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McHistory is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History.
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McHistory is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History.
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In 1935, switchboard operators for the Wabash Telephone Company handled an average of 60,000 calls coming through its downtown Bloomington building.This…
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In the decade after women's suffrage, leaders of the female empowerment movement were eager to become more involved in governmental affairs.This episode…
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On the Fourth of July weekend in 1956, one of Bloomington's most famous residents returned to rally support ahead of the presidential election.This…
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Dr. Eugene Covington was the first and only African American physician in McLean County in the early 20th century.This episode of McHistory shows the…
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Here is a story of hooligans, pranks, and university hijinks from the early part of the last century. It's part of McHistory, GLT's occasional series…
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From 1892 to the early 1930s professor June Rose Colby taught literature, grammar, and composition at Illinois State Normal University. One of the first…
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And now, one of GLT's recurring features during Sound Ideas using letters, articles, and diaries from McLean County citizens written in times gone…
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Next month, the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for its annual fall veto session in which it considers whether to override the governor's…
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At the turn of the 20th century, a certain woman journalist put out four columns a week. She was a prolific writer turning in 2,000 words at a crack, a…
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In 1824 the area that would become McLean County had only 15 settler families. By 1830 when the county came into being the population was still very…