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Compiling a History Database of Rural Schools

Posted on April 1, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

Tracking down information on rural schools that have long disappeared from the local landscape can sometimes be a difficult task. The Quincy Herald Whig (19 Nov 2011) reports on the efforts of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, … Continue reading →

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Accounts of the 1812 New Madrid Earthquake

Posted on February 7, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

A news item reminds us that we are at the 200th anniversary of the largest of the great 1812 earthquakes along the Mississippi Valley, this one centered near New Madrid, Missouri, for which the fault line is now named.  Accounts … Continue reading →

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