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Photo of Rev. W. H. Prestley

Photograph of Rev. W. H. Prestley; (died 5/7/1914). Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Decatur for 13 years. He came to the church in Decatur in 1876. After leaving Decatur in 1890 he went to Kankakee and remained there until 1897, when he went to…

Photograph of William Hitt Penhallegon

Photograph of Rev. William Hitt Penhallegon, (born in Wales, came to America in 1870, died 10/22/1926). Pastor of First Presbyterian Church from 1890's to 1915. For more information see the Decatur Daily Review; 10/23/1926.

Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - March 1961

This is the minutes from the board meeting on March 31, 1961. Also included are the minutes from the Personnel Committee meeting on March 17, 1961, a letter from Mary T. Howe to John Dever (City Manager) about black-topping spaces for the…

Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - June 1961

These are the minutes for the board meeting on June 23, 1961 and the special meeting on June 30, 1961. Also included is the circulation statistics for June 1961, an agreement with Swartz Homes Inc., gift list for June 1961, description of materials…

Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - January 1961

This is the minutes for the board meeting on January 27, 1961. Also included is the combined budget and bill list for January, minutes from the budget meeting on January 14, 1961, gift list for January 1961, and a copy of the board minutes from…

Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - December 1961

This is the minutes from the board meeting on December 29, 1961. Also included is the combined budget and bill list for December 1961, gift list for December 1961, a letter from David R. Kirk (City Clerk) to Mary T. Howe about City Council's…