Wyatt Earp, history – closer than you think!
Read about Wyatt Earp in the Midwest. This famous lawman was born in Monmouth, Illinois and also lived in Pella, Iowa!
Category: Civil War history
Celebrating Memorial Day 2021
Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day and was celebrated by laying flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers after the Civil War.
Quincy & Carthage!
Quincy and Carthage offer a great day trip with Abraham Lincoln history and architectural beauty as well. Head out to explore!
Ulysses Grant’s Campsite
It is always neat to learn new history! Thanks to a press release on the Senior News & Times for Illinois I learned…
Civil War Soldier Boy – a Statue
I saw your solider statue today At the Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery Where you stood so tall Your back against the sun. Boys,…