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 $4 shipping. Order from Norma Goucher, 601 Rombauer Ave., Novinger, Missouri 63559. The index will be provided free upon request by email as a text file attachment by contacting: glloyd@cableone.net. The price is $40 plus $4 shipping. Send a check for $44.00 made to Novinger Planned Progress, % Mettie Swisher Davis, 15375, State Highway 6, Novinger, Missouri 63559. 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 As of 21 November 2004 this book is out of print. This 768-page book was 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. The index can be viewed free. Just double click on the attachment icon link at the bottom of this page. The book is now out of print: Contact Gary G. Lloyd <glloyd@cableone.net> (660-627-2140) to be put on the waiting list for the second printing. |