# Beadles - **Website:** - **Primary alias:** `beadles.org` ## Description Melissa’s World is a personal history and genealogy website focused on the people, families, churches, and communities of Illinois and the wider Midwest. Its material brings together family research and local history, with particular attention to Beadles and related surnames, including their origins and migrations through Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and other states. Visitors can explore family records, surname variations, land purchases, census returns, military service, obituaries, and reunion information. A major theme is the religious and civic history of McDonough County, Illinois, especially Macomb. The site documents the early Presbyterian churches and their members, missionaries, and pastors, as well as the history of McDonough College and its support from the Presbyterian Church’s Board of Education. It also covers Methodist beginnings, local Masonic history, abolitionism, slavery, land disputes, and other events that shaped the region. Additional articles examine Black history and African Methodist Episcopal congregations in McDonough County. Melissa’s World serves as an archival resource for genealogists, researchers, and readers interested in family connections and the development of local communities. ## Industries - 🎸 Hobbies and Leisure - 🎸 Ancestry and Genealogy _(under Hobbies and Leisure)_ ## Logos & icons - logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idaXbZEh_c/w/940/h/198/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1792799956094) ## Colors | Name | Hex | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | | Vida Loca | #5bac1f | accent | | Lucky Point | #1c1c64 | dark | | Half Spanish White | #fef3dd | light | ## Fonts - Helvetica Neue — asset _(custom)_ - Georgia — asset _(custom)_ --- _Source: _ _See [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) for a full list of agent-readable pages, and [/auth.md](/auth.md) for how agents authenticate._