Kate's Brief History

Recently the city of Naperville refurbished a park monument that commemorated the centennial celebration of DuPage County in 1939. When the...

The Illinois State Museum and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library recently completed a two-year project that culminated in the Au...

Local history is often under-represented in bookstores because there just isn't enough money in it for publishers and booksellers. Obvio...

Links to some upcoming events: Candlelight Walk in Oregon Saturday, November 28 Luminary candles will light up the town as you and your fami...

During the school year, Kate speaks to students as an author more often than as an historian. So most of the costuming gets packed away unti...