more links

Information about the beginning of Janesville:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/rock/County/HistCo002.html


Burr Robbins Circus
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=22743

http://www.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansR2.htm

A picture of an ad for Burr Robbins Circus coming to Janesville:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=burr%20robbins&w=45705704%40N00


William Morrison Tallman http://www.wisconsinstories.org/janesville/essay/index.cfm?page=4

http://lincoln200.wisconsin.gov/category.asp?linkcatid=2890&linkid=1399&locid=156

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wirockbios/Bios/bios0145.html

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volume=44&articleID=21677


Henry F. Janes
http://www.forwardjanesville.com/CommunityInformation/JanesvilleHistoryandFacts/JanesvilleHistory/tabid/818/Default.aspxs/JanesvilleHistory/tabid/818/Default.aspx

http://www.wisconsinstories.org/janesville/essay/

an article written by Henry Janes
http://www.wisconsinstories.org/janesville/essay/

Brother Joseph Dutton
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=14920&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=Daction=view&term_id=14920&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=D

http://rolwaipahu.org/twojosephs.htm

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/thisday/index.asp?day=27&month=4

http://www.damien-duttonleprosysociety.org/ourmission.php


http://genforum.genealogy.com/hi/molokai/messages/11.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=PPSNDLwnJjwC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=joseph+dutton,+janesville&source=bl&ots=If9dgxaHkM&sig=RUfj8kT2H09yJajUviDWvjglt28&hl=en&ei=OnFVTYnWD8mr8AbKz5WEBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=joseph%20dutton%2C%20janesville&f=false

http://www.whirledwydeweb.com/kalaupapa/chronology.html


http://hicatholicmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/finally-someone-recognizes-brother.html

Information about John Inman, George Follmer, William Holmes, Jr., and Joshua Holmes:

http://zoominlocal.com/janesville-gazette/2010/10/10/#?article=1037764

begin at "History of Rock County"

http://www.archive.org/stream/rockcountywiscon02brow/rockcountywiscon02brow_djvu.txt


http://books.google.com/books?id=kgu1hscutaoC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=william+holmes,+jr.,+janesville&source=bl&ots=EQ1vZ7s6kW&sig=s2hu61qDi_VyKNerks1PgXMmMzM&hl=en&ei=ZXxJTZl&ots=EQ1vZ7s6kW&sig=s2hu61qDi_VyKNerks1PgXMmMzM&hl=en&ei=ZXxJTZ

http://books.google.com/books?id=WkEVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA526&lpg=PA526&dq=william+holmes,+jr.,+janesville&source=bl&ots=Ux1H5BZpML&sig=XjORhGylVgyRuOBERw4E7l3KVNk&hl=en&ei=ZXxJTZ-VHon2tgPA8sSTCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&sqi=2&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=william%
20holmes%2C%20jr.%2C%20janesville&f=false



http://www.ci.janesville.wi.us/citysite/service_detail.aspx?Title=History%20of%20Janesville&Dept=Community



http://books.google.com/books?id=VMEvAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA550&lpg=PA550&dq=george+follmer,+janesville+history&source=bl&ots=uyumgITUjm&sig=u0T1yJFljLOYxyNI3N1vf7F51bw&hl=en&ei=Z35JTe_3EImqsAPRntGUCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=george%20follmer%2C%20janesville%20history&f=falseid=VMEvAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA550&lpg=PA550&dq=george+follmer,+janesville+history&source=bl&ots=uyumgITUjm&sig=u0T1yJFljLOYxyNI3N1vf7F51bw&hl=en&ei=Z35JTe_3EImqsAPRntGUCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=george%20follmer%2C%20janesville%20history&f=false


http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wirockbios/1873/73Hist/1873Hist03.html


A fantastic link, giving more detail:
http://books.google.com/books?id=-72xa6T3pEAC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=george+follmer,+janesville,+wi&source=bl&ots=-Bj5aK3tMC&sig=xS80KMuDPKqrZKH6yKfO6XJZSRQ&hl=en&ei=mX9JTZ_HA8bEgQfq560H&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q&f=false


An article quoted by a relative of John Inman's, you need to scroll down a little to get to it, but it is so worth it!

http://inman.surnameweb.org/newsletters/nwsltr2-2.htm


This is history of Green County by Henry Janes
http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/lud/green2/images/00000014.pdf


Biography about Henry Janes, including information on the first cabin builders
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wirocktp/bios/henryfjanesbio.htm


Ira Miltimore, the building of the first blind school:

http://books.google.com/books?id=c1RSZ0EZVIIC&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=ira+miltimore,+janesville&source=bl&ots=dXpmLNfxCU&sig=76jGyCfXYGPWallPxZmj2gU2kTc&hl=en&ei=RIZJTd2ADobPgAf-hslE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ira%20miltimore%2C%20janesville&f=false


http://books.google.com/books?id=c1RSZ0EZVIIC&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=ira+miltimore+blind+school&source=bl&ots=dXpnFHezE_&sig=G1h5ph0TX1v3t7265icuwvAhpnU&hl=en&ei=XrNOTYqWAcrKgQe38bVG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ira%20miltimore%20blind%20school&f=fals e


http://www.hellochicago.com/bookfiles/pages_295-3341.pdf begin at page 300, although there is an entire letter written by Ira prior to page 300.

http://coplien.com/vets/soldier-summary.asp?vetRec=44 This one has a very small font, but gives dates!

http://books.google.com/books?id=586EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA333&lpg=PA333&dq=ira+miltimore+blind+school&source=bl&ots=8VrwiZW651&sig=F8HQYA8UNA9yvKTo7UDwEiDm7yg&hl=en&ei=2bdOTd-EG4eRgQeOn4DfDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=ira%20miltimore%20blind%20school&f=false More information on the building of the school.

Daniel Hale Williams

http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/danielwilliams.html

http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/DrWilliams.htm

http://www.providentfoundation.org/history/williams.html



http://inventors.about.com/od/blackinventors/p/Daniel_Williams.htm

http://chicagotribute.org/Markers/Williams.htm


His connection to Janesville:
http://www.wisconsinstories.org/janesville/people/hale.cfm

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Williams__Daniel_Hale.html


Judge William Holmes

http://books.google.com/books?id=c1RSZ0EZVIIC&pg=PA529&lpg=PA529&dq=Judge+William+Holmes,+Janesville&source=bl&ots=dXpnFJdwGU&sig=5nylYjffioM1g09c6eH552XYJiI&hl=en&ei=ePxOTfHJKYHdgQeTj9zJDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Judge%20William%20Holmes%2C%20Janesville&f=false


http://books.google.com/books?id=GGdAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=Judge+William+Holmes,+Janesville&source=bl&ots=9K94iqV2rq&sig=ahxiGO4c-i12eNGA5fLl-2sSWbU&hl=en&ei=ePxOTfHJKYHdgQeTj9zJDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Judge%20William%20Holmes%2C%20Janesville&f=false


http://www.ci.janesville.wi.us/citysite/service_detail.aspx?Title=History%20of%20Janesville&Dept=Community

Frances Willard

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAwillard.htm

http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER0105.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/frances-willard

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/temperance/p/frances_willard.htm