Rachel17 hours ago3 minDeWitt County HistoryDo You Have Your Dance Card?The library staff were honored to be asked to decorate a room at the C.H. Moore Homestead for the Christmas holiday tours again this year!...
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...
LoganMar 29, 202211 minVespasian WarnerVespasian Warner’s War pt 1: Enlistment to BelmontIn today’s history blog, we begin tracing the path of the Civil War as the library’s namesake, Vespasian Warner, would have experienced it.
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...
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!