Hal Malehorn Articles
Actress' career culminated at Ford's Theater
Amistad slaves freed after court battle
Andrews Raid: No movie could capture the intensity
Artemus Ward: a standup comedian ahead of his time
Author had detail, insight about 16th president
Battle of Antietam. War's bloodiest battle
Benedict Arnold was a brilliant general before turning
Brady a classic Civil War photographer
Building the White House no simple task in 1790s
Chancellorsville: "Fight beats brag any day"
Charles Goodyear: Inventor was aided by courage, luck
Charleston riot in 1864 left nine dead, 12 hurt
Chicago was the Civil War's city of choice
Civil War, Abe Lincoln's life packed with irony
Clipper ships now sail only in history
Coles County native James Connolly served Lincoln
Colonial American pioneers head westward
The complete story of the event we celebrate at Thanksgiving
Conestoga wagons were the transport trucks
Conrad stagecoach was superb piece of craftsmanship, work of art
Corn was a bane and a blessing
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Midas of steamers, sails and rails
The cruel spring of 1864 was the beginning
Decatur convention was first step toward Lincoln's Presidency
Decatur was grandsire of modern naval warfare
Diary gave account of Civil War home front
Dorothea Dix: A voice for the unfortunate
Douglas won battle, but Lincoln won the war
Early American 'Water Cure' held dear by sick
Edward Coles helped keep Illinois a free state
Eli Whitney's cotton gin tore at fabric of nation
Elmer Ellsworth: A great patriot whose fame has been forgotten
Emancipation Proclamation did little to free slaves at the time
Emma Willard pave way for education of women
Fact and fiction about keel boats
Fanny Kemble was a bright example of a life lived in freedom
Field's wire started modern communication
First draft act caused riot in New York
First Lady Abigail Adams proved herself equal to any man
Frances Trollope: She just told the truth
Frances Wright boldly went where no woman had gone before
Franklin rose to greatness from simple life
Frederick Douglass: He had a dream
Frederick Marryat: Critic on a cross-ocean crusade
Freedom of speech forms foundation of liberty
Friendly contest by contractors to name Mattoon
Galena: Lead ore put it on the map, Civil War put it in the history books
Gen. Washington: A first-rate leader, a first-ever cause
George Rogers Clark, a little-known American hero
The globe-circling adventures of the Wilkes
God, earth and apples: Johnny's journeys
Gold rush sought men after more than wages
Grimke Sisters fought for cause worth dying for
Guiding river flatboats was far from romantic
Henry Clay: The greatest president the U.S. never had
Heritage seeds: Foods that time has forgotten
History has seen many 'Trails of Tears'
History of the Mississippi runs as long as the river
Horace Mann: Guiding force behind U.S. schools
Ice was a cool luxury in 1800s
The Illinois and Michigan Canal
Illinois became Union's 21st state in 1818
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson enhanced cause of white supremacy in the South
The impetuosity and bravado of George Armstrong Custer
The importance of the Battle of New Orleans
Ingenuity needed for steamboat travel on inland water
Irish citizens had special reasons to emigrate
Jansonists paved the way for fellow Scandinavians
John Brown: Sainted martyr or maddened murderer
John James Audubon used Mother Nature
Kentuckian Boone dealt with Indians, scouted land with 'Tick-Licker'
Kentucky rifle consolidates its spot in pages of history
Kit Carson: Interpid American frontiersman
The Liberty Bell is the icon of our freedom
Lawyer Lincoln: "One of the best of bar and bench"
The Lincoln Log: No holiday cheer for troops
Lincoln's experience in Congress helped him into White House
Lincoln's lyricism as well as labors linger
'Little Mac' shied from Civil War battles
Louisiana Purchase: America's sweetest real estate deal
Lowell Mason was 'father of public school Music and Congregational Singing'
Lyceum lectures made information available
Many Illinoisians fought gallantly in the Civil War
Mary Anne Bickerdyke: The lesser-known nurse
Matson slave trial was notable defeat for Lincoln
Men daring, and sometimes dying, in search of whales
Mexican War served as proving ground for future
Misconceptions help us understand Civil War
Mountain men were truly a 'sight to behold '
New Salem teachers, Mentor Graham
Ohio River was America's watery superhighway
Old Ironsides boasts a storied reputation
Patriots at Constitutional Convention secured our blessing of liberty
Peter Cooper, inventor, dreamed up early trains
Pioneers plagued with health problems
Political maven was a near miss for Daniel Webster
Popular beliefs about the Declaration incorrect
Postal service is still a bargain 300 years later
President Harrison had the shortest time in office
P.T. Barnum had a sense for the absurd
Quilts essential for show and warmth in America's pioneer
Reflecting on those who died trying to make new life in a distant land
'Remembering the Alamo' was main force beind Texas' independence
Riding the Pony Express was dirty, dreary, and tiresome
Role model Tubman stood tall on the Underground
R.T. Lincoln devoted his life to public service
Sam Houston: Legendary Texan fought, governed
Samuel Morse was first an artist, then an inventor
Santa Fe Trail had large impact on settling of the American Southwest
Shakers; Tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free
The significant impact of West Point
16th president honed his skills
Smithsonian Institution: a grandma's attic for all
Sojourner Truth spoke for freedom, fairness
Some interesting news items from May 1845
The song of 'The Swedish Nightingale'
Springfield: Lincoln's hometown
Sugar Creek, a place that time forgot
Surveyor Lincoln left his mark upon the land
Temperance still hasn't tamed 'Old Demon Rum'
Thomas Gallaudet: "Talking" with his hands
Trent Affair: 'Only one war at a time'
Uncle Tom's Cabin captured nation's attention
Underground Railroad a rail to freedom
Valley Forge restored courage, confidence of Continental Army
Vicksburg: The Final Battle of the Revolutionary War
Volunteers bring 'living' history program to life
Wanted: Beeswax, muskrat skins
War of 1812 as unpopular, devisive as Vietnam
Ward Hill Lamon: Partner and friend of Lincoln
Washington, D.C.: A capital concept comes of age
We will always feel excitement in the words of Edgar Allan Poe
Wells Fargo hauled chests of gold, not trombones
Western Reserve Yankees left a timeless legacy upon Ohio
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
William Herndon: 'Rather rough around the edges'
William Holmes McGuffey was truly a teacher
Zachary Taylor brought quiet confidence