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Emery honored by Illinois State Historical Society

Carlinville historian and researcher Tom Emery, a contributor to the The Prairie Press, has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence from the Illinois State Historical Society. It is the 13th … more

Special to The Prairie Press | 7/7/20

Independence Hall in Philadelphia is the birthplace of American independence. It was here in the hot summer of 1776 members of the Continental Congress debated whether to declare the 13 colonies independent or remain a part of the British Empire. This is the building where the congressional delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence and breaking ties with Great Britain — a treasonous act to supporters of the crown.

Declaring independence July 4, 1776

July 4 is a special day of celebration for Americans, and in 2020 the date marks the 244th year of our independence from Great Britain. Richard Henry Lee, in the Continental Congress, spelled out … more

By Roger Stanley rstanley769@yahoo.com | 7/7/20

Local strawberry legacy

June is the month when strawberries begin to ripen in Illinois. I saw a row of them beginning to bloom in a small garden in Redmon last week, and the sight reminded me of when I was a youngster and … more

By Gene Killion The Prairie Press | 6/8/20

The Barnett Hotel as it looked when Lincoln stayed there. The building still stands on the top of the hill in Grandview and is a private home. The people are identified as Dan Whitcher, Shelby Green and Mary Ellen Redmon Green, and the photo was taken when the house was known as the Redmon-Green home.

Important byways of old Edgar County

Many of the first major roads and villages of Edgar County in its founding years are different than what we see today. As settlers needed roads in the 1830s to get to Paris and other important … more

By Roger Stanley rogerstanley769@yahoo.com | 2/17/20

This period illustration shows the packed galleries of the U.S. Senate during the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. He was the first president impeached by the House of Representatives, but the Senate did not convict him.

The impeachment of Andrew Johnson

The impeachment process is possible because the framers of the Constitution understood a president guilty of misconduct needed to be removed by the legislative branches. George Mason and James … more

By Roger Stanley rogerstanley769@yahoo.com | 1/28/20

An image of Paris from the early 1900s shows the location of Dr. E.E. Jones’s dentist office on the southeast corner of the square. He occupied space on the second story of the building from 1889 until his 1949 retirement. The caption under the photo indicates other interesting details in the image.

Early dentist left his mark

Elmer E. Jones was born on a farm near Monticello, Oct. 27, 1863. His parents were Triplett Lochardt Jones and Nancy Lee Savage Jones, who was a first cousin of Robert E. Lee. He eventually went … more

By ROGER STANLEY rogerstanley769@yahoo.com | 1/13/20

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