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Thank you, Macoupin County Board for
voting
to purchase the old library building for our archives.
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Macoupin County Archives Interior
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"The Boss" - Linda Kmiecik
A great leader in the dome and archives projects.
Thank you, Linda!
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"Here They Come!"
The books are beginning to be moved down the street
from the courthouse to the archives.
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"Downloading"
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"WE DID IT!"
Ann Hoffstetter, left, our first leader of the Dome Project
to approach the Macoupin County Board in April 2000
to ask for help in saving the records.
Also after Ann, left to right:
Josephine Remling, Julie Close, Phyllis Pitchford
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Describe the dirt. Red dust all over you
from
the old book covers
falling apart and turning into dust.
L to R - Phyllis Pitchford, Carolynn Bettis, Julie Close,
Josephine Remling, Ann Hoffstetter.
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Ready for showers.
L to R - Phyllis Pitchford, Julie Close, Ann Hoffstetter,
Josephine Remling, Carolynn Bettis.
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Lunch time.
Linda Kmiecik
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Stacks.
L to R - Josephine Remling, Ann Hoffstetter, Julie Close
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Probate? Thataway!
Taxes? Thataway!
L to R - Julie Close, Carolynn Bettis, Bruce Shipp,
Josephine Remling, Linda Kmiecik
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Indexing the Inventory Crew
Front l to r Georgia Ferry and Carolynn Bettis
Back l to r Gloria Frazier, Phyllis Pitchford, Linda Kmiecik
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Judy
Schwallenstecker
- April 2002
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L to R Judy Schwallenstecker, Frieda
Price,
Linda Kmiecik, Phyllis Pitchford, Ray Luken
April 2002
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Mar 2002 - Linda is presented a squirrel
tail
and picture of the courthouse at the annual
Macoupin County Historical Society meeting.
A squirrel had played havoc in the archives leading to the
presentation of the engraved plaque with the tail.
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Sep 2003
Left to Right -
Mary McKenzie, Linda Kmiecik, Cindy Leonard
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Sep 2003
Chuck Leonard presents Linda Kmiecik with an artwork of the
archives building which he designed, etched and framed.
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Jun 2003 - Archives Workers
Left to Right - Linda Kmiecik, Georgia Ferry,
Phyllis Pitchford, Mary McKenzie
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In 2003, a plea went
out for
donations to
buy storage
boxes (picture left) for old ledgers.
The plea was
successful thanks to the following donors
and 130 acid free boxes were purchased
in Oct 2003.
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Bettis,
Carolynn
Blatter, Carolyn
Bolton, Mary Ann
Critchlow, Judy
Crouse, Patricia
Determan, William
Drobny, Pauline
Frazier, Gloria
Kmiecik, Linda |
Lahey, Jane
Lentz, Carl
Leonard, Cindy and Chuck
McMurry, Sue and Bob
Mirabella, Kathleen
Moore, Rayna
Peper, Linda
Pierce, Maureen
Stein, Kay D.
Wiegand, Laura |
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Oct 2003 - One of the old ledgers.
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Oct 2003 - 120 Acid Free Boxes
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Oct 2003 - Phyllis Pitchford and Linda
Kmiecik
showing
an old ledger with the new boxes.
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Oct 2003 - Old Bins to get rid
of.
Anyone want them?
Gone Aug 2008
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Dec 2003
Tony Kmiecik hangs a coat rack in the archives.
-Tony passed away 6 Jul 2008-
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Dec 2003 - Karl Moore of the IL State
Archives
returns
33 Chancery Books to the Macoupin County
Archives after filming by the IL State Archives.
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Dec 2003 - Helping Karl Moore unload the
Chancery
books at the archives.
Left to Right:
Jack Ferry, Karl Moore, Linda and Tony Kmiecik and
Phyllis Pitchford
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Dec 2003 - Helping Karl Moore unload the
Chancery
books at the archives.
Left to Right:
Karl Moore, Georgia Ferry, Tony and Linda Kmiecik
and Phyllis Pitchford
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Taken Jul 2008
New volunteers left to right
Carol Smalley of Lebanon IL
and Karen
Meng of OFallon IL
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Taken Aug 2008
New volunteers left to right
Carol Bryant (2007) of Mt Olive IL
and Marie Goforth-Allen of
Shipman
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Taken Aug 2008
New volunteer
Anne Denby Michael of IL & FL
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2008 New volunteer Carole Falter of Edwardsville
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