News Progress

The Springfield Road •August 27, 2025• By Janet Roney No one knows for sure the route Abraham Lincoln’s family followed when they passed through our county in March of 1830 on their way to their new home west of Decatur. From Paradise in western Coles County, they may have passed east of the large Kickapoo Indian winter camp site on the south side of the Shelbyville Moraine, and noted the cabins of the Whitley and Waggoner families, who had only recently settled along the ancient Whitley Point Road. At some point, they would have followed the Kaskaskia-Detroit Road that led … Read More

Photo by DM Williamee L-R: Kent Buxton, Rick Read, Mike Marshall, Dan Thompson, Jeff Brown, Justin Farris, Brian Critchlow, Mikle Siere, John Lancaster, Emily Siere, Jan Brown, Kent Spencer, and Greg Hill. Last Saturday, the Sullivan American Legion post hosted a Bike Day during the afternoon, open to the public. Food was provided by Griffin’s BBQ Crew Catering, and drinks by the American Legion to all who attended. … Read More

•August 27, 2025• Cheryl’s Grandfather, Albert E. Nitzschke, Pop-az-ia-cio Submitted Cheryl Avitts shared with the Moultrie County Genealogical and Historical Society regarding her discovery of her family’s First Nations lineage. Titled, “I am Miami,” Cheryl shared, “Our family of Nitzschke’s had no idea of our heritage until Grandpa Albert A. Nitzschke was asked questions of the when’s and where’s of their mother’s and father’s lineages. That was when we learned of his amazing journey. Since 1958, our family has journeyed into genealogy: find a grave, newspapers, court records, family letters, and such. In the U.S. Government rolls, we found the … Read More