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Adventurers, Crusaders, and Entrepreneurs: The Women of Illinois Route 66

Madison County Archival Library 801 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United States

Cheryl Eichar Jett will present a program on the bold women who became part of the Illinois legend of Route 66 for the Madison County Historical Society. The presentation will be held on Sunday, October 1 at 2 p.m. at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. The women […]

Emancipation In Illinois

Immanuel Methodist Church - Lower Level 800 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, United States

Many people assume that since Illinois was a northern free state, that there was no slavery here. But it’s a bit more complicated. Chattel slavery in the territorial years, indentured servitude, slavery exemptions in at least five counties, and gradual emancipation all meant that unfree labor was a constant in Illinois leading up to the Civil […]

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