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.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Interstate 57 Marks 50 Years of Traveling

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MARION, Ill. (Sept. 26, 2011) -- Today marks the 50th anniversary of first dedication of Interstate 57. On Sept. 26, 1961, Gov. Otto Kerne...
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Thursday, September 08, 2011

The Black Hand and the West Frankfort Riot

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I'm working on a new book &#151 think of it as another bite-size morsel of Bloody Williamson &#151 but this time of a chapter of...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Best Movie of the Year - The Help

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Went and saw "The Help" tonight at the theater. After a summer of popcorn movies of super heroes, teen wizards and battling robots...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Video of the 1937 Flood at Cairo

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Don't know much about this video other than it's been on YouTube for less than a year. The footage is from the 1937 Flood at Cairo. ...
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Monday, April 25, 2011

How the 2011 Flood Compares with 1937 at Cairo

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The National Weather Service is predicting the Ohio River will crest next Tuesday at 60 feet at Cairo, a half a foot higher than the record ...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Population Figures Show Who's Gained, Lost 2000 to 2010

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Details will be available within the next 24 hours for better population breakdowns, but there's what the U.S. Census Bureau offers up r...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 18

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On this day in Illinois History, Jan. 18, 1813, the first deeds were filed with the county clerk in Gallatin Co., Illinois, then a brand new...

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 17

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On this day in Illinois history (actually yesterday since I'm a day late), Jan. 17, 1927, members of the Birger Gang kidnapped the first...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 16

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On this day in Illinois history, Jan. 16, 1862, Col. Edmund D. Taylor supposedly met with Abraham Lincoln in the White House and suggested t...
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Friday, January 14, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 14

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On this day in Illinois history, Jan. 14, 1919, the General Assembly ratified the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the ma...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 13

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'Uncle Bob' Wilson born in 1836 His parents are unknown and despite having fathered supposedly hundreds of children, he died witho...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 12

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Back on January 12, 1899, a young woman named Hulda (Young) Mitchell gave birth to a baby boy that she and her husband Charles named Alvis M...

Random Connections Between Preachers and Bootleggers

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It's interesting the connections that I find while researching. During the wee hours of last Sunday morning I came across the obituary o...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

This Day in Illinois History - Jan. 15

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On this day in Illinois history, Jan. 15, 1924, Williamson County Sheriff George Galligan asked Gov. Len Small to withdraw state militia tro...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Carbondale police seeks department's history

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As work progresses on the new Carbondale police station Police chief Jody O'Guinn is looking for pieces of the department's history ...
Monday, December 06, 2010

New Director Named for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

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The head of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission has taken another job along those same lines. Eileen Mackevich was selected Friday a...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Secrets of the Herrin Gangs

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The Secrets of the Herrin Gangs , my latest book, has arrived from the printers! This 96-page paperback gives a unique inside view of the Sh...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Secrets of the Herrin Gangs Goes to the Printers

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It's on its way. Secrets of the Herrin Gangs has been sent to the printers and I can now take a breath for a moment or two before jumpi...
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Monday, August 09, 2010

New Shelton Gang Book Available

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While I'm still working on my pictorial history of Southern Illinois in the 1920s, I've come across of gem of original history that ...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Books from the Bloody Williamson Era

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