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Station Maps of the Illinois Traction Inc., Operated by Illinois Terminal Company (12-31-1928)

These station maps show the tracks of the Illinois Traction Inc. (operated by Illinois Terminal Company) running along McKinley Ave. There is also a list of changes made to the maps over the years.

Partial Map of the Illinois Central Railroad Belt Line along W. McKinley St. (N/D)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad belt line along W. McKinley St. down to the PD&E Railway at Harrison Ave. This belt line connected the Peoria branch of the ICRR to the main line. The date is unknown on this map. This map attaches to…

Tags: #8.003, belt line, Decatur IL, Harrison Ave., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-16, main line, map, PD&R Railway, Peoria branch, Pythian Home, Railroad Map Collection, Track, W. McKinley St., Wabash Railway, Wallace & Snyders Addition

Social Services Organizations - Pythian Home/St. Joseph's Hall - 2601 N. Union

This is the historical account of the social services organization structure of The Pythian Home/St. Joseph's Hall

Caroline's Country Club in Forsyth, IL

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Photo of Caroline Knudsen standing at the bar on opening night in the new location in the remodeled Pythian Home in Forsyth, IL on June 10, 1939.

Tags: BS560, Business, Caroline Knudsen, Caroline's Club, Caroline's Country Club, Club, Forsyth IL, Hickory Point Township, Photo File: Business, Pythian Home, Restaurant

Dean Mesnard's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dean Mesnard. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 9, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, career in insurance, and changes to Decatur.

Tags: 1986, accounting, April 1986, Avon Theater, Bazley's Meat Market, Beach House, Betty Turnell, Bijou Theater, Brintlinger Funeral Home, broken home, Bryn Mawr PA, business major, C.L.U., changes to Decatur, Chartered Life Underwriter, childhood, College of Life Underwriters, contractor, Dean Mesnard, debit company, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Dr. Beadles, Empress Theater, Fairview Park, family life, financial planning, G.I. Bill, Great Depression, heating engineer, inflation, insurance office, interview, Lake Decatur, life insurance, Life Underwriter's Training Council, Lincoln Apartments, Lincoln Hotel, Mary W. French School, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Millikin University, mow lawns, mutual companies, old gravel pit, oral history, painter, Piggly-Wiggly, Prof. Glen Smith, Pythian Home, rake leaves, recording, Roosevelt Junior High School, salesmanship, Shinner's Meat Market, shovel snow, Steven's Creek, stock companies, swimming, Texaco Light House, Texaco Tower, Transfer House, Williamson Heating Company of Cincinnati, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, workmen's compensation, World War II

Photos of the Pythian Homes of Decatur and Forsyth

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Photo of teacher in St. Joseph's Hall (2/20/1953).Photo of dining hall (11/5/1947). Photo of exterior of the Pythian Home, (11/1947). Aerial photo of Pythian Home, later St. Joseph's Hall, (9/5/1945). Interior photo of hall and stairs, Pythian Home…

Tags: Boy's Home, Buildings, Decatur IL., Forsyth IL, Home For Aged, Lincoln Lab, Pythian Home, St. Joseph's Hall

Joseph B. Dinges

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Photograph of Joseph B. Dinges (d. 11/6/1916). He was the nephew of W.H. Linn, the founder of Linn & Scruggs, and worked for him in his store for many years. He later had a grocery business with James Coop that was sold to Bradley Bros. Later in…

Tags: 1910, 257 N. Main St., biography, Bradley Bros., Chevalier Board No. 189, Civil War, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, grocery business, insurance business, James Coop, Joseph B. Dinges, Linn & Scruggs, Photo File: Biography, Pythian Home, veteran, W.H. Linn, Wamsley-Wasson

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