Arrowsmith

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Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp

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Arrowsmith once home to small hospital

“It is very seldom that a town of some 350 inhabitants can boast of an up-to-date hospital,” de...

Article

Blog

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Arrowsmith High School

Built in 1929, this building served as the Village of Arrowsmith’s high school until consolidat...

Blog Post

McLean County Basketball Tournament Championship Game, Jan. 24, 1959

Gene Durham (22) of Saybrook-Arrowsmith High attempts a layup during the 1959 county tournament...

Blog Post

Photo of the Week, 13: Tornado Season is Here

“Tornado Leaves Trail of Debris Strung Across Central Illinois" read the page 5 headline i...

Blog Post

Farming in the Great Corn Belt

Digital Exhibit

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1853 to 1899: Diversified Farming

From 1850 to 1900, the typical McLean County farmer made a living as a diversified farmer, grow...

Digital Exhibit

1946 to 2000: Livestock Consolidation

After WWII profits for those raising livestock began to decrease. As a result, so too did the n...

Digital Exhibit

Finding Aids

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Cornell School (Arrowsmith Township)

Cornell School (No. 113) was originally built in the 1860s. Its location was moved and a new b...

Finding Aid