HOME is probably where you came in; features links to each page, photo of carriage house, message from Curator, business address and phone number, copyright data, counter, and webmaster contact. Also includes Mapquest link on how to find museum.

ABOUT US provides history of society, carriage house, museum, names of officers and directors.

WHAT'S NEW features current events plus Whiteside County Township plat maps.

RESEARCH details museum hours and outlines research request policy; includes mapquest directions to find museum.

MEMBERSHIP explains various membership options with mail-in form to join Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society.

NEWSLETTERS is where old news is good news if one needs to recall articles from past issues.

STORIES articles written by members or citizens speaking of events in local history.

• Science Ridge Mennonite Church History The 150 year history of the church written by Mary Helen Wade.
• The Underground Railroad Documented The facts in the form of a 1916 letter to Mrs. Edith Deets.
• Amatuer Historian Unravels Mystery Surrounding Sinnissippi Mounds Gazette Newspaper Article
• The Sinnissippi Mounds in Sterling, Illinois by Gunnar A. Benson
• The History of Mineral Springs Park by Florence Wetzell
• Notes for a Capsule History by Madeleine Nuttall
• The Illinois and Mississippi Feeder Canal by Gunnar Benson
• An Early History of Sterling by William D. U'Ren
• Romance of the old Arey house by Unknown Author
• Early Beginnings in Sterling by Gunnar Benson
• The Origins of Sterling's Growth and Prosperity by Chris Preston
• The Stone School, Jordan Township by Jerald Glawe (link to another site)

PHOTO ALBUM where old pictures allow one to reflect on obscure bits of history that time forgets.

FOR SALE items which just might satisfy your hunger for historical data.

• "1872 Whiteside County Atlas & Undex"- Features 40+ Plat maps and over 4,500 names indexed to location.
• "Lincoln Tales Tall and True"- A narrative by Brian "Fox" Ellis presenting six anthologies from the life of President Lincoln.
• "Lincoln in Illinois"- A 2009 Publication which features 91 photos of Abe Lincoln statues in Illinois, with essays.
• "Lincoln-Manahan Home Wood Replica"- honors Lincoln's visit to Sterling in 1856 as guest at the William Manahan home, now restored.
• "The Hopewell Civilization in the Sauk Valley"- Wolf and Linnea Koch's Book tells the real story behind the Sinnissippi Indian Mounds.
• "Grandon Civic Center Construction Photos"- Book features over 100 photos from 1938
• Four Sterling area Historic Structures Books By David Alan Badger
• "My Story" By John D. Arey, Book
• "Photos From the Archives" in Postcard format
• Two "Sterling of Illinois" Books by David Alan Badger
• Retrospective: Sarah Worthington, Book
• SRFHS Postcard Collection, Book
• Postcard Book in PDF format on CD
• Official Lincoln Statue Postcards
• History of Whiteside County, Illinois, Bent-Wilson, 1877
• Whiteside County by Wayne Bastain, 1968
• Joined by a River
• Sterling, Dixon, and Eastern Electric Railroad
• Roots on the Prairie
• Self-Guided Tour of Whiteside County

LINKS connections to other web sites of historical interest.

Contact: DIRECTOR  If requesting research first read RESEARCH POLICY.

Contact: WEBMASTER  Ask any questions concerning this site.