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champaigncohistory
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
Soviets Invade Champaign County!
Russian Olympic Gymnasts Perform in Front of 5,000 at Huff Gym This collection of photographs and ephemera were recently accepted by the...
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champaigncohistory
- Aug 9, 2020
- 7 min
Museum Accepts Major Stevick Family Collection
Over 800 personal items of Marajen Stevick-Chinigo included in purchase from The News-Gazette. It is a rare moment for a museum such as...
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champaigncohistory
- Jul 3, 2019
- 5 min
Indigenous Illinois: The History of American Indian Tribes in and Around Champaign County
By Jason Peterson In 1874, the campus newspaper at the University of Illinois changed its name from The Student to The Illini. This was...
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champaigncohistory
- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
The White, Harris, and Phillippe Mansions Revisited
This article by Dannel McCollum is reprinted from the Winter 2009 Issue of the Champaign County History Museum newsletter. The article...
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TJ Blakeman
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Crash of the B-17 “Little Guy”
Sunday, November 26, 1944 By John Meurs (reprinted with permission from the author) Historically speaking, there is nothing special about...
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