By Sandy Vasko When we left the “War Between the States,” the 100th Illinois Voluntary Infantry was being assembled. In the August 20th edition we…
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By Sandy Vasko Today we go back to a time when Native Americans still rode the prairies of what was to become Will County, and…
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By Sandy Vasko We return to the Civil War in July of 1862. July is a month to show our love of country. The Fourth…
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By Sandy Vasko If there is one thing that everyone shares, urban or rural, today or 500 years ago, here or in another country, is…
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By Sandy Vasko In the southwestern part of Will County spring means one thing – fishing. Most avid fishermen have already wet a line by…
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By Sandy Vasko Summer on the battle fronts for Will County troops was uneventful. The boys had been through a type of hell, and had…
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By Sandy Vasko When I was growing up a wooded area of Homer Township, a local farmer would let his hogs run loose. In the…
Read More By Sandy Vasko Shiloh is a Hebrew word; it means “place of peace.” And so it was, until April 1862, when it came to mean…
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By Sandy Vasko The two sides were ready, the Illinois Militia was armed, the miners probably were armed. Gen. Ducat sent pickets ahead of the…
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By Sandy Vasko When we last met, it was Monday, July 23, 1877. Sheriff Noble and his posse had just been “thrown out of town”…
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