Newsletter Information

Each month (except June, July and August) the Lee County Historical Society puts out a newsletter with important information about upcoming meetings, special events, and interesting stories of our local history. If you would like a current monthly issue sent to you FREE, please Email or write and let us know where to send it.

Back issues are also available for $2.00 per copy. Listed below are the back issues of our newsletters which are still available.


February 1996

Articles include:

  • County First Events
  • Dixon's Older Homes
  • It Was Only Yesterday, 1895


March 1996

Articles include:

  • Rural Electricty in Lee County
  • Dement Town
  • It Was Only Yesterday, 1961


April 1996

Articles include:

  • Firefighters of Dixon
  • The Banditti


May 1996

Articles include:

  • The History of Early Mail Delivery
  • Early Road Building


September 1996

Articles include:

  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Do You Remember?
  • Rock River Military Academy


October 1996

Articles include:

  • A "Land Office" Business at Dixon
  • When Great Men Gathered for War


November 1996

Articles include:

  • Heavy Travel at Dixon's Ferry
  • What Brought Settlers to our Area?


December 1996

Articles include:

  • Christmas Trees & Santa
  • Christmas 1996


January 1997

Articles include:

  • The Twin Cities Dance Pavillion
  • Do You Remember When? 1947


February 1997

Articles include:

  • The Capitals of Illinois
  • Do You Remember When? 1957


March 1997

Articles include:

  • Illinois Constitutions
  • Northwest Ordinance
  • Battle of Vandruff's Island
  • Do You Remember When? 1967


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