Local History Resources
Celebrate Peoria County's 200th Anniversary! 1825-2025
Visit the County website for event information sponsored by the county.

Online Resources:
Local History Links
Bartonville History:
Village of Bartonville Website Info
Glasford History:
1968 Glasford History Book
Peoria Genealogy Trails Info for Timber Township / Glasford
Local Mining
Mine-Out area map & directory for the Peoria West Quadrang
Peoria Historical Society
Peoria State Hospital
Stories from the Bowen Building: A Podcast on the Peoria State Hospital
Peoria State Hospital Museum located in Bartonville
Local History Collection at APL:
- Bartonville News – Microfilm 1957-1974
- Limestone Independent News – Microfilm 1973-2013
- Glasford Gazette – Microfilm 1899-2013
- Limestone High School Yearbooks – 1954-2022.
- Illini Bluffs High School Yearbooks – 1990-1991, 1993-2008, 2010-2014.
- Bartonville Grade School Yearbooks – 1966-1968.
- Oak Grove School Yearbooks – 1967-1968.
- Township Cemetery Directories
- Illinois State Library Microfilm - Sent to APL for viewing
- Glasford/Gazette: A History 1968; 1988 (Reference 977.35 GLA)











