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Everything is Moving!!
Last week I noticed that some things at the library had been moved! As I looked around, I noticed this new "Local History" section! I...
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Logan
- Sep 19, 2022
- 7 min
How Apple ‘n Pork Got Its Start
Yes, it’s already that time of year again, it’s time for the annual Apple ‘n Pork Festival! While the first Apple ‘n Pork is still well...
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Logan
- May 3, 2022
- 8 min
Revere’s Roundabout Ride to Clinton
In today’s history blog, I outline the winding path Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere’s own company took to begin manufacturing Revere...
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Logan
- Feb 25, 2022
- 14 min
Clinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 3
In today’s history blog, Carl Person stands trial for murder. Depending on the verdict, he’d walk away a free man, or hang at the...
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Rachel
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Illinois Freedom Project & The Underground Railroad
An outgrowth of an educational program that engages young people with African American history in Illinois, The Illinois Freedom Project...
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Logan
- Jan 3, 2022
- 10 min
Clinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 2
On December 30, 1913, Carl Person shot and killed the former police chief of Clinton, Tony Musser. Today’s blog covers the first two...
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Logan
- Dec 16, 2021
- 8 min
Clinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, Part 1 of 3
Today’s history blog and the next 2 to follow explore the 1911 Shopmen’s strike, and the trials and tribulations of quite possibly the...
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Logan
- Oct 1, 2021
- 7 min
The Lost Art of Jail Breaking
This month’s blog focuses on a phenomenon I had assumed only really existed in movies and books, or maybe in the old wild west: jail breaks.
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Logan
- Sep 1, 2021
- 7 min
What’s in a Namesake: DeWitt Clinton - September 2021
How did DeWitt County get it's name? What about the name Clinton for the town? Here is a look at the Namesake of both!
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