September 1, 2012: posted 3 new photos to Dooly Bend School page plus identiifications of some of the students in 1915 photo. Thank you to Sharon Cowen for providing.

April 15, 2011: posted 2011 Hickory County Historical Society calendar.

January 23, 2008: posted 2 new surnames [BIGLER and COULSELL]

January 8, 2008: Happy New Year! Added 5 new surname listings [BLACK, BROWN, DANIEL, GILMAN, HOLLEY].

December 29, 2007: added 2 new listings to WWII service list [BAUSELL brothers]; added timeline of Mary Effie O'Bryan Bausell's life [thanks to Ricci Powell for sharing this great story]; 2 surnames [BROOKS, YOST/YOAST]; 3 new Family Group Sheet (FGS) pages on ELLIOTT families [thank you, Claudia].

November 25, 2007: added 4 new surnames [JAMISON, JINKENS, MONTGOMERY, SNIDOW] and 2 new Family Group Sheets [Jonathan CHANEY & John STARKEY] (thank you, Mary).

November 13, 2007: added a list of World War I veterans from Hickory County, thanks to Kathleen Liedtke and Vicky Stapleton.

October 22, 2007: added 1 new surname [TIPLING] and corrected 1 email address.

Sept 16, 2007: 2 new surnames posted: CLUBB, DERENBURGER

August 22, 2007: 4 new surnames posted: EKEN, ELLIOTT, HOGEL, JONES

July 19, 2007: posted new Family Group Sheet for Moses Wallace BERRY family [thanks, Barbara].

July 10, 2007: posted 7 surnames: DOWNS, ESTEP, GLAZEBROOK, GROVE, HALSEY, JORDAN, KISSEE. Rootsweb server problems have been limiting updates for several weeks now.

May 28, 2007: added Niangua Township, Benton Co., 1840 Census listings.

May 27, 2007: posted 3 new surnames (GILLIOM, ROBERTSON, WILLIAMS); parts of 1840 Census for Benton Co. townships that became Hickory Co. 1845.

May 20, 2007: Major additions to the "80-and-Over" collection; added accounts for 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Phew! Thanks to the folks at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia and Don Ginnings, publisher of The Index, for sharing.

May 4, 2007: posted 1 new surname (GROVE) and two photos of students at Pine School (thank you, Fran)

May 2, 2007: posted 6 new surnames (BERNARD, BLACKWELL, NOE, PARRISH, QUISENBERRY, WRIGHT); photo of Preston School class of 1908-09 (can you help identify the kids or teacher?)

April 3, 2007: posted 3 new surnames (KEELE, McDONALD, QUIGG); added story and poem to the Preston Mill photo page [thank you, Fran, for typing and submitting].

March 14, 2007: created new Simon Cameron Post GAR page containing information transcribed & submitted by Ginger Donohue.

March 12, 2007: added 8 new surnames (ERICKSON, OSTROM, BIRD, MOORE, WALDEN, EVANS, McKAY, SALISBURY). Sorry for the delay in posting. Several got "lost" in my email.

February 28, 2007: added two researcher links to surname list, BURNS and LIGGETT.

January 19, 2007: some additions and corrections made to WWII Veterans list (thank you, Margaret).

January 15, 2007: added complete 2007 HCHS activity calendar (thanks, Ginger); created new page of photos from the Weaubleau MFA (thank you, Pat).

January 12, 2007: added CONLEY surname researcher; updated Hickory County Historical Society meeting and open house information for 2007 (thank you, Ginger).

January 7, 2007: added 2 new surnames, AMLIN and PENSONEAU. Thank you submitters.

December 22, 2006: added more "80 and Over" Day accounts from The Index, thanks to Harold John (196-, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971); added surname EDDINGS.

December 7, 2006: replaced one of mastodon photos; new page for the Weaubleau Veterans' Memorial (linked from Photo Page) (thank you, Trish); added GRAVES to surname page.

November 18, 2006: Added "80 and Over" Day accounts for 9 more years. Can anyone help me obtain more of these newspaper articles?; Added 2 new surname listings (HERBERT & SOUTHARD).

November 6, 2006: Began posting stories from The Index and the Springfield News-Leader about the "80 and Over" Club formed by Mrs. Nannie Jinkens in the mid-1950s.

October 30, 2006: in anticipation of Veterans' Day, I've added new listings of Hickory County veterans of the Civil War and of World War II. Neither list is exhaustive, but they are both large tables, so may take awhile to load.

October 28, 2006: added new DRYER Family Group Sheet + 4 new surnames (ASHWORTH, FISHER, MEADOWS, THARP) (thanks, Beth!); added new photos to original Mastodon page and created a second Mastodon page containing a great deal more information (all thanks to Harold John).

October 26, 2006: added 2 new Family Groups Sheets (HERBERT & THOMPSON), thanks to Fran Childers; also added link to Family Group Sheet index page from Resources page; changed email address for Ricci Powell throughout website; added 1 new surname (BURTON) to Surnames A-L (that makes 3 people researching BURTONs in Hickory County; hope you're communicating with each other!); added list of Hickory County Postmasters, 1832-1971.

October 10, 2006: added 9th child to Squire COFFEY FGS page (oops!)

October 8, 2006: 4 surnames added (BURTON, CROUCH, MILLER, NIHART); 7 more photos added to Bausell-O'Bryan page, thanks to Ricci Powell; add photo to PLACES section, thanks again to Ricci.

September 16, 2006: added 1 new surname (CRABTREE), made corrections to 3 other surname listings; received 4 other surname submissions with NO EMAIL ADDRESS....which means they can't be posted.

September 8, 2006: added new family group sheet for Henry BRESHEARS Jr. family. Thanks, Deena!

September 2, 2006: two surnames added (HENDREX & STINEBAUGH)

August 27, 2006: Liggett family picnic photo posted. Can you help identify people in this photo?

August 26, 2006: Surname listing added (CRABTREE)

August 15, 2006: Added another photo to the KELLEY-COOPER family photo page, with identifications by Steven Gillispie.

July 9, 2006: two new surnames added (GRATTON & QUICK)

June 30, 2006: two new surnames added (ASHLEY & CLUBB); photo of 1932 Weaubleau Forensic Club (thanks to Brec Morton)

June 23, 2006: new KELLEY-COOPER family photos posted, with identifications (thank you, Jessica and Sarah!); new DRYER surname researcher added.

June 18, 2006: Historical Society info updated (thanks, Harold); HALBERT researcher added to surname page; two new FGS pages--Sylvester FLETCHER family and John ARNETT family (thanks, Ginger!). Ginger has also added a bunch of obituaries to the Hickory County GenWeb Archives (see link on Records page).

May 20, 2006: added new FGS page for John Walters HERBERT family and Herbert Brothers Photo (thanks, Fran!).

May 15, 2006: photos of Kelley, McKinley, Fugate, and Chaney families and the Antioch School, thanks to Ginger Donohue.

May 6-7, 2006: removed broken links to deleted family pages; added link to new Missouri Death Certificate Database on Records page; Family group sheet for Isaac CLARK family (thanks, Fran); added Ingram surname link; new photo pages, thanks to Dean Sibert: Wheatland Postcards, Wheatland High School 1933, Elkton School, Womack Thrashing.

March 29, 2006: Added 3 new listings to surname pages (Guier, Henderson, Quigg); updated Hickory County Historical Society page, including information on ordering a CD of marriage licenses.

March 8, 2006: Added new page on the Weaubleau Congregational Christian Church, including Register of Members, 1937-1996.

March 5, 2006: Added 2 new listings to Surnames M-Z (Moore & Scruggs); extended search function of FreeFind Search Engine on Home page to search Hickory County Archives as well as pages on this website (now at 96 pages!).

February 24, 2006: Added 1 listing to Surnames A-L (Edwards); Added transcription of Early History of Hickory County article published in 1876; Added initial draft of page on Weaubleau Congregational Christian Church.

February 20, 2006: Added 2 new surname listings (Clayton & Rains).

February 19, 2006: Added 4 listings to Surnames A-L (Crowley, Gardner, Jackson, Lehman)

February 11, 2006: Added 3 new Family Group Sheets (Blackwell, Hinkle) (thank you, Fran!) and 1 surname.

January 29, 2006: Added 1 new Family Group Sheet (Nowell) and 2 surnames.

January 16, 2006: Added 3 new Family Group Sheets (Parker (2) & Brakebill), thanks to submissions from Timothy & Fran.

January 14, 2006: Added 4 surnames (Boardman, Inglis, Johnson, Osborn) and 3 new Family Group Sheets (Johnson, O'Bryan, Parks). Thank you submitters!

January 5, 2006: Added 2 surnames and 1 new Family Group Sheet (thank you, Phyllis).

December 10, 2005: Sorry for the delay in posting materials. Hard drive died and had to be replaced.; Added 3 surnames and 4 new Family Group Sheets.

November 9, 2005: Added 1 new Surname; off on vacation for 10 days, so no new posts.

November 8, 2005: Added 5 new Surnames from 2 new listers.

November 5, 2005: Added 1 new Surname and revised a Family Group Sheet.

October 30, 2005: Added 4 new Surnames and 3 new Family Group Sheets (thank you, Madeline & Tami).

October 18, 2005: Added 1 new Surname, one new Family Group Sheet (thank you, Jackie), and a new index to History and Tragedies of Hickory County (thanks to Harold John).

October 9, 2005: Added 1 new Surname and transcribed funeral register from Hathaway Funeral Home, thanks to Ginger Donohue.

September 26, 2005: Added two new Family Group Sheets, thanks to Ginger!

September 25, 2005: New index to B. B. Ihrig's 1970 History of Hickory County posted [thank you Shannon!]; 1 surname added [2 submitted surnames were missing email addresses, so not posted]

September 10, 2005: 2 new surnames added

September 5, 2005: 1 new surname added; 1 new family page loaded, thanks to Lisa!

August 28, 2005: 1 new surname added; 1 new family page loaded--thank you, Lisa!; link to partial cemetery transcription of Fairview/Butcher cemetery added on Records Page, thanks to Cheryl Bell.

August 21, 2005: 4 new surnames added; 6 new family pages loaded--thank you, Ginger!

August 14, 2005: 2 new surnames added + 1 new lookup volunteer (thanks, Shannon!); link to Hickory Co. Family Group Sheet Project placed on home page and 2 family pages loaded.

July 29, 2005: We're now part of the US and MOGenWeb Family Group Sheet Project!

July 24, 2005: Added additional COOPER researcher to surname page; completed uploading all letters to Index to Wilson's History of Hickory County

July 22, 2005: Added photo of Wm. P. Rash to photo page, thanks to Madeline Rash. Uploaded letters L, M, N, O to Index to Wilson's History of Hickory County

July 16, 2005: Index to Wilson's History of Hickory County extended through letter "K" [half of the index has now been uploaded to this site].

July 10, 2005: Added Hickory County Timeline, prepared by Hickory County Historical Society. Also beginning to add Index to Wilson's History of Hickory County, with link from Resources page. Thanks to Don Ginnings, publisher of The Index, for giving permission to publish this index on the web.

July 4, 2005: added 11 Surname Listings; new Hickory County Historical Society page.

June 5, 2005: added 2 new Surname Listings; revisions to Brown Family page.

May 30, 2005: added 8 new Surname Listings, edited two; new Brown Family page, thanks to Fonda Baselt; new photo added to Hermitage Courthouse Square page (thanks, Fran!).

May 10, 2005: revised Montgomery Family page with two additional photo (thanks, Janis!) and added a new page containing a transcription of the 1860 Slave Schedule from the US Census of Population.

May 8, 2005: new Montgomery Family and Weaubleau pages. Thanks Janis and Thom for submitting your photos and information.

April 25, 2005: added 5 new Surname Listings, edited one.

April 24, 2005: added 5 new Surname Listings; added new page with names of men who served in the Hickory County Battalion, Osage County Regiment, Missouri Home Guards, with link from Records Page.

April 10, 2005: added 3 new Surname Listings; added new Military link on Records page [thank you, Fonda]; adjusted some formatting and linking problems.

April 9, 2005: added 3 new Surname Listings; new BAUSELL family page contributed by Ricci.

March 22, 2005: Added 6 new Surname Listings; Added new information on the Hodge family contributed by Fonda.

March 5, 2005: Created new Gardner Family page (thanks, Fran and Mary) and Quincy buildings (thanks, Harold). Added photo of Hopewell School building to the page previously created. Updated surnames A-L with Lindsey researcher.

February 26, 2005: Added several new family pages: Condley Family (thanks, Debbie, for the photos); Liggett Family (thanks, Mary); more photos and information on the Brakebill Family (thanks, Fran); several additional individual photos (thanks, Mary); Royal school photo.

February 21, 2005: Added map showing school locations, with links from both Geography and Photo pages. Added population change graph with link from Geography page. Added photo & info pages on Brakebill-Kittel and Hinkle families. Thanks to Fran for the photos.

February 20, 2005: Added annotated school photos for Clark and Hopewell schools and photos of the Preston Mill. Thanks Fran!

February 16, 2005: Revised Submission Form on surname pages; entered new surnames: GARDNER, SHOEMAKER.

February 7, 2005: Inserted new SUBMISSION FORM on surname pages.

February 6, 2005: Created Photo Album page, transferring and reformatting photos from previous website. Hope you find them interesting!

February 5, 2005: Reformatted home page; added functioning search engine; added listings for LARGENT, LIGGETT, and WILLIAMSON to SURNAMES pages

January 28, 2005: Total new web design. Please email me if you find something that's not working properly or if you have other additions or corrections to suggest. Photo Album and This 'n That pages are still being reworked.