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The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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Anniversaries	Articles & Local History	Calendar of Events	Contact Us	Divorce	Family Histories	Gift Shop	Guest Book (read only)	H Y & T Railroad	Maps & Atlases
Marriages	Membership		Memorial Cards	Message Boards	Newsletter/Mailing List	Obituaries	RONALD REAGAN BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM	Recommend this site	Village of Tampico (off-site link)

**BIOGRAPHIES**
Misc. Bios (compiled from various sources)	Bureau Co., 1885	Bureau/Marshall/Putnam 1896	Past & Present of Bureau Co., IL 1906	Whiteside Co., 1877 Now Available on GOOGLE BOOKS online for FREE	Whiteside Co., 1885	Whiteside Co., 1900	Whiteside Co., 1908 Now availale on line in Google Books! FREE	Swedes in IL

CEMETERY INDEXES
(See Picasa Photo Albums for Headstone Photos)
Amish Photos		Anderson Family (Bureau Co.)		Cartwright (aka: Thomas), Bureau Co.	Chapel (Bureau Co.)	Greenvilled/Fairfield (Bureau Co.)	Hume	Leon Cememtery (index)	Miscellaneous
Amish Photos		Anderson Family (Bureau Co.)		Cartwright (aka: Thomas), Bureau Co.	Chapel (Bureau Co.)	Greenvilled/Fairfield (Bureau Co.)	Hume	Leon Cemetery Photos
Newell (Bureau Co.)	Off Site link OAKWOOD CEMETERY INDEX GENESEO, HENRY CO., IL	Old Tampico Cemetery	Sharon Cemetery Data Collection by Robin Pardus	St. Mary's (Tampico)	Tampico Memorial (TMC)	TMC Headstones	Thomas (Bureau Co.)	Union (Bureau Co.)	Wetzell
Whittington		Yorktown (old format)		Yorktown (new format)	Burial Permits INDEX Burial Permits	Funeral Logs	Layout of TMC	Riverside Cemetery - Prophetstown Jim Casson 815-537-5142	IL DAR Index of Whiteside Co. Cemeteries through 1959 (online in Google Books)

CHURCHES


Baptist	Church of Christ	Lutheran	Methodist	St. Mary's
Fairfield Churches 1885Greenville Churches 1885		CHURCH INDEXES

**COUNTY CONTACTS**
Whiteside Co. Contacts	Bureau Co. Contacts
IL Probate Records 1819-1970

**DIRECTORIES * CENSUS *VOTERS/TAX PAYERS**
1877 - Voters/Tax Payers, Fairfield Twp, Bureau Co., IL **** Also see Illinoisancestors.org for transcription of entire V/TP book(offf-site link)	1877 - Voters/Tax Payers, Greenville Twp, Bureau Co., IL **** Also see Illinoisancestors.org for transcription of entire VTP book (off-site link)	1892 - Merchants' Directory, Bureau Co., IL	1902 - Merchants' Directory, Bureau Co., IL	1914 Merchants' Directory, Bureau Co., IL	1902 - Merchants' Directory, Whiteside Co., IL	1914 Merchants' Directory, Whiteside Co., IL	Fairfield Twp. Land Owners	1860 Census - Tampico	1870 Census - Tampico

**HISTORY**
Articles & Local History	Family Histories/Gen Charts	Bureau Co., 1867	Bureau Co. 1872	Bureau Co., 1885	Index: Maps & Sketches of Bureau Co.	Index: Thomas, Fairfield Township, Bureau Co. (aka: Sodtown)
Index: Hahnaman/Deer Grove	HY&T	Railroads	Index: Tampico	History of Tampico by Hugh Downs, 20/20, 1982
Whiteside Co. 1877	Whiteside Co. 1885	Whiteside Co. 1908	Whiteside 1968	Yorktown, Fairfield Twp., Bureau Co. - 1877 Article in Sterling Gazette Newspaper	Yorktown, Fairfield Twp., Bureau Co.	Yorktown Twp., Henry Co.

**LIBRARIES & SOCIETIES (Off Site Links)**
IL Genealolgical & Historical Societies	Bureau County Genealogical Society (BCGS)	Lee County, IL Genealopgical Society	Prophetstown Historical Society	Sterling/Rock Falls Historical Society	Sterling Library	Odell Public Library, Morrison Morrison Historical Society 200 East Lincolnway Morrison, Illinois 61270 815-772-3013 or 815-772-4558	Walnut Public Library	Fulton Historical Society - Martin House Museum
	Manlius Historical Society	Whiteside Co. Blog by Deb Thormahlen	IL Historic Preservation Agency/Abraham Linconln Library - Newspapers & Microfilms	Tampico Library (local only)	Lyndon Area Historical Society	Whiteside County Illiinois Genealogy

**MILITARY**
Civil War Vets buried in Whiteside County	Civil War Soldiers' List by Residence	Index to Illinois Soldier's & Sailor's Home at Quincy	IL UNION VOL. REGIMENTS - CIVIL WAR	Military Photo Album	Military Tracts	Roll of Honor - Vets (From the Tampico Tornado Newspaper, May 30, 1929)	Tampico Area Civil War Vets

**NEWSPAPERS**
Gazette On-line Index (Index ONLY) Off Site Links	Early Sterling Newspaper Archives Off Site Links	TAMPICO TORNADO Index of Issues we have archived at TAHS	Morrison Newspapers 1857-2007 Off Site Link	IL Newspaper Project Off Site Link	IL Digital Archives Off Site Link	Abraham Lincoln Library - IL Historic Preservation -Newspapers & microfilm OFF SITE LINK

PHOTO ALBUMS

Index to photos located on this website ~ All photos will eventually be loaded to Picasa Album - These photos are detected on the search engine.
Index to Family Photos		Military Album	Yorktown, Fairfield Township, Bureau Co.	Index to Schools & Class Pictures	Index to People/Places/Things	HY&T and other trains
Index to TAMPICO TORNADO PHOTOS	Hennepin Canal (off-site link) FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN CANAL	Index to Bureau County Photo Albums	Mystery Photos	Gravesites Cemetery Walk TMC Headstones	Clubs & Organizations

PICASA WEB-BASED PHOTO ALBUMS < Click here to view all albums

*** Three astericks = Temporary Album & will be removed w/i 30 days
Current Album Titles

**PICASA PHOTO ALBUMS**
Amish	Cemetery: Anderson Family	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - North Fence Line	Church: Methodist	Gift Shop	Maps & Atlases	Reagan Statue	Swedes In IL
Anniversaries	Cemetery: Chapel	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section E	Church: Christian Science	Glassburn Family	McCabe Family	Michael Reagan's Visit to Tampico 2011	TAHS Programs
Area Attractions & Accomodations	Cemetery: Union (aka: Greenville/Fairfield or Whittington	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section F	Church: Methodist	Griffin Family	McCreedy Family	Remington Family	Tampico American Legion Post # 574
			Church: St. Mary's Catholic				Tampico Days (Homecoming)
Baptist Church	Cemetery: Leon Methodist	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section G	*Christmas in the Country	H Y & T & Other Trains	Military	Rickel, Loraine Township	Tampico Grade School 1949-50
Berge Family (aka: Birge) inc. Howlett & Parent	Cemetery: Miscellaneous	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section H	Clubs & Organizations	Halligan Family	Miller Family	Ronald Reagan Birthplace, Museum & Gift Shop	Tampico Grade School Graduation
							Tampico High School 1944
Bollivar Family	Cemetery: Newell	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section I	Crandall Family	Hansen	Miscellaneous News Articles	Rosene Family	Tampico High School 1946
Booth Family	Cemetery: Riverside, Sterling	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section J	Crook Family	Hennepin Canal	Mystery Photos	Ross & Coates Families (Includes Anderson & Johnson famlies)	Tampico High School 1948
Breed Family	Cemetery: Riverside 1, Prophetstown; Riverside 2, Prophetstown	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section K	Darnell Family	Higday Family	Nicely & Woods Families	School Ledgers	Tampico High School 1950
Brewer Family	Cemetery: Shady Town (aka: Sandy Town or Pleasant Ridge)	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section L	Dedication of Historic Marker in Reagan Park	Hogeboom Family	Obituaries	Schools	Tampico High School 1951
Brown Family	Cemetery: Sharon	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section M	Dir Family	Houch & Brandt Families	Olsson Family	Searcy Family	Tampico High School 1953
Bureau County	Cemetery: St. Mary's Catholic 1, St. Mary's Catholic 2	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section N	Doctor Johnson & Family	Jacobs & Teach Families	(Misc.) People	Seymour Family	Tampico High School 1954
Burial Permits	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial 2/2 (will be moved to appropriate section)	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section O	Documents	Jacobson Family	Photos from Biographical Sketches	Shere & Heintzelman Familes	Tampico High School 1957
Businesses	Cemetery Walk 2002-2005	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - Section P	Dow Family	Jensen & Larsen Families	Ronald Reagan 99th Birthday Celebration	Sippel Family	Tampico High School 1967
							Tampico High School 1970
Cain Family	Cemetery Walk 2009	Cemetery: Tampico Memorial - West end (New section)	Emmons Family	Kirst Family	Ronald Reagan 101st Birthday Celebration	Smith Family	Tampico High School Band
Cantlin Family	Cemetery Walk 2010	Chapin Creamery	Engagements & Weddings	Kolb Family	Ronald Reagan Book Signing w/author Peter Hannaford	Stevens Family	Tampico High School Sports
		Chamberlain-Bolhofner Family
Caskey Family	Cemetery Walk 2011	Church: Baptist	Fisher Family	Lyon & Harnell Families	Reagan Centennial Celebration (100th Birthday)	Stewart Family
	Cemetery Walk 2012	Church: Christian (Church of Christ)	Funeral Logs	Main Street Tampico	Reagan Park	Swan Family	Visit From RR Presidental Library, Simi Valley

**LINKS**
IL Ancestors	IL Ancestors/Bureau Co.	TAMPICO HIGH SCHOOL (a wonderful off-site link to now-defunct High Schools - Illinoisglorydays.com)		Genealogy Trails - Whiteside County	Rock Falls Tourism
IL Saving Graves		Census Finder FREE Census Records	Visit us on Facebook	Volunteers - Obit lookups
Genealogy Trails - Henry Co.		Whiteside County, IL Genealogy	Google Books: Laws of IL 1915 (type in Tampico in search box)
IL Ancestors - Henry Co.		IL State Archives (New URL)	LDS - Family Search (new version)
IL GenWeb Project		IL Digital Archives

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TAMPICO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MUSEUM - FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY/RESEARCH CENTER 119 Main St., P. O. Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com President Joan Johnson, 815-438-7581 or garyjoan@thewisp.net Family History Coordinator, Denise McLoughlin 815-590-2143. We are an all-volunteer organization so your donations are always appreciated! Sign up to receive our e-newsletter. Thank you! Visit us on FACEBOOK, too.

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