I used to think the period from Thanksgiving through Christmas was the busiest time of the year. I now think that honor belongs to the month of May! [Read more…]
Norris City School graduation
Congratulations to the 2018 graduating Seniors of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School and the Eighth Grade Graduates of Norris City-Omaha Elementary School and Booth School. [Read more…]
Mother’s Day
The day is coming up for us to again celebrate Mother’s Day, although we should honor our mothers every day of the year and not on just one day. [Read more…]
1844 history of illinois
I own a book with the title “History of Illinois, from Its First Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time” by Henry Brown, Counsellor at Law. This book was published in 1844 and is a first printing in good condition. It contains 492 [Read more…]
Names of places
Illinois got its name from the word “Illini,” which was what a group of Indian tribes were called. These tribes were of the Algonquin nation of Indian tribes and spoke various dialects of the Algonquin language. The tribes making up the [Read more…]
