Locally Made

Bishop Hill Burial Records 2011

Price: $21.50

Compiled by the Bishop Hill Old Settlers’ Association in coordination with the Henry County Genealogical Society

This is a complete listing of all of the burials at the Bishop Hill cemetery from 1850 to present.

Made right here in Bishop Hill, this honey is gathered by healthy bees, extracted then screened through a 400 micron filter. 1 lb. jar.  Product of Bishop Hill, IL (USA)

Made right here in Bishop Hill by BHHA volunteers! Clay marbles are the only evidence of a “toy” found from Bishop Hill Colony era.  There are variations on the basic rules of marbles. The standard game is called the “ring game” or “ringer.” The goal is to remove all the marbles from inside a ring drawn or a string made into a ring, on the playing surface by flicking your shooter marble. Players get to keep the marbles they knock out.

This softcover book by Dr. Nancy Frakes details the emigration of Eric Janson and his followers from Sweden to their “Utopia on the Prairie”. It also contains many pages of Bishop Hill trivia, as well as facts about Sweden and many useful “handout” pages for teachers. 63 pages.

The Story of Bishop Hill: Over Land, by River and on the Erie Canal CD-ROM

Author: Nancy Frakes, Ph.D.

Price: $21.50

This CD is a companion piece to the book of the same name. It is a valuable tool designed for teachers who can use the Thematic Units in their classrooms to teach students about how the Bishop Hill pioneers survived and built a new community from the ground up.