Wood River Heritage Council

Welcome to the Wood River Heritage Council website. This site contains information about Wood River history and historic sites. Click on links to learn about the Wood River History Museum, Vaughn Graveyard, the Historic Wedding Chapel, Camp Dubois (the debarking point for the Lewis and Clark expedition). This website is for anyone who wants to learn about Wood River's history or the history of their ancestors.

Genealogy sites

History and Historic Sites

News about scheduled events

Genealogy Websites (Learn About Your Ancestors)

Other genealogy resources available at the history museum include: Family Archive CDs, Local family histories, Alton City Cemetery records, Wanda Cemetery records, Vaughn Hill Graveyard map, Moro Cemetery records, Milton Cemetery records, History of Madison County, County marriage records (1866-1874 and 1875-1882), Probate files, High School Yearbooks, Marks Funeral Home records, City Directories, Old Family pictures, Family Genealogy books,....and more.

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History and Historic Sites

(Click on link below or Image to view information)

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Recommended Reading

• It Happened at the River Bend, J.Dunphey, 2008.

• Journals of Lewis and Clark, M. Lewis and W.Clark, paperback, 2002.

• Houses That Sears Built: Everything you ever wanted to know about Sears Catalog Homes, Rosemary Thornton

• Huckleberry Heart: The Boys of Halloran Avenue, Gene Nelson Isom

• Wood River Along the River Bend, Roxann Read

News and Scheduled Events

• Heritage Council Events

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