HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.

At the annual meeting of the Henry County Old Settlers' Association in August, 1907, there was created the Henry County Historical Association. Gen­eral officers were elected with power to organize for historical work.

The officers of the association, after consideration of various possible lines of work,, have decided that it will be best first to collect and preserve historical ma­ terial which may otherwise soon be lost. If this is well done, it will serve as a basis in time for an adequate history of the county, or at least, as a source of information for historical students.

To aid in the collection of material we are sending out the accompanying sug­ gestive list, and have asked a competent person in each township to take charge of the work in the township. The suggestive list, and the list of correspondents, are given herewith.

All who have historical material of any kind are invited to send it to one of the township correspondents, or to the secretary of the association.

SUGGESTIVE LIST OF DESIRABLE HISTORICAL MATERIAL.

Printed addresses, papers and letters.

Addresses touching local affairs.

Official papers or documents.

Newspaper files.

Newspaper clippings.

Old newspapers containing historical material.

List of old settlers with places from which they came, location and date of settlement.'

Biographies, or obituary notices of old settlers.

Personal reminiscence, or data which the correspondent may get from old settlers, especially of home life, forms of industry, implements, household or other, prices of commodities, business methods, forms of amusement, dress, means and extent of education, etc.

Dates, places and circumstance of the organization of churches, schools, or other institutions.

Political news of all sorts, conventions, caucuses, attitude of the people on public questions.

Correction of errors in the existing county histories will be welcome. In stich case the name of the book and the page should be given, with authority for the correction.

The association would respectfully suggest the careful preservation of local official records in the various townships.

 

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