MorganOct 8, 20224 minLibrary FairiesEverything 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...
LoganSep 19, 20227 minApple 'n PorkHow Apple ‘n Pork Got Its StartYes, 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...
LoganMay 3, 20228 minRevere Copper & BrassRevere’s Roundabout Ride to ClintonIn today’s history blog, I outline the winding path Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere’s own company took to begin manufacturing Revere...
LoganFeb 25, 202214 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 3In 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...
RachelJan 7, 20222 minEventsThe Illinois Freedom Project & The Underground RailroadAn outgrowth of an educational program that engages young people with African American history in Illinois, The Illinois Freedom Project...
LoganJan 3, 202210 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 2On December 30, 1913, Carl Person shot and killed the former police chief of Clinton, Tony Musser. Today’s blog covers the first two...
LoganDec 16, 20218 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, Part 1 of 3Today’s history blog and the next 2 to follow explore the 1911 Shopmen’s strike, and the trials and tribulations of quite possibly the...
LoganSep 30, 20217 minDeWitt County HistoryThe Lost Art of Jail BreakingThis 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.
LoganAug 31, 20217 minDeWitt County HistoryWhat’s in a Namesake: DeWitt Clinton - September 2021How did DeWitt County get it's name? What about the name Clinton for the town? Here is a look at the Namesake of both!