Historical Society Meeting Presentations

 

Dale C. Maley has researched and given over 20 different presentations to the Livingston County Historical Society between 2017 and 2025. The Powerpoint files used in these presentations were converted to PDF file and uploaded to Archive.Org. You can view and/or download a copy of these presentations using the links below.

 

2017

Update on Project to Renovate Marsh Park in Fairbury, Illinois.

2018

William Stackpole's Diary covering his trip from Pekin, Illinois, to the California Gold Fields in 1849 and his return trip. He then became a pioneer settler of Fairbury, Illinois.

Genealogy 101 presentation which explains how to explore and develop your family tree.

Pictorial review of the Chenoa Historical Society by Joyce Nagel.

2019

Review of the Fairbury Echoes Museum.

Fairbury in the Civil War.

Livingston County Ghost Towns. Covers 58 ghost towns in Livingston County, Illinois.

2020

Historical Society meetings stopped during the Covid Year

2021

Lincoln's Three Legal Cases heard in Pontiac, Illinois.

Review of various projects done by Dale C. Maley in the Summer of 2021 to preserve Livingston County history. Includes work done to maintain the Jones and Strevell Houses in Pontiac, Illinois.

2022

Explanation of early farmland purchases in Livingston County. Explains how to determine the first person to buy the land from the Federal Government.

Franklin Oliver: Pioneer Settler of Chatsworth, Illinois.

Review of various projects done by Dale C. Maley in the Summer of 2022 to preserve Livingston County history. Includes work done to maintain the Jones and Strevell Houses in Pontiac, Illinois.

2023

History of Tuberculosis in Livingston County, Illinois. This presentation was a lead-in to author Jim Rider's talk about the Ottawa, Illinois, Tent Colony.

Review of the storage and management of historical artifacts maintained by the Livingston County, Illinois, Historical Society.

Review of various projects done by Dale C. Maley in the Summer of 2023 to preserve Livingston County history. Includes work done to maintain the Jones and Strevell Houses in Pontiac, Illinois.

2024

The History of the Jones House in Pontiac, Illinois.

The History of the Yost House in Pontiac, Illinois.

The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Strevell House of Pontiac, Illinois.

Biography of Henry Mies who's speech prompted the formation of the Livingston County Historical Society back in 1924.

Review of various projects done by Dale C. Maley in the Summer of 2024 to preserve Livingston County history. Includes work done to maintain the Jones and Strevell Houses in Pontiac, Illinois.

2025

The Underground Railroad in Livingston County, Illinois.

The Nelson Buck Massacre.

The Life of Albert Cashier.