Articles

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

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Barns fast disappearing from Corn Belt countryside

One would be hard pressed to come up with a more iconic image of the Corn Belt than the old woo...

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Biographies

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Carolyn Geneva

Geneva, Carolyn Schertz

Carolyn Schertz Geneva was born on October 13, 1892 in Hudson. Illinois. She was the daughter o...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: McLean County’s Connection to the Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

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

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Nature's Forces

The McLean County farmers’ ability to make good choices drove their success or failure. But wit...

Digital Exhibit

Finding Aids

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McLean School (Mount Hope Township)

The village of McLean, IL was platted in 1856.  School District No. 5 was laid out and organize...

Finding Aid

Making a Home

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O'Neil Family

Mary Motherway O’Neil lost her husband from fever at the height of the Irish famine. Because sh...

Digital Exhibit