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Book Review: Haunted Springfield Illinois by Garret Moffett

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...
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Book Review "Forgotten Tales of Illinois" by Bryan Alaspa

  • History Book Review
  • December 31, 2011
The History Press's Forgotten Tales of Illinois by Bryan Alaspa is a book about 24 well-known and not so well-known and forgotten tales of...
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South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society - Unearth Your Roots in Hazel Crest

I had a wonderful opportunity as of late to visit The South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society in Hazel Crest, IL. I have been active in...
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Daughters of the American Revolution - Anything BUT Snobby!

I desperately wanted to clear up a common misconceptionabout one ofour oldest and most activevolunteer service organizations. I had recently had a...
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Genealogical skeletons in the closet - Searching Illinois prison records

Many times people do not like to talk about or even acknowledge that a family member was a guest of their state's department of corrections. Not so...
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