Farmers Weekly Review

By Sandy Vasko Once again, we are going to look at the small bits that made up a town’s everyday life, if not its history;…

There are times in my research that I come across a bit that probably will never work up into a story, but makes me smile…

By Sandy Vasko February 1862 saw the 20th on the move. On Feb. 2, they left Cairo aboard steamships bound for Fort Henry on the…

By Sandy Vasko Today we look at the area known as Twelve Mile Grove, named such because it is twelve miles from Joliet. What! You…

By Sandy Vasko When we left the 39th, it was New Year’s Eve 1861. Battle came to them on the wings of the new year.…

By Sandy Vasko I suppose that when you think of excitement and crime, Florence Township does not spring to your mind. It’s true that it…

By Sandy Vasko The 20th, returned to Bird’s Point after the battle of Fredericktown on Oct. 31st, where they constructed log structures for their winter…

By Sandy Vasko I was recently asked to give a talk about the important women in Will County history. It proved to be harder than…

By Sandy Vasko Being a dairy farmer is no romp in the woods; it’s a 24/7 job. Being a lover of dairy products myself, I…

By Sandy Vasko I do not have the pleasure of living on the river, but that does not mean that my sleep is not broken…