Books
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Wicked Joplin
Many have heard of Joplin, Missouri, due to the massive, devastating tornado that swept through there on May 22, 2011. But have you ever considered the history of the town? Did you even know Joplin existed before the news of the tornado? I spent many years growing up about an hour and a half away [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Chicago Calamities
Chicago is an amazing, strong, vibrant, energetic, constantly changing city. The city rebuilt after a Great Fire and is always evolving. Chicago Calamities Disaster in the Windy City by Gail Soucek, published by The History Press, discusses many of the calamities that have befallen our great city. The calamities are divided into five parts: Flames [...]
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 [...]
Italian Ancestors