy TrailsĬalvary Cemetery ( Catholic) Cemetery Illinois GravestonesĬalvary Cemetery, Section E US Gen Web ArchivesĬemeteries and tombstone inscriptions of Madison County, Illinois FamilySearch LibraryĬemeteries and tombstone inscriptions of Madison County, Illinois WorldCatĬemetery inscriptions from Madison County, Illinois : Olive-Pearce, Vincent, Smart-Hagler, Hoxsey, Alhambra city and west, Bartlett cemeteries FamilySearch Libraryĭirectory of known Madison County Illinois cemeteries (abbreviated display) WorldCatĮarly marriages and tombstone inscriptions, Bond and Madison Counties, Illinois WorldCat It was fascinating and we all learned so much, including John, who is our family’s personal history buff. Included here are 5 exhibit rooms, the film “At Journey’s Edge” and a 55 foot full scale “cutaway” keelboat. It was near this site that the group began their journey on May 14, 1804. The site showcases how common men became soldiers and then embarked on a military expedition to explore uncharted territory west of St. As National Trail Site #1 on the Lewis and Clark trail, the site houses a museum dedicated to the planning and journey of the two explorers and their Corps of Discovery. You literally take a step back in time here and walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they plan their journey to explore the western United States in 1804. I think this was John’s favorite from the trip. We continued our history lesson a mile down the road at the Lewis and Clark Historic Site. This was her reaction when we reached the city limits of Alton: After a cancelled flight, 2 delays, and difficulty finding the rental car, we arrived! Louis, MO and we would be renting a car there to drive to our final destination. Upon arrival at the airport she discovered that our destination was St. She was ecstatic and it put Alton, Il off of her radar!įast forward to the first week of May when we were able to take her actual birthday trip. So, in essence, we made her wish come true in Florida because she actually was able to stand by the statue, although a replica, on her birthday. They have a life size statue of Robert Wadlow there. On her birthday, April 5th, we surprised her with a day trip to Ripley’s Believe It Or Not in St Augustine, Florida. We decided that we would play a trick on her. However, as April drew near, some unexpected events happened that caused our trip to be pushed to May. We never tell Payton where we are going because we like for these gifted trips be a surprise.
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