Books and Items for Sale
Historical Society Books
Books available for sale at Casteel's and East School. Prices listed are suggested minimum donations since we are a nonprofit organization. Contact us to make shipping arrangements. Tables of contents available upon request.
History of Illinois and Pike County
Chapman, 1880
966 pages, plus index
Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois
Massie, 1906
751 pages, including index
Pike County History
Thompson, 1935-1939
534 pages, plus index
Pike County Illinois History and Families
Pike County Historical Society, 2014
256 pages, plus index
Pike County Schools 1823-1995
Residents of Pike County, 1995
Reprinted in 2022
413 pages, plus index
A True Picture of Emigration
Rebecca Burlend, 1848/1935
Reprinted in 2022
157 pages plus index
Finding Home in New Philadelphia and Pike County, Illinois
Carol McCartney, 2022
142 pages
Stories Of The Past of Pike County, Illinois
Carol McCartney, 2022
135 pages
Our Pike County, The Soul of Western Illinois
Carol McCartney, 2004
172 pages
New Philadelphia
McWorter and Williams-McWorter, 2018
211 pages
New Philadelphia: An Archaeology of Race in the Heartland
Shackel
207 pages
Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier
Walker
233 pages
Robert Earl Hughes: The Largest Man to Ever Walk the Earth
Maruna
116 pages
Your Food, My Adventure: One Farmer's Journey to Feed the World
Bradshaw
189 pages
Hugh Ellis, The Corn King
Clark and Sutton, 1999
136 pages
John George Nicolay: The Man in Lincoln's Shadow
Carden and Ebert
360 pages
Pike County Ballads
John Hay, 1871
40 pages
Pike County Ballads
John Hay, 1871
85 pages, includes additional information and essays
Lincoln’s Secretary’s Secretary: Helen Nicolay, Artist and Author
Maguire and Maguire, 2017
170 pages
Autographed
A Yeerlie Look At Pike: A 19th Century Scrapbook
Beard
100 pages
A Yeerlie Look At Pike: A 20th Century Scrapbook
Beard
100 pages
The Flag with 34 Stars: Company H.73rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Nancy Ross Chapter of DAR, 2010
60 pages
Lincoln’s 1858 Visit to Pittsfield, Illinois
Fisher, 1968
13 pages
Combined Atlas
Spiral bound 1872 and 1912 plat books
*these do not currently have protective covers and we are looking at options
Pike County True Ghost Stories
Pike County Historical Society
31 pages
History of Pike County: A Centennial Address
Grimshaw’s US Centennial Address, 1876
35 pages
School Directory of Pike County
1944-1945
19 pages
Abraham Lincoln Chronology
Pratt, 1957
15 pages
The Great Triumvirate
Findley and Winston, 1959
24 pages
Cemeteries Vol. 1: Atlas, Martinsburg, Pleasant Hill, Ross
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
227 pages
*out of stock*
Pike County Cemeteries Vol. 2: Newburg, Pittsfield
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
201 pages
Cemeteries Vol. 3: Chambersburg, Fairmount, Flint, Griggsville, Perry
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
198 pages
Cemeteries Vol. 4: Barry, Hadley, New Salem
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
205 pages
Cemeteries Vol. 5: Detroit, Hardin, Montezuma, Pearl, Spring Creek
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
203 pages
Cemeteries Vol. 6: Cincinnati, Derry, Kinderhook, Levee, Pleasant Vale
Pike County Historical Society, 1978
211 pages
*limited supply
Cemeteries Vol. 7: All townships, burials 1979-1992
Pike County Historical Society, 1992
“Free Frank” McWorter and The “Ghost Town” of New Philadelphia Pike County,
Pike County Historical Society, 1964
*not currently available - coming soon
Items (photos coming soon)
Items available for sale at Casteel's and East School. Prices listed are suggested donations since we are a nonprofit organization.
Bicentennial Items
East School Plate
Black and white
Courthouse Plate
Black and white
Shingles
Original slate shingles from the courthouse
East School cards
Black and White, with envelopes
Courthouse cards
Black and White, with envelopes
Pittsfield Churches Post Card
Black and White
Courthouse Post Card
Color
Courthouse Post Card
Art by Kay Miller
East School Ornaments
1987 and 1988 Christmas Ornaments
Other Post Cards
Mayor Scanland’s Home in Pittsfield
Illini Hospital in Pittsfield
Front Parlor of Lincoln’s Home in Springfield
Old State Capitol Building in Springfield
Lincoln and Herndon Building in Springfield
Hill-McNamar Store in Lincoln’s New Salem
Miller’s Blacksmith Shop in Lincoln’s New Salem
Lincoln’s Boyhood Home in Hodgenville, Kentucky
Ambrotype of Lincoln
Lincoln and his Secretaries