Will Best
- Apr 12
- 6 min
UIUC Mom’s Weekend: A Lasting Legacy Packed with Tradition
By Vanessa Turner Figure 1: 2022 Annual Moms Brunch. Taken from UIUC New Student & Family Experiences. Mom’s Weekend is an event name...
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Will Best
- Apr 10
- 5 min
The Boneyard Creek: Unearthing the Complex History of a Champaign Staple
By Alexis Delgato The Boneyard Creek has been an intricate aspect of Champaign history since before the town’s conception. The story of...
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Will Best
- Mar 26
- 2 min
CCNDI: The St. Joseph Record and Ogden Courier Live on the IDNC!
The history of rural communities is often inaccessible or lost. The Champaign County Newspaper Digitization Initiative’s (CCNDI) mission...
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Will Best
- Mar 6
- 18 min
Myra, IL Part II: Myra Station - Historic Expansion and a Tragic End
By Will Best Henry Newton Pell’s Elevator Before we continue forward with our story it’s important to take a quick look back at the...
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Will Best
- Feb 28
- 5 min
Gifford Germans: A Historic Settlement in Champaign County
By Izzy Sauer Winner of the 2024 Adele M. Suslick Award for Excellence in Research Fig 1: Gifford Residents in 1917 Image from the...
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