Histories
- Biographies
- 1876 History of Douglas
- 1900 Historical & Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois
The biographies in this book have been added to our Biographies section - 1915 History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois
- 1918 Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Douglas County, Illinois
In this directory, the following information might be listed - wife's maiden name (but not if a woman is the head of household), children's name (including those not living at home), Post Office address, township and section living in, whether a tenant or an owner, who the owner is (if they are a tenant), amount of acres, and from what from what year they have lived in the county. And, if they have a telephone, it tells what phone service they have.
List of Names A - G
List of Names H - M
List of Names N - Z
- 1918 Slavery in Douglas County, Illinois
"RING RIDIN'" WITH GALLOPING HORSES
"Ring Ridin'," at one time a popular contest during elaborate annual
picnics held near Garrett, Douglas County, vigorously tested the
horsemanship and nerves of entrants. Broken bones sometimes resulted, and
after a particularly stormy contest in 1891, the game was discontinued.
As described by an old resident, "Ring Ridin'" consisted of placing a small
spear through a metal-like disk about ten inches in circumference. The disk,
which was suspended from a string and pulley attached to a pole far enough
from the ground so that a rider on a galloping horse could pass under it,
was raised or lowered at the will of some one standing nearby. The most
skillful contestant was awarded the captaincy of the ring game for the
following year.
Extracted 25 Oct 2019 by Norma Hass from Pioneer Days in Illinois, compiled by the Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois, published in 1940, page 17.
