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Whitley Connection
Collection #59
Photos, drawings, written descriptions, and memorandums in regard to the Whitley connection.
Thomas Davis
Photograph of Thomas Davis (d. 1913). He was a pioneer in Macon County, IL, and owned the first building in Macon, IL. He was the donor of the WCTU water fountain, and knew Abraham Lincoln. The Davis School east of Macon, IL is named after him. …
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Photograph of Thomas Benton Shoaff, oldest active newspaper printer, Shelbyville Publisher was struck by an automobile and killed. He died 10/20/1932. Mr. Shoaff married Ella W. Lytle Nov. 15, 1871, in St. Paul Episcopal church, Brainerd, MInn. Full…
Photographs of the Lincoln Exhibit: Forever Free at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the Lincoln exhibit Forever Free taken in November 2003.
Photographs of the Bronze Lincoln Statue at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the bronze Lincoln statue at the Decatur Public Library taken in 2004.
Photographs of the Abraham Lincoln Travelling Exhibit at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the Abraham Lincoln travelling exhibit at the Decatur Public Library in September of 2004.
Photographs of Dan Guillory's Poetry Reading at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of Dan Guillory's Abraham Lincoln poetry reading at the Decatur Public Library in 2004.
Photograph of the William Warnick Homestead
Photograph of the William Warnick Homestead. This house, seven miles southwest of Decatur, was built by William Warnick after 1833, and became known as the "Thirty-Three Mile House" when owned by John Eckle and used as part of his tavern property to…
Photograph of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lincoln School
Photograph of children next to a statue of Abraham Lincoln residing in Lincoln School taken on February 9th, 1951.
