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‘Angel of the West Side’ met daycare needs a century ago

 By Bill Kemp. Published on September 25, 2016.
Ah, the good old days when all fathers were breadwinners and all mothers were homemakers. Well, those days were never so ...
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Cuban ‘Chico’ Hernandez star of 1938 Bloomers

 By Bill Kemp. Published on May 19, 2013.
Well before Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color line in 1947. Latin Americans had already made inroads into the lily-...
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Ellen Ferguson, 19th century suffragist, polygamist

 By Bill Kemp. Published on November 25, 2018.
Ellen B. Ferguson, who made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s, was a remarkable but ultimately inscrutable champion of women’s s...
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Turner Hall lost monument to German pride

 By Bill Kemp. Published on February 11, 2018.
More than a century ago, Turner Hall was the cultural hub of Bloomington’s large and influential German community. Locate...
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Virtual cemetery walk showcases amazing Florence Funk

 By Bill Kemp. Published on September 20, 2020.
The not-for-profit McLean County Museum of History celebrates local history in all its complexities and in all sorts of ways. There are...