Monthly Archives: January 2012
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Forgotten Tales of Illinois
The History Press’s Forgotten Tales of Illinois by Bryan Alaspa is a book about twenty-four well-known and not so well-known and forgotten tales of Illinois history. Some of the events were so incredible and devastating that I could not believe I had never heard about them prior to reading this book. The author tells the [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Haunted Springfield, Illinois
I have visited Springfield, Illinois, many times in the last twelve years, but it wasn’t until 2011 that I really toured Springfield. I visited Lincoln’s home, the national park surrounding his home, the Old State Capitol, the new Capitol building, his old law office, and various other places around town. I also spent a considerable [...]
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Tags: abraham lincoln, genealogy, HistoryPress.net, illinois history
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