Jefferson County Heritage and Historical Society

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Jefferson Co. Heritage & Historical Society
11210 Harrison Lake Road

Festus, MO 63028
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If you have any questions, phone Lisa Gendron at (636) 937-7990 or email at lgendron@swbell.net

The Jefferson County Heritage and Historical Society is pleased to offer these items for sale to aid in your research!

Item #	Author	Title/Description	Cost	Quan.	Total
001	Howard Litton	History of Jefferson Co. Missouri & Festus & Crystal City This historic book contains 302 pages plus an index, and is full of history, pictures, newspaper articles and advertisements compiled by the author. Second Edition 1987 Comb Binding.	$25.00
002	Lisa K. Thompson Gendron	Jefferson County, Missouri, 1876 Atlas This atlas contains 51 pages of maps, biographical sketches of citizens, history of townships, engravings of county scenes, and list of patrons. Reprint, Spiral Bound.	$ 20.00
003	Dave Hallemann	Hallemann’s Interpretation of the 1876 Historic Atlas This book contains about 300 pages and 5,000 names of persons who owned land in Jefferson County as of 1876 with the original history, patrons, township range and section, churches, schools, cemeteries and much more. This is the perfect companion book to the 1876 Atlas-this is its index. You will want both! Comb Bound	$ 20.00
004	Becky Gagnon	Jefferson County, Missouri 1898 Atlas The second Jefferson County, Missouri Atlas from 1898. You'll want to add this great reference to your collection. The interpretation of this atlas is listed below. Reprint, Comb Bound	$ 20.00
005	Dave Hallemann	Hallemann’s Interpretation of the 1898 Standard Atlas Book is in the same format as above, but for the 1898 Standard Atlas - about 320 pages. Spiral Binding	$ 20.00
006		1907 Jefferson County Directory This fascinating book lists most of the residents of Jefferson County in 1907, along with their occupation, post office at which they received their mail, a town business directory, and useful hints of the period. A must for the Jefferson County genealogist! About 500 pages, indexed. Reprint, Comb Bound.	$ 15.00
007		1897 Directory of DeSoto, Missouri Contains the names, occupation, and addresses of citizens and business men over 18 years of age. This rare book, containing 100 pages, was reprinted to give researchers a glimpse of this time period where no census information is available Reprint, Spiral Bound	$ 10.00
008		1936 Directory of DeSoto, Missouri Contains the names and address of all citizens and their telephone numbers, also a Classified Business Directory and a Street Directory of all Streets; a history of De Soto and its activities from the beginning until the present. This rare book contains over 100 pages. Reprint, Spiral Bound	$10.00
009	Dave Hallemann	Historical Photos on CD A rare find, these images were rescued from the negatives and glass negatives of Ed Emme Jr. These priceless photographs represent some of the most historic sites in Jefferson County. Also on the CD are images from glass negatives in the collection of Howard Litton and additional photos by Dave Hallemann. CD-Rom	$ 5.00
010	Lisa K. Gendron	Kennett Castle or Selma Hall and the Families Who Lived There - NEW! (click for more info) The story of the pre-civil war castle, built on the banks of the Mississippi river by Ferdinand Kennett. The author presents extensive research through documents, stories and full color photos to illustrate the history of the castle and the lives of those that have lived and worked on the estate from the beginning, to the present owners, Union Pacific railroad. Softback. Autographed.	30.00
011		Readin,' 'Ritin' and Reorganization From 1940 through 1960, individual Jefferson County Missouri rural schools were consolidated and then reorganized into larger school districts. Learn what it was like to teach and learn in a one-room school. Experience the reorganization from the point of view of students, teachers, and administrators. Witness the first steps in the journey from segregated to integrated public education. Several residents share their personal experiences which took place in one and two room school houses throughout the county. DVD	$ 15.00
012	Walter L. Eschbach and Malcolm C. Drummond	*Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Missouri* 1975 Second Edition	Out of Stock
013	Jerry McKee	History of Hematite, Missouri A collection of historical articles, stories and photographs. 106 pages with index. Comb bound softcover.	$15.00
014	Frank Magre & Jean O'Brien	*Historic Map* 11" X 14" Suitable for framing, printed on heavy cream paper. Shows old towns, roads, rivers & creeks, etc...	$5.00
015	Howard Litton	*Tanglefoot Volume 2 - Portrait of a City (Festus) In Words and Pictures* AUTOGRAPHED! This is an extremely hard to find oversized hardback printed in 1990. Volume 1 is not available. This wonderful book makes a great gift! It contains lots of information and plenty of photographs. This is the same book that you see in a lot of the bank waiting rooms.	$75.00
016		*2018 Bicentennial of the County Calendar* This is a beautiful, full color, 12 month wall calendar featuring historic scenes from around the county. Winning photos were chosen from local submissions in our photo contest. You will love displaying this high quality calendar. This is a great way to commemorate our 200th anniversary as a county and will be a keepsake for years to come! Buy one for yourself, and another as a gift!	$10.00
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		IF ORDERING BY MAIL, PLEASE INCLUDE $4.00 FOR THE FIRST BOOK AND $2.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL BOOK FOR SHIPPING & HANDLING	Shipping	Total Items $4.00 + 2.00 each additional book
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