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February 1, 2017 (January 11, 2017)

Release Party: The Loyal West, by Matthew E. Stanley

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A free region deeply influenced by southern mores, the Lower Middle West represented a true cultural and political median in Civil War–era America. Here grew a Unionism steeped in the […]

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September 2, 2016 (September 1, 2016)

Making Photography Matter awarded by NCA

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Making Photography Matter: A Viewer’s History from the Civil War to the Great Depression by Cara A. Finnegan was recently awarded the James A. Winans and Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial […]

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July 11, 2016 (July 11, 2016)

Release Party: Free Spirits

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Often dismissed as a nineteenth-century curiosity, spiritualism in fact influenced the radical social and political movements of its time. Believers filled the ranks of the Free Democrats, agitated for land […]

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June 25, 2016 (June 27, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: Union Forever

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In 1862, as the Civil War raged and a Confederate victory seemed quite possible, many of the tensions unleashed by the war found a stage in Pekin. There, on June 25, […]

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April 27, 2016 (April 27, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: U.S. as in United States

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“My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral.” April 27 marks the 194th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, victor […]

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December 31, 2015 (December 30, 2015)

Throwbacklist Thursday: New Year’s Eve on the battlefield

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New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration for most. It’s a time to look forward to better things and a time to reflect on the year that will soon […]

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July 6, 2015 (June 9, 2015)

Daisy Turner’s words

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Daisy Turner was a woman of many words. The storyteller and poet was a living repository of history. She related the stories of her own family, from the abduction of […]

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September 15, 2014 (September 4, 2014)

New in paperback: two titles examine Civil War era secrets

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Two UIP titles are available in paperback editions today. A Secret Society History of the Civil War Were the forces that drove the United States to civil war prompted by […]

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July 2, 2013 (July 2, 2013)

The brutal realities of Gettysburg

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July 1st – 3rd marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  The conflict, considered a turning point in the Civil War, involved the largest number of casualties during […]

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