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.
Some of these presentations have been converted to YouTube videos.......and a Button style link to the video is given below the presentation link.
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.
Livingston County Ghost Towns. Covers 58 ghost towns in Livingston County, Illinois.
2020
Historical Society meetings stopped during the Covid Year.
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.
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 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.
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.