Farmers Weekly Review

By Sandy Vasko When we left the fleeing settlers, they had arrived at Fort Dearborn. However, they weren’t the only people looking for safety. We…

By Sandy Vasko It’s at this season that the old myths about the origin of Thanksgiving pop up. And they always include Native Americans. Will…

By Sandy Vasko One hundred and seven years ago, the world was at war. The United States was sending her troops to Europe; some had…

By Sandy Vasko As a fan of John Wayne, Roy Rogers and Mr. Dillon (not necessarily in that order), the above words were familiar to…

By Sandy Vasko We will soon celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. It is a time when families get together and feast or watch television…

By Sandy Vasko The subject of women has been much bandied about in recent weeks. Respect for women, equal pay for women, women’s rights, etc.…

By Sandy Vasko October of 1917 saw many Will County boys away from home. Some were in training camps; some were on ships and some…

By Sandy Vasko A little over one hundred years ago, the whole world was in turmoil. Young men were being drafted, a thing that hadn’t…

By Sandy Vasko One hundred and seven years ago, the whole world was truly at war. The center of it all was in a faraway…

By Sandy Vasko I do mean that in a literal way. Northern Illinois was a wilderness long after Illinois became a state in 1818. The…