Macoupin Street

At the center of the photograph, above left, is The Frederickson home at the bend in Route 4 and the ITS tracks as they leave Gillespie heading toward Staunton. The photograph, aboveright, is the Zion Lutheran Church and the ITS tracks heading toward Carlinville.
This stretch of a small town main street is just a half mile long but holds the heartbeat and the legacy of Coal Country.

The Maude Wilcox Frederickson story, preface by Helaine Silverman

BIO, text , family White Sox horse story

Imperial Gas Station
Now Freddie's Liquor Store

Dan Fisher was a 'pump jockey' when a gallon of gasoline sold for 25.9 cents and came with an oil and tire pressure check, and a cleaned windshield. The photo on the right shows a freight train using the ITS track and the Christian Church that replaced the Frederickson home.
Dan Fisher thread: Imperial Station to City Hall - Alderman, mayor, treasurer, city waterline replacement, streetscape, more

ITS Station - City Hall
W.E. Cavanaugh - PSB to E. Chestnut City Hall to ITS City Hall

For more about the ITS visit the display in the museum

300 Block South Macoupin

Bernhardt's Restaurant
(after relocating from East Chestnut as Johnnies Tavern)

Text from Jennie Alepra

Miners Co-op McKeckan

200 South Macoupin

George Lacy Obituary
edited
George M Lacy, 100, of Gillespie, IL, died at Heritage Health of Carlinville, IL on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. He was born September 15, 1916, in Buxton, IA to Andrew Lacy & Elizabeth (Krupar) Lacy. He married Evelyn I. (Boyd) Lacy on May 1, 1940 in Carlinville, IL. She preceded him in death on April 15. 1996. He graduated from Benld High School, Class of 1935. He and his brothers, John and Andy, were owners/operators of Lacy's Appliance & TV in Gillespie. He retired from his business in 1985 after having worked since 1944. He was a tinkerer, inventor, artist, a general jack-of-all-trades and even an airplane pilot in his youth. There was little that he could not fix or create. His artwork includes many sketches, paintings and elaborately decorated Easter eggs, in the style of Eastern European "Pysanky." He was a master cabinet maker and made many pieces of furniture for himself, his family and others. He built custom kitchen cabinetry for his wife and a uniquely designed bedroom furniture for his oldest daughter. Visitors to his home were immediately drawn to a whimsical, one-of-a kind, play house built in the backyard that he built for his youngest daughter. His woodworking skills were recognized in a national publication for an attic room that he converted to a bedroom for his sons. George was a member of the SS Simon and Jude Church, Gillespie Fire Department, Holy Cross Cemetery Board, Welfare Park Association and 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He was an honorary member of SS Simon and Jude Altar Society.

George Lacy Jr. and Cathy remember their father: