Jeff Rankin·Jul 14, 2023Northwestern University founder called Monmouth homeMONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth’s historic Quinby House was the home of a founder of Monmouth College. What is perhaps less well known is that…
Jeff Rankin·Jul 13, 2023Monmouth physician dynasty began in 1837MONMOUTH, Ill. — “This is a pleasant location and bids fair to be a thriving town.”
Jeff Rankin·Jan 12, 2023Might Edgar Allan Poe have made Oquawka a literary hub?In the middle of the Bronx in New York City is a bustling neighborhood known as Fordham. In 1848, it was a sleepy rural village without…
Jeff Rankin·Dec 6, 2022Tombstones tell interesting talesMONMOUTH, Ill. — Walk up the 10 concrete steps to Monmouth’s Pioneer Cemetery at East Archer and 6th Street, and suddenly you find…
Jeff Rankin·Dec 1, 2022Monmouth’s industrial building boom of 1953MONMOUTH, Ill. — Our future economic prosperity may lie in the tech and service industries, but 70 years ago manufacturing was still king…
Jeff Rankin·Nov 30, 2022Monmouth pastor provided humanitarian relief during Civil WarMONMOUTH, Ill. — In recent months, we have become all too familiar with the collateral damage that war inflicts on innocent civilians. The…
Jeff Rankin·Apr 15, 2022Patriarch of ag family dynasty attended seminary in MonmouthMONMOUTH, Ill. — Many farmers from this area are familiar with the monthly agricultural publication Wallaces Farmer, which began in 1895…
Jeff Rankin·Feb 23, 2022World billiards champ started in local pool hallMONMOUTH, Ill. — Many famous celebrities hail from small towns, but few retain their hometown ties once they go on to fame and fortune…
Jeff Rankin·Feb 12, 2022Caring for Warren County’s destitute evolved over agesMONMOUTH, Ill. — “You’ll send me to the poorhouse!” is a complaint that parents have voiced to their children for ages, but it wasn’t so…
Jeff Rankin·Jan 13, 2022Father of acclaimed playwright had fateful meeting with Monmouth lawyerMONMOUTH, Ill. — The career of one of America’s greatest playwrights might have taken a completely different path had his father listened…
