Designed For
Recording The Attendance, Punctuality And Deportment
Of Each Pupil Belonging To The School
Latest And Improved Edition
Entered According To Act Of Congress,
In The Year 1861 By O. Adams, In The
Clerk's Office Of The District Court,
Of The United States, For The Northern
District Of Illinois
Rockford, ILL,
Published By Adams & Blackmer, 1862
Manufactured by Culver, Page & Hoyne, Blank Book
Manufacturers and Stationers,
128 and 130 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois
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The Adams' School
Register is for Fairfield School in Fairfield Township, near
the extinct town of Taylorsville
near present-day Arlington.
A little history
of the location and discover of this register.
For additional
information on the please visit the "Saga
of Taylorsville".
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I wish now to explain how this
old record came into my possession. In Iowa living about 6 miles from
old Taylorsville I have three cousins who buy old furniture and other
antiques. In some old boxes left of the Geo Doan estate was found this
register. I was in Iowa at the home of these cousins and they kindly
let me have this book because I saw my father’s name in it. Geo Doan
was school director many years. His belongings had been kept intact by
his daughter Carrie Doan and at her death some things were purchased
by the Crawford bros., Ross, Jim & Bill.
Charles
L. Robbins, 1946 |
The original
register is very fragile and is now in the possession of Dale Robbins. Dale
would like to donate the document to an interested party such as the West
Union Historical Society. If you are interested please contact:
dale_robbins@hotmail.com.
It should also be noted that the
original register is not indexed. The alphabetical surname index was
transcribed and prepared by Dale Robinson.
