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Articles

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

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Halloween 1945 followed world war’s end

World War II still loomed large over American life during the Halloween season of 1945. The sur...

Article

a large crowd is seen in front of Ensenberger Furniture store and the W.B.READ & CO buildings.

Spirits high for Depression-era Christmas

During the 1936 Christmas season, Americans faced an Ebenezer Scrooge writ large — the hard tim...

Article

Biographies

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Becker, Augusta "Gussie"

Augusta Becker, known as “Gussie” to most, was born in Berlin, Germany on November 13, 1882, to...

Biography

Cahill, Francis

Francis Cahill, Jr. was born on April 5, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the oldest of four s...

Biography

Merchant, Mary Arenz

Mary Arenz Merchant was born on February 28, 1841 in New Berlin, IL the fourth of ten children ...

Biography

Potter, Mary

Mary Potter (DOB/DOD unknown): In 1910, Mary Potter arrived at the Illinois Soldiers’ Orphans’ ...

Biography

Blog

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LeRoy Centennial Parade October 19, 1935

A merchant’s parade was one of the highlights of LeRoy’s three-day centennial celebration, Octo...

Blog Post

Speakers Bureau

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The 1918-1919 Flu Pandemic in McLean County

Speakers Bureau