Poverty
Articles
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Poor Farm home to society’s friendless and forlorn
“Be careful or you'll end up at the poor farm” was a popular admonition well in the mid-20...
Article
Blog
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McHistory: Bloomington's Settlement House
Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...
Blog Post
McHistory: Inhumane Conditions at the McLean County Poor Farm
Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...
Blog Post
McHistory: When socialism really was socialism
Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...
Blog Post
Finding Aids
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Home Sweet Home Mission
Billy Shelper founded the Home Sweet Home City Rescue Mission in 1917 after attending a Billy S...
Finding Aid
McLean County Poor Farm
For more than 90 years, the McLean County Poor Farm, located south of Bloomington, housed some ...
Finding Aid