| Home | Friends of the Archives Book Order Form Featured Publications *NEW* Schools of Athens and Limestone County by Betty Taylor: 194 pages full of 275 photographs of 281 schools. Learn about Robert Elliott, the first known teacher to open a school for boys and girls in 1820, or the log school house that was located just west of the present Athens City Board of Education on Washington Street. Fully indexed. $35.00 Athens and Limestone County: 1861-1865 by Betty Taylor: 436 pages of indexed testimony and information about barred and disallowed Southern Claims during the Civil War; the Sack of Athens; May 1862; The Battle of Athens, Jan. 26, 1864, and the Surrender of Col. Wallace Campbell, Sept. 1864. $30.00 Diary of R.B. Meadows by Betty Taylor: Follows the adventure of young private Meadows from his volunteering for Capt. Higgins Company through his capture by Union soldiers; his escape and arrival back in Athens, only to find the Yankee soldiers had taken over the town. 32 pages, all indexed, and includes the roster of several local companies. $10.00 Letters to L&N from successful farmers of Limestone County by Betty Taylor: A reprint of the original book, containing 86 letters encouraging family and friends to leave their current homes and come to Alabama. Included in this 81-page book are photos of old railroad depots, agriculture, and homes of the farmers, as well as an introduction to crop dusting, The Grange, The Farmers Alliance and The Agriculture, all organizations formed to assist farmers. $35.00 Treasures of Limestone County by Betty Taylor: 394 pages of period photos, letterheads, and histories of numerous businesses of Athens & Limestone County from 1860s to 1950s including Ardmore, Elkmont, Mooresville, Belle Mina, Salem, Tanner, and other communities. Fully indexed with a hard back. $50.00 Limestone County History Resources Abstracts from “The Athens Post” June-Aug 1876 by Betty Taylor $5.00 Abstract of Land Township 1 by Susan Bzdell $12.00 Abstracts of Wills Vol. 9 by Jerri Todd Austin $12.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1820) by Linda Smith $5.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1830) by Linda Smith $5.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1840) by Linda Smith $6.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1850) by Linda Smith $20.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1860) by Linda Smith $25.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1866) by Linda Smith $10.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1870) by Linda Smith $35.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1880) by Linda Smith $50.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1900) by Linda Smith $50.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1910) by Linda Smith $50.00 Census of Limestone County, AL (1920) by Linda Smith $70.00 Court Martial of Col. John B. Turchin, The Sack of Athens, May 1862 $13.00 Diary of Reverend James C. Elliott (1871-1875) by B. Taylor & E. Wellden $12.00 Early History of Limestone by Robert A. McClellan $5.00 History of Limestone County by Bob Henry Walker $17.00 Index to Deeds (1818-1900) by Philip Reyer $30.00 Index to Funeral Records (Spry & McConnell) by Philip Reyer $12.50 Index to Jail Registers (1881-1947) by Philip Reyer and Anna Lee $15.00 Index to Rainey Funeral Home (1917-1982) by Philip Reyer $15.00 Index to Wills (1823-1900) by Philip Reyer $8.00 Limestone County, AL Birth Records (1881-1898) by Linda Smith $20.00 Limestone County, AL Death Records (1881-1898) by Linda Smith $20.00 Marriage Book (1818-1918) Set of Brides and Grooms by Linda Smith $55.00 Marriage Book (1919-1950) Set of Brides and Grooms by Linda Smith $60.00 Minutes of Camp Hobbs Confederate Veterans $8.00 Mortality Schedules, Limestone Co, AL (1850-1880) by Linda Smith $5.00 Postcards Series 2 (Limestone Co, Set of 6, black & white) $3.00 Postcards Series 3, frameable poster print (black & white) $3.00 Retrospective Glances of Limestone County Negro Education $12.00 “Scraps” Relating to History of Limestone from Athens Post by Danny Black $10.00 Sims Settlement: Our Squatter Ancestors 1806-1818 by R. Dixon & B. Priest $10.00 Slave Abstracts of Will Book 3 for Limestone County, AL by Jerri Austin $8.00 BOOKS BY FAYE AXFORD Axford, Faye Scintillating Seventies (1870s) $18.00 Axford, Faye Enlighting Eighties (1880s) $18.00 Axford, Faye Noble Nineties (1890s) $18.00 Axford, Faye Limestone County Trivia $15.00 MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA Census of Madison County, AL (1830) by Linda Smith $8.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1840) by Linda Smith $10.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1850) by Linda Smith $30.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1860) by Linda Smith $35.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1870) by Linda Smith $65.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1880) by Linda Smith $85.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1900) by Linda Smith $85.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1910) by Linda Smith $100.00 Census of Madison County, AL (1920) by Linda Smith $100.00 Order Subtotal Shipping & Handling Insurance (optional) FOA membership (optional) Order Total To order, please circle the publication desired and add the following to the price: Shipping and Handling fees: $3.00 for the first book $1.00 for each additional book Insurance fees per amount shipped (optional to ensure order shipment): Up to $50.00 - $1.30 $50.01 to $100.00 - $2.20 $100.01 to $5000.00 - $2.20 plus $1.00 per each $100.00 Friends of the Archives annual membership: $5.00 Mail completed order form and check or money order to: Friends of the Archives c/o Limestone County Archives 102 W. 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