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History | Thursday, July 16,2009
{after 1st article on article listing} An Illinois artist’s amazing life after death
The sad story begins with rotten childhood in a Lincoln asylum
“Too late now,” said Henry Darger, an 80-something retired janitor and former central Illinois
resident, as he waited for death at a Chicago charitable institution i
History | Wednesday, May 27,2009
When a media mogul bought a cow pasture that was New Salem
If it had not been for media mogul William Randolph Hearst, New Salem State
Historic Site might still be a cow pasture.
In 1906 Hearst was a wealthy New York congressman who owned several newspape
History | Wednesday, May 13,2009
How is Mary like Rod?
Here’s a conversation starter for you: What do Rod Blagojevich and Mary Lincoln have
in common? (It’s not good hair.)
The two are an incongruous pairing: an impeached former gover
History | Wednesday, April 29,2009
The raucous office of Lincoln and Herndon
The Lincoln-Herndon law offices must have been like the “fun cabin” at summer camp: always messy, rarely dull and the best place to hear something
interesting.
William Hernd
History | Wednesday, April 1,2009
Illinois women scorned
The long tradition of suing the guy who broke his promise
You’re an Illinois woman in the middle 1800s and you find yourself pregnant after
your sweetheart — who promised marriage — left. Your reputation and chance of finding a husband are
History | Wednesday, March 11,2009
The marvelous governor’s mansion across the street from the governor’s mansion
One of the grandest homes that Springfield has ever seen is only a memory. Not
even a full photograph of it is known to exist.
The home was built by Illinois Gov. Joel Matteson in
History | Wednesday, February 25,2009
Search for Springfield roots
A different kind of Lincoln bicentennial celebration is being held in
Springfield, starting March 7. It encourages everyone to search their family
roots and see if they reach back to Spri
History | Wednesday, February 11,2009
The Lincolns’ first home in Illinois
Decatur site gets new study and a makeover
When Abraham Lincoln, his father, stepmother, and step-brother first came to
Illinois from Indiana, they settled in a log cabin about three miles west of
Decatur on the Sangamon River. Th
History | Wednesday, January 28,2009
Grandson of Free Frank, an early inventor with Springfield roots
Did John McWorter ever get his helicopter off the ground?
Many of us have heard about New Philadelphia, the racially integrated town in
west central Illinois established by former slave “Free Frank” McWorter in 1836. Free Frank was an
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