By Rachel Mulick Cliff Delong on October 3rd, 1951 from the UIUC archives Cliff Delong, born in 1903, spent 1977 sharing stories of his childhood with the historians of Champaign County. Not only did he participate in a series of interviews with the Champaign County History Museum, he was also a part of the Champaign County Memory Bank project, which collected oral histories and newspaper interviews about life during the turn of the century. The result is a rich story of Delong’s childhood...

Original Exhibit Curated by Perry Morris and edited by Philo Wang “Illinois Theatre Postcard,” Champaign County History Museum Digital...

Take a fun-loving trip back to 1906 with journalist Richard Little to learn from the citizens themselves which city is king!