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...
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...
Runaway Boy with Itchy FeetEven a hundred years ago boys ran away from home seeking the bright lights or at least new experiences. On September 21st Cecil Bryant...
A Scholar and a MechanicCharles Robinson of Normal was the master mechanic with the Bloomington & Normal Railway, but his other interest was Native American...
Swat the Rooster!This mysterious headline appeared in the Pantagraph August 6, 1915. Poultry farmers were being urged to dispose of their roosters in...