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Local Politicians Celebrate Women’s History Month by Honoring Important Contributions from their Districts

Friday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

March is Women’s History Month. First celebrated in 1987, the designation serves as an observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Two local legislators took time on the House Floor in Springfield this week to recognize important...

The Cleveland Collection – A Legacy of White County History

Thursday, June 13 by Jc Tinsley

One hundred years from now, how will they regale the 2020’s? That story remains to be told. Thanks to the efforts of Barry Cleveland, we know quite a bit about how the roaring 1920’s played out in Carmi and White County. A week ago,...

Haskell Bringing a Peek into Revolutionary Era History to Burell Woods May 17-19

Thursday, April 25 by Jc Tinsley

If you’ve ever enjoyed the “Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous”, perhaps taken in the Fort Massac Encampment, or visited the Olde Tyme Arts and Kraft Fair at Beall Woods, Patrick Haskell wants to invite you to a new adventure featuring living history, demonstrations, artisans, and...

Pirates on the Ohio – a history of Cave-in-Rock Criminals by Todd Carr

Tuesday, January 23 by Jc Tinsley

Once a hotbed for criminal activity, Red Banks, now better known as Henderson, Kentucky plays a big role in the nefarious conduct at Cave-in-Rock. Todd Carr, a member of the Hardin County Historical Society and Genealogical Society has mined historical accounts of the region,...

New State Task Force Aims to Promote State’s Underground Railroad History

Wednesday, January 17 by Jc Tinsley

First meeting took place Tuesday By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force met for the first time Tuesday to begin devising a strategy for...

Carr Presents on Old Slave House and John Hart Crenshaw History – Watch Here

Tuesday, October 17 by WROY-WRUL News

Folklore has a way of exaggerating what truly happened and while it may make for a more colorful story, it’s not always representative of how things went down. Todd Carr, President of the Hardin County Historical Society has become an expert on what’s known as...

Cleveland Tills Local History Aiming to Keep it Planted Firmly in the Present

Thursday, April 6 by Jc Tinsley

"Wow! I remember that. I never knew that." Any one of those are reactions Barry Cleveland wants from you the reader with every Looking Backward anecdote he researches and puts out. And generally speaking, from the consumer’s perspective, he regularly nails it. Cleveland is...

CWC Historians Aiming to Assist in Preserving Local History

Friday, January 13 by Jc Tinsley

“If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going.”-Maya Angelou Carlin Smock, a self proclaimed history nerd, history teacher, and 2005 Carmi White County High School graduate was approached to be on the White County Historical Society board last spring. ...

Open Line ON DEMAND – Bob Hays talks World War II History, Memorial Day, and Hero Oscar Koch

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

In this episode of Open Line ON DEMAND, we hear from Bob Hays, a prolific author, Carmi native, veteran, former reporter, campaign manager, and educator. He spoke at Thursday's Carmi Kiwanis Club meeting. He talked about World War II history, Memorial Day, and his...

Interview with Todd Atteberry, Author of The Haunted History of Southern Illinois

Thursday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

The new book by Todd Atteberry is out now. Jc sits down with arguably Little Egypt's most quirky and interesting individual. The Haunted History of Southern Illinois, volume one covers the folklore, backroads, and grayveyards of the region, complete with ghosts, old world witches,...

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