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CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Biennial report of the Chicago Historical Society to the governor of Illinois [1860-1862]

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Chicago History Museum (formerly known as the Chicago Historical Society) was founded in 1856 to study and interpret [more]

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SAMUEL H. FLETCHER THE HISTORY OF COMPANY A

SECOND ILLINOIS CAVALRY

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The purpose of this sketch is to keep green the memory of that little band of men known [more]

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Randall Parrish When Wilderness Was King

A Tale of the Illinois Country

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Parrish was born in the city of Kewanee, the only son of Rufus Parker and Frances Adeline (Hollis) Parrish. He was born in "Rose Cottage" on June 10, 1858, at what was later the site of the city's Methodist Episcopal church. The old family home was at Gilmanton, New Hampshire, but the parents removed to Kewanee from Boston, where Rufus Parker Parrish had been engaged in business and was prominently associated with William Lloyd Garrison and others in the anti-slavery cause. Both parents had a wide acquaintance with the famous Boston citizens of that era, including Longfellow, Holmes, Whittier, Wendell Phillips and Emerson. They came to Kewanee, then the merest excuse of a village, in April, 1855, the husband becoming connected with the pioneer store of Morse & Willard, then situated at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. A little later the firm became Parrish & Faulkner, the business finally being sold to Elias Lyman, being thus the nucleus for the large department store of Lyman-Lay Company. From the time of arrival until his death in 1903 Mr. Parrish was ranked among the most prominent citizens of this community, where he conducted a book store and held many offices of trust. St John's Episcopal church was established and maintained largely through his efforts and for twenty-five years he was president of the public library board. George Randall Parrish was educated in the Kewanee public schools, graduating from the old academy building in the second class, that of 1875, being on that occasion the class prophet. In addition he attended Allen's Academy at Lake Forest, Illinois, and Griswold College, Davenport, Iowa. Deciding upon law as a profession, he took one year at the Union College of Law, Chicago, completing his course at the Iowa State University, where he won the state bar prize for the best essay on a legal topic. He was admitted before the supreme court of Iowa in May, 1879, but his certificate was withheld until he became of age. Mr. Parrish went immediately to Wichita, Kansas, and became an assistant in the law office of William C. Little, a year later forming a partnership with E. S. Martin, at one time principal of the Kewanee high school. Devoting much time to politics and having achieved a reputation as a public speaker, he was elected city attorney, besides being a delegate to county and state conventions. [more]

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WAUKEGAN Illinois AUTOBIOGRAPHY of HENRY W. BLODGETT

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Waukegan /wɔːˈkiːɡən/ is a city and the county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States.[4] As of the [more]

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Elmer W. Cavins Orthography

As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois

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This book is prepared for teachers and pupils who use the Illinois State Course of Study. The outline [more]

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Willard C. MacNaul The Jefferson-Lemen Compact The Relations o

of Thomas Jefferson and James Lemen in the Exclusion of Slavery from Illinois

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In view of the approaching centennary of statehood in Illinois, the name of James Lemen takes on a [more]

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Randall Parrish When Wilderness Was King

A Tale Of The Illinois Country

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“When Wilderness Was King employs a vivid portrayal of the Fort Dearborn massacre of 1812 as a backdrop. Sent by his father to bring back the orphaned child of a comrade-in-arms, young Wayland is distracted from his assigned task by what appears to be a more immediate crisis. Facing capture and death by Indians many times before he finally returns to the safety of his home, Wayland eventually discovers that the girl he has rescued from Indians and grown to love is indeed the same orphaned girl he was sent to find.” New York Times Book Review [more]

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Randall Parrish When Wilderness Was King

A Tale of the Illinois Country

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Randall Parrish (1858-1923) was an American author of dime novels, including Wolves of the Sea (Being a Tale [more]

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Randall Parrish When Wilderness Was King

A Tale of the Illinois Country

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Parrish was born in the city of Kewanee, the only son of Rufus Parker and Frances Adeline (Hollis) Parrish. He was born in "Rose Cottage" on June 10, 1858, at what was later the site of the city's Methodist Episcopal church. The old family home was at Gilmanton, New Hampshire, but the parents removed to Kewanee from Boston, where Rufus Parker Parrish had been engaged in business and was prominently associated with William Lloyd Garrison and others in the anti-slavery cause. Both parents had a wide acquaintance with the famous Boston citizens of that era, including Longfellow, Holmes, Whittier, Wendell Phillips and Emerson. They came to Kewanee, then the merest excuse of a village, in April, 1855, the husband becoming connected with the pioneer store of Morse & Willard, then situated at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. [more]

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Northern Nut Growers Association(Editor) Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting

Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951

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The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. (NNGA) brings together people interested in growing nut trees. Our members include [more]

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