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, June 28, 2006

Benton eyes TIF for Wood Building

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Kudos for the Benton City Council after deciding to pursue a tax increment financing (TIF) district for the redevelopers of the historic Woo...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Historians stake claim for Fort Crevecouer

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Fascinating article in the State Journal-Register today by Michael Smothers of Copley News Service. A group of outside historians is challen...
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Grant Announced for Old Slave House

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The newest round of Illinois Transportation Enhancement Grants have been announced including $400,000 in federal highway funding for the Old...
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Sunday, June 04, 2006

Drought Leads to Archealogists to Buffalo

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The Chicago Tribune ran a interesting story Saturday on a buffalo prehistoric archealogical find on the Illinois River. It now appears that ...
Friday, June 02, 2006

New Union County Museum Opens Saturday

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The former Cobden Museum has a new name and location with an opening set for Saturday. The Union County Museum, located in downtown Cobden a...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

Fort de Chartres Ready to Host Rendezvous

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PRAIRIE DU ROCHER -- The French are returning to southwestern Illinois. The Midwest’s largest gathering of 1700s era soldiers, settlers, tr...

Opium, Bleeding & Other Hardin Co. Cures

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The Daily Register had an interesting article yesterday that goes along with the Anna Bixby/Bigsby references in the entry below. Brian DeN...

Local Authors Needed for Event

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The Anna Bixby Women's Center is hosting a two-day Seven Windows/One View event at the Saline County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 18, and...
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...
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