Bloomington High School

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Articles

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

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May Christian, forever her own woman

“I was always too independent,” Bloomington resident Annie May Christian confided in a remarkab...

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‘New’ Bloomington High opened in 1959

Although it may be hard to believe, the current Bloomington High School is nearly six decades o...

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Biographies

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FitzHenry, Judge Louis

Louis FitzHenry was born in Bloomington on June 13, 1870. He was the oldest son born to Hiram a...

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Fox, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Irons Folsom

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Irons was born in September 1861 in Peoria to Charles and Ettie Maria Englis...

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Hanson, Ethel Hamilton

Ethel Hamilton Hanson was a popular member of society circles and active in educational, politi...

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Holder, Julia

Julia Montrose Holder was on born December 24, 1884 in Bloomington, Illinois to Dan and Kate (S...

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Jones, Eva

Eva Jones was a woman who never turned away from challenging situations or tough decisions. She...

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Locher, Beulah Baker

Beulah Baker Locher was born on January 7, 1881 in Gibson City. She was the daughter of Frank R...

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Rhymer, Paul

Paul Rhymer (1905-1964) a Bloomington High School graduate, was considered one of the great wri...

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Stewart, Grace Huddleston

Grace Huddleston Stewart became known throughout Bloomington after she brought a fair housing c...

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Finding Aids

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Bloomington High School

This collection contains ephemera, newspaper clippings, course guides, handbooks, and programs ...

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Bloomington High School Class Reunion

This collection contains reunion programs and alumni lists for classes of 1930, 1936, 1937, 193...

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May Christian Collection

Annie May Christian (she went by May for most of her life) was born in Decatur, Illinois, in 18...

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Selk, Mary

Born in Peoria, Mary Ellen Selk (1921-2023) graduated El Paso High in 1939, attended Illinois W...

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Research

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Post Amerikan

Held by the MCMH and digitized by Eastern Illinois University. The Post Amerikan began publicat...

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