Settler Colonialism

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Biographies

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Gridley, Asahel

A great deal of the information known about Asahel Gridley is based on reminiscences of his fri...

Biography

Farming in the Great Corn Belt

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Frontier Resources

The rich prairie soil was not the frontier farmer's first choice — the dense root systems ...

Digital Exhibit

Making a Home

Digital Exhibit

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Burtis Family

The settlement of the frontier was often one of speculation. Buy land cheap, raise the price, a...

Digital Exhibit

Frontier Settlement

John L. Hendryx and John W. Dawson arrived in 1822. They were the first to stake claims for fed...

Digital Exhibit

Samuel Hayes

For school teacher Samuel Hayes, the winter journey to Bloomington meant reconnecting with his ...

Digital Exhibit

The Kickapoo

Seven hundred years ago the Mississippian culture faded. The descendants of the Mississippians ...

Digital Exhibit

The Orendorffs

McLean County was a wilderness when the first white settlers arrived. They left behind over far...

Digital Exhibit

Research

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Post Amerikan

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

Article