history

Charming is such a subjective word. What's charming to one person may be irritating to another. However, there's no arguing history and the Illinois town that was just named the most "charming" is also full of vital American history.

What is the worst place to live in Illinois? While there is something subjective about whether a town is good or bad, there’s also some science baked into a recent ranking that thinks it knows the best Illinois city to avoid. It is full of history though.

It's one of the most historic structures in Missouri dating back more than 100 years and you shouldn't go there. Yes, it is the longest bridge in Missouri history, but don't even think of trying to drive over it.

There's a new study that is sending shockwaves (in a manner of speaking) through the geological world. It claims that Missouri is still feeling aftershocks from the historic New Madrid quakes in the early 1800's more than 200 years later.

The biggest question everyone asks about Rockford, Illinois is; how did it get its name?

Sunday, December 6, 2015 marks one of the most important dates in U.S. History. 150 years ago, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery in all forms, received the required votes for passage. What many Americans may not know, however, is that the amendment itself was penned by a Missouri senator.

The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division has a large number of historic photographs of Hannibal in its collection.

Local history is something I always find interesting. A member of our staff has a collection of books on Hannibal, Quincy and Ralls County history, and was kind enough to let me take a look through them. The one I'm reading right now is Hannibal: The Otis Howell Collection by Steve Chou. Not only is the book full of great pictures from the late 1940s through about 1970, but the captions are incred

The great state of Illinois is known for being more than just the Land of Lincoln. It's also the land of Hemingway, Heston, Benny, and many other notable American figures.

Did you know that Walt Disney attended the Kansas City Art Institute? Or did you know that J.C. Penny graduated from Hamilton High School? There have been quite a surprising number of movers and shakers to come out of Missouri.