People     

  1. People
    1. Alma Lewis James - Fairbury's 1st Historian
      1. Biography story.
      2. 1936 Obil Beach book she authored.
    2. Bess Family
      1. U.S. Navy interview of Raymond Bess in 1944 during World War II.
      2. Bess Family
    3. Carrithers Family
      1. Family history in Fairbury.
      2. Truman Carrithers
    4. Francis Townsend - Fairbury's Most Nationally Famous Native.
    5. Harriet Fogle, pioneer female movie producer in California.
      1. Her very interesting life story.
      2. Mysteries still to be solved.
    6. Debunking the Myth of Bat Masterson Working in a Fairbury Coal Mine.
    7. Fairbury Photographer Dudley Fultz
    8. Fairbury Photographer Family De Long.
    9. Fairbury Photographer E. M. Phillips
    10. Fairbury Photographer W. E. Hummel
    11. Fairbury Photographer Walter Ferguson
    12. Fairbury Photographer A. J. Swap
    13. Fairbury Photographer Watt Nakamaru
    14. Stephen Young
    15. Dr. Pendergast. He collected Native American artifacts and was a nationally known expert on Cigar Store Indians.
    16. The Harrington Family
      1. Two Irish Brothers Made Fairbury Their Home
      2. Ford & Harrington Horse Importing Firm
      3. Early Businessman And Opera House Manager J. E. Eddy. He was married to a Harrington woman.
      4. Research done by Dale C. Maley about the Harrington Family.
    17. The Veatch Family
    18. John Virgin
      1. Biography story by Dale C. Maley in 2019
      2. John Virgin's Obit from the 1890 Fairbury Blade. One of the longest obits ever published in the Blade.
      3. John Virgin information excerpted from the book Fairbury, Illinois, in the Civil War by Dale C. Maley.
      4. Historic Murals in Fairbury including John Virgin mural.
      5. Fascinating story of how a box of John Virgin family related items survived traveling to 6 states over 115 years.
      6. Blog written by Betsy Howell about finding and returning a box of John Virgin family material to Fairbury in 2025.
      7. Presentation illustrating the rare John Virgin family artifacts returned to Fairbury in 2025.
      8. John Virgin related excerpts from 1967 First Edition of Stuffed Clubs book.
      9. Link to YouTube video which shows many of the rare items found in the box of John Virgin family materials.
      10. Story about all the rare items found in the rare box of John Virgin family related materials.
    19. Joseph Slagel. He made the Midget hit-n-miss engines and at least one automobile.
      1. Joseph Slagel - Early Fairbury Inventor
      2. Extremely Rare Fairbury Engine Returns Home after More than 100 years.
      3. At Least One Automobile Manufactured in Fairbury.
    20. The McDowell Brothers, the orniest boys in Fairbury's history.
    21. Laubenheimer Family
      1. Peter Laubenheimer - Early Fairbury businessman.
    22. George Ziller. Commonly known as "Slim" Ziller. He was 6 foot 6 inches and weighed 525 pounds and allegedly had links to organized crime.
    23. Mildred Skrobonak. She was a unique individual and a long-time worker at the Fairbury Fair.