Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
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American History
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Naperville 1920 / 2020 - Setting the Stage
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According to contemporary reports, a wild winter storm greeted the new year as 1920 dawned in Illinois. The President was Woodrow Wilson. ...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
More on the Mormon Story
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Local history books from DuPage and Will Counties and even Chicago are great resources to learn more about Pierce and Aaron Hawley, but mu...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
In the Days before "Just Say No" Came to Our Schools
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While researching whiskey and black strap and the drinking habits of settlers in the 1800's, Kate found a few interesting stories in The...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Rockin' Out with the Revolution Patriots
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"Don't know much about history" Sam Cooke warbled and everyone understood him to mean that he didn't care much for his hi...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Oregon Trail in Illinois
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While recently reading "Searching for Tamsen Donner" by Gabrielle Burton, Kate learned that two of the families of the doomed Or...
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