Fairbury Echoes Museum
  • About Us
    • Our Founding
    • What We Do
  • Resources
    • 1864-2015 List of Key Events in Fairbury, Illinois
    • 1890 City of Fairbury, Illinois, Ordinance Book
    • 1898 Livingston County Business Directory with Fairbury-related Pages
    • 1959 History Brochure of the Chautauqua Literary Society of Fairbury, Illinois
    • 1967 Chamber of Commerce Booklet
    • 1989 School Paper by Steven Mann titled Joseph Gerber paved the way in Fairbury, Illinois
    • 2013 Livingston County History Book with only Fairbury, Illinois related pages
    • 2026 Walking and Bus Historical Tour of Fairbury
    • Archive.Org Depository
    • Audio History
    • Blade Archives & Digital Photo Requests
    • Buckle on the Cornbelt
    • Facebook
    • Fairbury History from 1889 Blade article
    • Fairbury, Illinois, song
    • Historical Walking Tour of Fairbury, Illinois, from Unknown Date
    • I Remember by Cathryn Frisby
    • List of All Fairbury Postmasters
    • Listing of all City Officials in Fairbury, Illinois
    • Livingston County HCE Group 1918-1968
    • Livingston County Historical Society Presentations Related to Fairbury, Illinois
    • Livingston County History Books
    • Maps
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Nicks from the Blade -1946
    • Other Fairbury History Books by Dale C. Maley
    • Other Fairbury History Books by J. William Goold
    • Pantagraph Negatives
    • Remember the Tartars
    • Research Resources
    • Stuffed Clubs & Antimacassars
    • Take a Historical Walking Tour of Fairbury IL
    • Tartars Marching Band and Concerts 1968-1975 Photos and Articles
    • Tartars Marching Band and Concerts 1977-1984 Photos and Articles
    • Telephone Books
    • Transcribed Copy of 1967 First Edition of Stuffed Clubs and Antimacassars by Alma Lewis James
    • Transcribed Copy of 1977 Second Edition of Stuffed Clubs and Antimacassars by Alma Lewis James
    • Transcribed Copy of Dr. Ervin’s 2012 Autobiography
    • Transcribed Copy of April 3, 1958, Blade Centennial special Issue.
    • YouTube Videos
    • World War II Fairbury Veterans Record Book
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History Stories 

  1. City of Fairbury Items
    1. History of the public water supply system.
    2. How Fairbury got its name. 2021 Blade story by Dale C. Maley
    3. Electricity History. 2023 story by Dale C. Maley
    4. Interesting history of the various city dumps in Fairbury. 2026 story by Dale C. Maley.

 

Contact Us — Telephone: 815-692-2191 | Mail: 126 West Locust, Fairbury, IL 61739