Illinois History

This is where Illinois begins. It's a site designed to showcase the region's history in a way from which we can learn. We study history not to know the "who, what, when and where," but rather the "why" and the "how." The "who, what, when and where" of history is knowledge. The "why" and "how", well knowing that can lead to wisdom.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Old Slave House Status Report

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Just returned this afternoon from a trip to the Old Slave House where IHPA officials, including Historic Sites Division Manager Paula Cross,...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

New People Count Set for Hub of the Universe

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The Marion City Council authorized funds Monday to pay the U.S. Census Bureau for a special census to be conducted later this year. Marion ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Old Slave House Backer Dies

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Assistant House Majority Leader Lou Jones, D-Chicago, a strong backer of the Old Slave House died yesterday Chicago media are reporting. Jon...
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Thursday, April 20, 2006

How Many Cabins To Make A Village?

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Tom Kane has a good article in today's Marion Daily Republican about the cabins of Olde Squat Inn northeast of town. PITTSBURG - Some p...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Lincoln Museum Celebrates Anniversary

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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield celebrated its first birthday today. Some 600,000 visitors have toured the exhibits s...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Architects Selected for Old Slave House

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The Illinois Capital Development Board may have forgotten the state capital was in Springfield when they relocated their April meeting to Ch...

Is the Region Ready for a Heritage Area?

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The Southern Illinois broke the story yesterday about SIU's efforts to get Southern Illinois designated a National Heritage Area. Having...
Sunday, April 02, 2006

'Serious Christians', Politics & History

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Last Thursday, fellow Illinoize blogger Dan Johnson-Weinberger, took a gentle swipe at religious conservative voters in his post, " Mee...
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Call for Papers

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The Illinois State Historical Society’s Symposium Committee is announcing a call for papers on the theme "Knowledge on the Prairie,...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Road Party Wednesday at Vandalia

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America's first interstate highway turns 200 this week and promoters of the original National Road are hosting a party for its bicentenn...
Monday, February 27, 2006

Late Winter / Early Spring Book Signings

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As the weather keeps getting warmer there seems to be more and more opportunities for book signings and presentations. Saturday, March 4 Sci...

Old Mansion Transforms Into New B & B

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Tourism and historic preservation are mixing in the development of the 1913-era Wall Manor into a new bed and breakfast inn for Mound City a...
Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Mine Wars Interview Online

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Thanks go out to David Purcell for sending me a link to an online transcript of a 1972 interview with his grandfather Henson Purcell of West...
Friday, February 03, 2006

Bidding Begins for Old Slave House work

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The state is moving forward with the Old Slave House project announced last week. The Capital Development Board, which oversees state constr...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Old Slave House Funding Update

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Jim Muir's story in today's Southern Illinoisan has literally generated interest around the world for the Old Slave House after UPI...

Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Parts 4-7

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I'm tired of dragging this out with one idea a day so here are the last four suggestions to plugging the loop-holes in the state's c...
Monday, January 23, 2006

Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Part 3

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Continuing from my previous posts about needed changes in Illinois' criminal laws (Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Part 2") , here...
Sunday, January 22, 2006

Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Part 2

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Continuing from a previous post about needed changes in Illinois' criminal laws ( Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Part 1" ), I pro...
Saturday, January 21, 2006

Shovel Attack Criminal Reforms - Part 1

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I'm hoping the headline got your attention. That's what it's there for. You see, two-and-a-half months ago I was hit by a drunk ...
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Thursday, January 19, 2006

State to Release Old Slave House Funding?

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Got a call today from Springfield. Great news for the Old Slave House. It appears that the officials from the Illinois Historic Preservation...
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