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To order books, note the title and price of each book below. Prices include postage unless otherwise stated, Continental U.S. only. Enclose a check payable to SCCGS, P.O. Box 431, Belleville, Illinois 62222-0431. Kindly include your e-mail address and mailing address (sorry, no P.O. Box numbers).

For Quarterly orders, proceed to Quarterly Online Order Form. Or return to SCCGS Home

NEW SCCGS PUBLICATIONS

Mascoutah City Cemetery. 168 pages, of which 143 pages inventory over 6600 burials in Mascoutah City Cemetery. A four-page cemetery plat map and other articles are included, as well as Brisacker, Perrin/Home and Schnebelin Family Cemeteries. Four years in the making! Order from St. Clair County Genealogical Society. $12.00 postpaid.

Church Records of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Belleville, Illinois 1839–1939 Pre-publication orders are now being taken (February 2008) for this CD-ROM edition of the original 944-page book first published in 1994. The original St. Paul's Evangelical church registers are in the German language and script. Expertly translated by Martha Mae Schmidt, the extracts provide dates for all births, baptisms, confirmands, marriages, and deaths (more than 18,000 entries overall). Included are names of the parents, sponsors, witnesses, maiden names, clues to former marriages, and relationships. As the county seat, people from throughout the county traveled to Belleville to have the religious event performed at St. Paul's. The identification of a specific German town of birth is given for many, many immigrants, providing the link needed to continue research in Germany and elsewhere. The CD-ROM will be used just as you would a book with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Individual pages can be printed for use. $30.00 (postage included).

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Census 1888–1895. One of the most startling pieces of rare genealogical information was the inclusion of the parental surname for the majority of the 45 adopted or “quasi-adopted” children. Sometimes the birth parents' given names were noted. Dates and places of birth, and marriage if applicable, are noted for each individual. Death dates are noted for prior spouses and individuals that died between censuses, as are notes on a divorce or separation.

St. Peter’s was the first parish established within the confines of Belleville in 1842. This census was taken just after St. Peter's was designated the Cathedral for the new Diocese of Belleville, and includes about 4050 parishioners amongst the parish's 895 families to help fill the genealogical void created for the burned 1890 federal census. $15.00 postage paid.

The Graduating Classes of the Closed Catholic High Schools East St. Louis, Illinois: 1894 through 1989 Includes St. Teresa Academy 1894 – 1974; Central Catholic High School 1929 – 1953; St. Mary High School 1949 – 1953; and Assumption High School 1953 - 1989 for a total of 10,000 graduates in 132 graduating classes over 144 years of instruction. Each school is listed individually, by graduation year, plus parish or church/city name whenever available, indexed. Compiled from yearbooks, the Messenger, the old STA Alumnae list, graduation programs and reunion books. $15.00 postage paid.

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St. Clair County, Illinois Research and Resources, A Genealogist's Guide. Indexed, 133 pages, 22 illustrations including 3 maps, perfect bound. $17.50 each , postage paid.

Identifies churches by denomination, published and microfilmed registers before 1900; birth, marriage, and death indexes, various repositories holding vital records; shows the location of indexes and records of the four courts that naturalized St. Clair countians. Other topics cover city directories; civil, guardianship, and probate records; unique library and society holdings; land records at the county, state, and federal level; school, and tax records. Each chapter includes references and explanatory articles to further your research.

Prestatehood to the twentieth century resources are identified for indexed, abstracted, published, microfilmed, or transferred records at repositories outside the county. The intent is to widen your research possibilities, reduce ineffectual correspondence, and make your research experience more efficient and productive.

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SCCGS Quarterly Surname Index - Vol. 11 (1988) through Vol. 20 (1997) Includes a Topical Index and all surnames appearing in these issues. 190 pages, soft cover, stapled ("saddle stitched"). $13.50 ppd. Released April 1999 and now available on this site. SCCGS Home View the complete Table of Contents for these issues Vols. 11 - 15 - Vols. 16 - 20. Some of the more notable articles indexed in this publication include the following.

  • Intestate Estates 1772-1964
  • Proof of Death Index 1870-1880
  • Concordia United Church of Christ (UCC) (Stookey Township)*
  • St. John's UCC, Summerfield*
  • St. Paul's UCC, Floraville*
  • Friedens UCC, Marissa*
  • German Methodist Episcopal Church, Belleville*
  • Holy Ghost UCC, Darmstadt (Baptims)*
  • St. Paul UCC, Belleville surname Index (1839-1939)
  • 1862 Military Censuses for several townships
  • Declaration Record of the County Court, 1864-1906

    * Actual articles include baptisms, marriages and burials translated from German for you!

    CENSUS AND VITAL RECORDS

    1840 Federal Census, St. Clair Co., IL.
    Exact transcription in the original visitation order. 57 pp. Indexed. $7.00

    1870 Federal Census, St. Clair Co., IL
    An every-name transcription of the dwelling and family number of visitation, full name, age, country/state of birth. Presented in the order recorded by the census taker so you can see the neighbors. Brought to you through the efforts of over 40 SCCGS volunteers! $29.00 ppd., order by mail from the society, 461 pp. Indexed.

    1880 Federal Census, St. Clair Co., IL
    Appears in the Quarterly

    1890 Census Substitute, Indexed, 2nd printing!
    A reprint of the Belleville City Directory, East St. Louis City Directory and St. Clair County Gazetteer 1891-1892 including Farmers and Land Owners, 27 small towns, business directory. 29,000 names, 791 original pages, soft cover. New Lower Price $14.00 ppd.

    St. Clair County, Illinois Marriage Records 1845-1869
    168 pages showing bride, groom, date and license number. Compiled by Robert Buecher and now distributed by SCCGS. $13.00 ppd. Order from the SCCGS.

    Freeburg Tribune Obituary Index, 1904-1939 $9.50 ppd., 64 pp., limited edition.

    Death Records of St. Clair County Poor Farm and Hospital, 1854 - 1916.
    41 pp>p., indexed. Over 3000 deaths, gives date and burial location specified. $5.50 ppd.

    Birth and Death Records, 1843-1870, St. Clair Co., IL
    by Buecher (two former publications in one). Exact transcription, 72 pp, indexed. $8.00

    Probated and Unprobated Will Index, 1772-1964, St. Clair Co., IL.
    Sorry, out of print, but most pre-1900 wills and intestate estates are already available at the Belleville Public Library. SCCGS is funding the acquisition of microfilmed case files, original wills, and non-probated wills for deposit in the Belleville Public Library. SCCGS thanks Barney Metz, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for permission. Read more about this Probate Project.

    TOMBSTONE / CEMETERY INVENTORIES

    Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairview Heights, Illinois 1907–2000 Indexed, 63 pages plus plat, stapled, $8.00 ppd. Among the 3400 tombstone inscriptions are those for some people formerly buried at St. Henry Catholic Cemetery, East St. Louis. Holy Cross is located in Section 25, T2N R9W, Canteen Township near the intersection of Route 161 and Route 50.

    St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery, Fairview Heights, IL 1914-1997. 2400 Polish burials including over 700 unmarked graves.

    65 pages, $8.00 ppd. St. Adalbert's cemetery lies partly in section 30 and 31 Township 2 North Range 8 West, Caseyville Township, and part of section 36, Township 2 North Range 9 West, Canteen Township. The cemetery association opened their records allowing the compiler to document over 700 unmarked graves for the book.
    Shiloh Valley Township Cemeteries (includes previously published
    Shiloh Cemetery, 1825-1989 with NEW ADDITIONS through 2000 and Brandstettner, Stahler, Emmerich, Engelman, Griffin, Schott, Knobeloch, Mitchell, Knobeloch, Shaw, Middlecoff, Perschbacher, Risdon Moore, Fries, Holy Childhood, and Schubert.) T1NR7W 70+pp includes plat. $10.00.

    Fayetteville Township and Engelmann Township Cemeteries; Tombstone readings, plat maps, 89 pages, indexed. $10.00 ppd.

    Freeburg Township Cemeteries; Tombstone readings, plat maps, histories, approximately 100 pages, indexed. $10.00 ppd.

    Greenwood Cemetery, Caseyville Twp., (2N8W) c1911-1989,
    37 pp. (Quarterly Vol. 16 No. 3, 1993 out of print.) Coming in Caseyville Twp Cemetery book (future).

    Marissa Township Cemeteries112 pp., indexed, $10.00 ppd.
    Millstadt Township Cemeteries
    Includes inventories of Mt. Evergreen, Old Millstadt / Centreville, St. Thomas Catholic, St. James Catholic, Union Hill, Zion / Freivogel, Saxtown, St. Paul Floraville [updated through 2007], St. Michael's Paderborn and White cemeteries. Mt. Evergreen is partially updated from the 1997 version. $12.00 ppd. Indexed.

    Marissa Township Cemeteries 1860-1983.
    114 pp includes plat. $10.00.

    New Athens Township Cemeteries
    Includes former publication New Athens City and Oak Ridge Cemeteries 1860-1984 PLUS tombstones through 2000, PLUS all small cemeteries within that township previously published in the Quarterly, now in one book, fully indexed. 58 pp. $10.00.

    Smithton Township Cemeteries.
    Includes Franklin,St. John the Baptist Catholic, Brenner, Carr, Chewning, Eyman, High Prairie, Luetkemeyer, McClintock, Phillips, Rittenhouse, Short, Moses Short, Smith, Stein-Nagel, Thompson, and Turkey Hill. Indexed. Stapled.
    52 pp includes plat. $6.00.

    St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Freeburg, IL 1856-1987.
    See Freeburg Township Cemeteries

    Summerfield, IL Cemetery 1840 - 1998.
    34 pp includes plat, Baer, Pausch & Wittmer Cemeteries. $5.00.

    CHURCH REGISTERS
    THE BEST SOURCE FOR PRE–1916 VITAL RECORDS

    Methodist Church Records of Belleville, Illinois 1840-1998 [Title page: Records of German Methodist–Jackson Street Methodist Church 213 South Jackson Street, First Methodist Episcopal Church, 10 East Washington Street, [and] Union United Methodist Church, 721 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois Features baptisms, marriages and burials of the three churches whose records are abstracted: German Methodist (later the Jackson Street Methodist Church); First Methodist Episcopal Church; and Union United Methodist Church. All German records are translated for you. Includes histories of these churches and a German Place Name Index. Indexed, 354 pages, perfect bound, $33.50 ppd.

    Darmstadt, Holy Ghost United Church of Christ, 1843-1977, The 1843-1923 previously published records appeared in the Quarterly but are newly compiled with those from 1923–1977. Indexed, 230 pages, spiral bound, $16.00 ppd.

    Bethel Baptist Church Minutes 1806 - 1851, Excerpts from the Minutes 1851-1852; Memberships Lists 1809-1909. Excellent source for family groups before 1850 census, includes some vital stats. Located near the county border and includes St. Clair and Madison County residents. 4000 names, spiral bound, soft cover. $15.50 ppd. The Bethel Baptist surname index for this publication is on this SCCGS Web site.

    Church Records of St. John United Church of Christ, Smithton, Illinois 1870 - 1986 Baptisms, Confirmands, Marriages and Deaths. 218 pp., church history, German place name index, fully indexed. $15.00 ppd. Compiled from prior Quarterly issues.

    St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Floraville, Illinois Church Records 1859 - 1986 Baptisms, Confirmands, Marriages and Deaths. 107 pp., church history, German place name index, fully indexed. $10.00 ppd. Compiled from prior Quarterly issues.

    Trinity Lutheran Church Records, Millstadt, Illinois (Family Register of Early Members of Trinity; Marriages 1848 – 1911 and Burials 1849 – 1927) and Holy Cross Lutheran Church Records, Sugar Loaf Township (Family Register of Early Members, and Marriages 1841 – 1896). [Originally appeared in several issues of the SCCGS Quarterly, compiled and newly indexed in one publication.] 65 pp., $8.00 ppd.

    Trinity United Church of Christ Church Records, Fayetteville, Illinois, 1878-1983 and Trinity Cemetery Records, 1892-1982. [Originally appeared in four issues of the SCCGS Quarterly, compiled and newly indexed in one publication.] 61 pp., $8.00 ppd.

    St. John United Church of Christ, Mascoutah: Baptisms 1849-1855, and Marriages 1840-1876 [Originally appeared in three issues of the SCCGS Quarterly, compiled and newly indexed in one publication.] 46 pp., $8.00 ppd.

    St. Liborius Catholic Church Records, St. Libory: Baptisms 1901–1976, Marriages 1839–1976, and Deaths 1835–1976. These baptisms are newly published, the marriages and deaths formerly appeared in the Quarterly. Approximately 83 pp., with combined index, $12.00 ppd.

    Zion United Church of Christ, Millstadt, Illinois Baptisms 1835–1845, Marriages 1836–1871, and Family Register -early members of Zion Church; Salem Evangelical Baptisms, Sugar Loaf Township, 1868–1871. [Originally appeared in several issues of the SCCGS Quarterly, compiled and newly indexed in one publication.] 90 pp., $12.00 ppd.

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    The following church records appear in the SCCGS Quarterly, available for purchase as an entire issue, or by individual page if out-of-print. Check if your ancestor's name appears in a particular issue – search our SCCGS Quarterly Surname Index. The UCC registers were in German and have been translated for you!
    (B=Baptisms, C=Confirmations, M=Marriages, D=Deaths/Burials)

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