Jim Yoggerst's Prairie States

Before he passed away, Jim wanted the columns he had written to be preserved for research and education. His writings span 1936 to 2003. He wrote for Springfield's Illinois State Register, Chicago' Austin News, Waukegan's News-Sun and other Copley News Service papers. Columns are re-posted often, so visit often. To read a column, put the cursor over it and click. It magically enlarges. If it's still too small, click again.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

December, 1979 Columns

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Amish Country, Arthur, Illinois
Howard and Mary Plank, Arthur, Illinois

November, 1979 Columns

Prehistoric American Indian, Dickson Mounds Museum

Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln, Oak Ridge Cemetary, Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield, Illinois

October, 1979 Columns

Poet Edgar Lee Masters, Lewistown, Illinois

Lewistown, Illinois

Spoon River Charlie Parkinson, Lewistown, Illinois
Bernadotte Milling Company, Illinois

September, 1979 Columns

Lover's Leap, Starved Rock State Park, Illinois
Jubilee Days Parade, Zion, Illinois

Starved Rock Lake and Dam, Utica, Illinois

State Parks in LaSalle County, Illinois

Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival, Fulton County, Illinois


August, 1979 Columns

Olof Krans, Bishop Hill Settlement of Illinois
Eric Jansson, Bishop Hill, Illinois
1979 Illinois State Fair
Norwegian Settlement, Norway, Illinois





July, 1979 Columns

Abraham Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois Forest Preserve District
Swedish Immigration, Bishop Hill, Illinois Historic Association
Swedish Bishop Hill Colony in Illinois

June, 1979 Columns

James T. Farrell
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel of the University of Chicago
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay Centenary Festival

May, 1979 Columns

Marengo, Illinois History
Glacial Park, McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois Conservation District
James T. Farrell, Elmer Gertz, University of Chicago Class of 1928

April, 1979 Columns

Elvira, the Phantom of the Woodstock, Illinois Opera House
Orson Welles, Paul Newman, Woodstock Opera House
Woodstock Opera House Community Center
Lincoln Memorial Garden, Springfield, Illinois

March, 1979 Columns

Illinois State Parks, Pere Marquette Park

Illinois State Parks, Lincoln Log Cabin Park
Illinois State Parks, Cave-in-Rock Park
Illinois State Parks, Red Hills Park

Illinois State Parks, Trail of Tears Forest
 

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