Sigmund LivingstonOn this date 100 years ago the Pantagraph added a new feature to the paper: NEW LAWS OF ILLINOIS: Abridgement and Comment by Sigmund...
Orphaned by DivorceA single line in the Stanford, IL column of the Pantagraph caught my attention today: “Edna and George Gilbert were taken to the Orphan’s...
Long Time Illinois PioneerH C Hawes, a merchant in Atlanta, IL was interviewed on this date in 1915. He was born in a log cabin near the place where Atlanta would...
Bloomington Settlement HouseIn 1915 Bloomington had had a Day Nursery and Settlement House since 1908. It was located at 1320 West Mulberry Street and had undergone...
Trial for Damages in Rosbeck CaseIn August a post was made regarding a terrible accident between a surre But Judge Welty knew how to talk to a small boy. He asked Oswald,...
Farm NamesMany of the farms in McLean County may have been made into subdivisions by now, or become part of larger corporate concerns, but in 1915...
Segregated Entertainment HallsThe Pantagraph took note of the progress on a place of entertainment being furnished by the Loyal Legion Cooperative Educational System....
Delivery of Toys Interrupted by WarA reporter with the Pantagraph observed on this date 100 years ago, that it was going to be a sad Christmas. He interviewed W B Read, who...
Trial for Damages in Rosbeck CaseIn August a post was made regarding a terrible accident between a surre But Judge Welty knew how to talk to a small boy. He asked Oswald,...
Carl Goudy, MotorcyclistCarl Goudy's name has been entered in the AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Hall of Fame for his feats in racing. On September 12 he...