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Bachman Bros. & Martin Co. Building

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Photograph the construction of the Bachman Bros. & Martin Co. building. This building was constructed in 1912-1913 with the formal opening in Sept. 1913. The name was changed to Bachman Co. in 1923. In October 1924 Linn & Scruggs moved into this…

Tags: Bachman Bros., Decatur Club, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, J. K. Stafford Collection, Linn & Scruggs, M/M Jack French, Martin Co., YMCA

Churches - First Presbyterian Church -204 W. Prairie

These are the historical account of the church at 204 W. Prairie

Tags: 1892-1977, articles, booklet, centennial anniversary, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur Daily Republican, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, First Presbyterian Church, I Will Lift Up My Eyes, pamphlet, photos, Prayer of Vocation

Clifford E. Ocheltree

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Photograph of Clifford E. Ocheltree; (born 1/20/1874; died 7/14/1949); married Mary E. Moore; trainmaster on the Wabash R.R., began as a telegrapher 6/21/1893 and retired after 44 years, 6/30/1937; member First Presbyterian Church. Photo by Rembrandt…

Tags: 1926, biography, Clifford E. Ocheltree, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Herald and Review, Mary E. Moore, Photo File: Biography, Rembrandt Studio, Telegrapher, Trainmaster, Wabash R.R., Wabash Railroad

D.L. Bunn

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Photograph of D.L. Bunn (d. 11/30/1907), a prominent Decatur lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in 1862, an partnered with John H. Pugh, Browner Bunn, and Edwin Park. He was the first assistant in the Church St. school, and helped organize the…

Tags: 1907, biography, Browner Bunn, choir leader, Church St. school, D.L. Bunn, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Musician Union, Edwin Park, First Presbyterian Church, John H. Pugh, lawyer, Photo File: Biography

Dr. Silas E. McClelland

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Photograph of Dr. Silas E. McClelland; b. 1/13/1860; d. 3/7/1953. Decatur eye, ear, nose and throat specialist for more than 50 years, retiring 1938. Trustee of Millikin estate; member board of directors Millikin National Bank; member board of…

Tags: 1910, biography, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Joseph Edgar McClelland, Macon Co. Medical Society, Millikin Estate, Millikin National Bank, Millikin Trust Co., Pharmacist, Photo File: Biography, Photograph, physician

Florence E. McConnell

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Photograph of Mrs. Florence E. McConnell (born 7/6/1867; died 8/19/1945). Prominent Decatur civic leader. 1929-1937 executive secretary Decatur Community Chest. Helped organize Decatur YWCA, Girl's Welfare Home, and Traveler's Protective Assn. First…

Frankye Morgan's Oral History

This is the oral history of Frankye Morgan. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 10, 1986. The interview includes her career as a teacher and her talent as a gardener and singer.

Tags: "Cotton Ball", 1986, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Awards, beauty school, Betty Turnell, bi-centennial celebration, Black History Week, Blue Mound IL, brotherhood week, car cleaner, car oiler, Centennial School, Central Christian Church, Chatanooga TN, Chicago IL, childhood, choir, cosmetology course, Decatur IL, discrimination, Elementary Education, First Baptist Church Westminster Presbyterian Church, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, food awards, Frankye Morgan, Garden Club of Decatur, gardening, gardening awards, Grant's farm, Home Economics, Illinois Junior Academy of Science, integration, interview, January 1986, Joe Russell, John's Hill School, Josie Russell, Leotyne Price, Lincoln School, Madison IL, master's degree, Moler Beauty College, Museum of Science and Industry, Northwestern University, oral history, Parent-Teacher Association, physical education, PTA award, racial relations, racial tension, recording, Redwood Restaurant, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Rosarian, Science, Science Club, science fair, singing, Smith-Hughes Act, Springfield Civic Garden Club, Springfield Garden Club, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, summer school, summer science course, Teacher, teaching, Tennessee State University, U of I Extension department, weather balloon, Wilberforce University, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Xenia OH

Lucien Carpenter Shellabarger

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Photograph of Lucien Carpenter Shellabarger; born 1/31/1868; died 6/12/1943; married Mable Lord; then married Mrs Iva Faith Camerer; 10/9/1917. Lucien was the son of David Shellabarger, owner and operator of the old Shellabarger Milling Co.;…

Tags: Anna Krone, biography, David S. Shellabarger, Decatur Club, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Herald and Review, Lucien C. Shellabarger, Lucien Carpenter Shellabarer, Mable Lord, Macon Lodge #8 A.F. & A.M., Mrs. Iva Faith Camerer, Salina Kan., Shellabarger Mill and Elevator Co., Shellabarger Milling Co., Silversmith

Mrs. Heston I. (Ida E.) Baldwin

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Photograph Ida E. Baldwin (d. 9/25/1953), the wife of Heston I. Baldwin. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She gave many gifts to the church. Her home was at 452 W. Main St. The photo…

Tags: 1953, 452 W. Main St., Baldwin Elevator Co., biography, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, First Presbyterian Church, Heston I. Baldwin, Ida E. Baldwin, Mrs. Heston I. (Ida E.) Baldwin, Mrs. Heston I. Baldwin, Photo File: Biography

Mrs. Marie G. Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Marie G. Baker. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in March 1977. The interview includes her childhood, the NAACP, and discrimination in Decatur.

Tags: 1977, 4-year scholarship, A.H. Mills, A.M.E. Church, African Methodist Church, Betty Turnell, brother, C.L. Livingston, childhood, College Street Chapel, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, discrimination, Dr. Ellis, Edward Jacobs, family life, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, housing discrimination, Howard Shaw, Howard University, Huron Place, injunction, interview, James Millikin University, job discrimination, John Reagan, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, March 1977, Marie G. Baker, Marietta Street School, Mary White Ollington, Mrs. Buster, Mrs. Eugenia Bacon, Murfield Storey, N. Union St., NAACP, National Civil Rights Law, national meetings, Niagara movement, oral history, Pennsylvania line, Physician's and Surgeon's College, Pugh School, race discrimination, Railway Postal Service, recording, Rev. E.M. Antrim, San Tucker, Singleton's Restaurant, Springfield Race Riots, swimming beach, swimming pools, truck garden, Warren Hardy, William English Walling

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