Category Archives: Christmas

December 14, 2012

Picturing Illinois in U of I holiday gift guide

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Our books make great holiday gifts, and Dusty Rhodes at the University of Illinois News Bureau agrees. She’s included John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle’s Picturing Illinois: Twentieth-Century Postcard Art from Chicago to Cairo in the annual campus holiday gift … Continue reading →

December 16, 2011

Season’s Greetings from the Journals Department

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After such a trying and tumultuous year, we in Journals thought we would lighten the mood a bit by showing you how we truly embody the holiday spirit (faces blurred to protect the innocent).* Best wishes to you and yours … Continue reading →

November 29, 2010

James Ballowe on WGN-TV

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  James Ballowe, author of the new book Christmas in Illinois, was interviewed November 26, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News.

November 22, 2010

Christmas in Champaign, Illinois

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Calling all prospective East Central Illinois Black Friday survivors. This coming Sunday, November 28, the Champaign Public Library will host an event for the new anthology Christmas in Illinois. At 2:00 p.m., The Temperley Singers will welcome attendees with traditional carols and editor James … Continue reading →

November 5, 2010

James Ballowe answers questions about Christmas in Illinois

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The Times newspaper in Ottawa, Illinois, interviewed James Ballowe about his new book Christmas in Illinois. Q. How did you gather the writings and photos? A. I made perhaps a hundred personal contacts around the state, partially by telephone or e-mail, … Continue reading →