The First Hundred Years 1879 - 1979 Novinger, Missouri Published by Novinger Planned Progress, Novinger, Missouri, 1979 This 650-page softbound book was published in 1979 by Novinger Planned Progress, Inc. and reprinted in December 1996 all in one volume with a complete 19,301-entry index containing 10,759 different individuals. Chapters include History, Railroad, Mining, Churches, Schools, Businesses, Organizations, Farming, Sports and Biographies. The book cost $40 plus $5 shipping. Send a check for $45.00 made to Novinger Planned Progress, % Mettie Swisher Davis, 15375, State Highway 6, Novinger, Missouri 63559. The index will be provided free upon request by email as a text file attachment by contacting: glloyd@cableone.net. Novinger (Adair County), Missouri: The People, the Town and the Surrounding Communities "The 2001 Novinger Centennial Book" Published by Novinger Renewal Inc., Novinger, Missouri, April 2001 NOTE! This book was reprinted in May 2011 and is now available for sale. This 768-page book was first published in 2001 and includes an in-depth history of: (1) Novinger, Missouri (120 pages); (2) Each of the other towns and place names located on, or west of, the Chariton River (103 pages); (3) The Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad (24 pages); (4) The Iowa and St. Louis Railroad (11 pages); (5) Coal Mining in Adair County; (6) Novinger area Organizations (64 pages) and (7) Businesses in Novinger, Missouri 1901-2001 (20 pages). In addition the book includes 270 pages of 134 biographies (95 different surnames) for those who live or once lived in western Adair County plus many of their descendants. The book also contains 670 historic and biographical photographs, a 76-page all-name index containing over 20,000 entries including 10,530 individuals listed under 2,170 different surnames. This reprinted book cost $55.00 plus shipping, if any. Books are also available for purchase for $55 in person (no shipping) at the Lawson Hill Antique Mall at 4414 North Baltimore, Kirksville, MO which is at the top of Kirksville just south of the city limit sign on the east side of Highway 63 (660-627-4646). It is open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mon. - Sat. and 1 - 5 p.m. on Sunday. Also arrangements can be made to pick up books at Novinger locations by calling Glenna Young 660-488-5280 (home) or 660-342-6455 (cell) or by email <ddaniels@nemr.net>. To request a copy by mail send a check payable to Novinger Renewal for $60.25 (includes shipping costs of $5.25 for book rate), OR $65.95 (includes shipping costs of $10.95 for priority mail rate) to: Novinger Renewal 15892 State Highway 6 Novinger, MO 63559 The index can be viewed free. Just double click on the attachment icon link at the bottom of this page. |