

Voices from the Past - Cliff Delong
By Rachel Mulick Cliff Delong on October 3rd, 1951 from the UIUC archives Cliff Delong, born in 1903, spent 1977 sharing stories of his...
champaigncohistory
Aug 14 min read


A Tale of Two Cities-of-the-Dead
By Gabriel Foster This is Part 2 of the history of Mount Hope Cemetery. If you haven't read the first part make sure you go back and read...
Gabriel Foster
Jun 112 min read


A Garden for the Dead in the Big Grove
By Gabriel Foster Winner of the 2025 Adele Mazurek Suslick Award for Excellence in Research Early burials and the Old Urbana Cemetery...
Gabriel Foster
May 18 min read


The Story of the Sky Above Champaign County
By Brendan Gallian Winner of the 2025 Adele Mazurek Suslick Award for Excellence in Research FIG. 1: The University of Illinois current...
Brendan Gallian
Mar 112 min read


General Everything of Champaign County
By Kennis Murphey Edited by Will Best Fig. 1: Portrait of Samuel T. Busey Courtesy of the Champaign County Historical Archives General...
Kennis Murphey
Jan 297 min read