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Dan Sherman
- Mar 25
- 8 min
Mount Vernon UMC: A Brief History of an Early Local Church
By Dan Sherman This article was written and researched by Dan Sherman with support from other congregation members from Mount Vernon...
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Connor Monson
- Mar 6
- 10 min
The Champaign County History Museum: A Researcher’s Guide
By Connor Monson What do you think about when you hear the word museum? For some it might unfortunately bring to mind thoughts of...
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Tavion Brooks
- Feb 18
- 6 min
Voices From the Past: Opal Chumbley-Billy Sunday, Halley’s Comet, and the Great Fire of Rantoul
Written by Tavion Brooks and edited by Connor Monson Voices From the Past is a series devoted to telling the stories of individuals...
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Brittany Leatherman
- Jan 18
- 7 min
Billy Morrow Jackson: Champaign County and Surrealist Art
By Brittany Leatherman As a leading modern landscape artist of the Midwest and committed political activist, Billy Morrow Jackson spent a...
786 views
Rachel Mulick
- Dec 17, 2022
- 5 min
Roger Ebert’s Hometown: The Famous Film Critics' Youth in Champaign-Urbana
By Rachel Mulick Winner of the 2023 Adele M. Suslick Award for Excellence in Historical Research. Roger Ebert is best known for his work...
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