Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Who's That Tall Fellow in the Stovepipe Hat?
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During the summer of 1941, the Ottawa Daily Republican-Times ran a grainy photograph showing a Civil War-era crowd standing in front of a...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
New Marketing Piece for Kate's First Book
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Illinois elementary schools often teach early American history between now and Thanksgiving, so now is the perfect time to remind teachers t...
Where History Is Happening
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Champaign County's Lincoln Daily Through December 1 pm - 5 pm The Early American Museum gives a glimpse of what Champaign County was lik...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A Toast to Illinois' Early Settlers!
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When Kate was writing Ruth by Lake and Prairie, she read all the accounts by the settlers she could get her hands on. Ruth's brother, R...
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...
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