Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Destiny Roe and Becky Batman view Eden Martin’s “Fragments of the History of Sullivan” which is on sale to benefit Sullivan Education Foundation.

•January 23, 2019•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

Eden Martin recently published a new book, “Fragments of the History of Sullivan”.
Martin has donated 100 copies of his book to the Sullivan Community Education Foundation, and all proceeds from the sales will go to the Foundation. Copies are $35 and may be purchased in the high school office during regular business hours.
The following is an email interview with Martin:
Ellen: You have written several books on the history of Sullivan and maintain an informative local history website, edenmartin.com. What motivated you to research and write these histories?
Eden: I first became interested in my family’s history, and that inevitably led to a broader interest in the history of the communities where they lived. My Martin family came to Illinois before it was a state and moved to the Sullivan area before Moultrie was a county.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.