Native American Eclipse Traditions
Solar and lunar eclipses have been recognized by hundreds of Native American tribes, and the various traditions that have arisen from...
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Sue Devick
Mar 67 min read
Native Americans' Final Farewell to the Graves of Their Fathers
A common trait of most Native American tribes is their devotion to the gravesites of their ancestors and loved ones. The continuous...
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Sue Devick
Jan 237 min read
The Deeply Human Side of Loie Fuller (1862-1928)
Loie Fuller's rise to stardom as the most famous dancer in the world took a sharp upward turn in 1892 in Paris, a center for artists and...
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Sue Devick
Oct 3, 20236 min read
How Did the Settlers Prepare for Winter?
The area west of Chicago, including Brush Hill (which became Fullersburg), experienced an influx of white settlers soon after the Black...
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Sue Devick
Jun 30, 20233 min read
A Civil War Veteran's 4th of July Tribute
Who is Morell Fuller, and why should we think of him on Independence Day? Morell was an early settler of Fullersburg, Illinois, one of...
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Sue Devick
Jun 12, 20235 min read
The Assimilation of Indigenous Children
In June of 2021, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland ordered an investigation of the U.S. Federal boarding school program for...
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Sue Devick
Apr 30, 20236 min read
Abraham Lincoln and the Black Hawk War
Sauk war leader Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River in April of 1832 with around 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo followers who...
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Sue Devick
Mar 28, 20236 min read
The Courage of a Pioneer Woman
Imagine the emotions of Avis Blodgett, who in May of 1832 had four children under twelve years old (and one on the way) when Potawatomi...
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Sue Devick
Feb 9, 20234 min read
Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Fullersburg
The famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were surely a matter of importance to the residents of Fullersburg,...
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Sue Devick
Jan 31, 20235 min read
Frigid Weather and Fullersburg's Pioneers
Did the early settlers of Fullersburg have difficulty coping with frigid temperatures? Our available historical sources indicates that...
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Sue Devick
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Who is Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic?
What do we know about Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic (also known as Half-Day), and why should we learn about his role in history? Aptakisic...
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Sue Devick
Dec 12, 20226 min read
Mapping the Native American Village of Sauganakka (Pt. 2)
The village of Sauganakka was the largest Potawatomi village of DuPage County, Illinois, but this is largely an unknown fact. The former...
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Sue Devick
Dec 10, 20225 min read
Christmas in the Settlement of Fullersburg
Was Christmas celebrated in Old Fullersburg? Were there carolers, sleigh bells and Christmas trees? Did Santa Claus make an appearance,...
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Sue Devick
Nov 10, 20224 min read
The Story of a Union Soldier from Fullersburg
Beneath the shade of the towering oak trees in Historic Fullersburg Cemetery in Hinsdale, Il. lies a humble grave of a Union soldier that...
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Sue Devick
Sep 24, 20224 min read
The Mysteries Surrounding Potawatomi Chief Waubonsie
Who was the enigmatic war chief of the Potawatomi, who had a voice like a lion and stood approximately six feet four inches tall? Meet...
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Sue Devick
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Respect for Burial Sites of the Native Americans
Odawa historian and archivist Eric Hemenway notes that although burial practices varied from tribe to tribe, "caretaking of the dead is...
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Sue Devick
Apr 13, 20223 min read
The Plight of American Indigenous People
The act of changing an athletic team's Native American name in order to avoid offending indigenous people is ethical and the correct...
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Sue Devick
Feb 2, 20223 min read
The Desperate Need for a Mill in Fullersburg
The pioneers in this area desperately needed a water-powered or mechanical mill to help provide both food and shelter. A grist mill was...
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Sue Devick
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Here We Come A-wassailing
The English carol Here We Come A-Wassailing describes an old Yuletide custom of neighborhood revelers asking manor owners for a drink of...
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Sue Devick
Dec 16, 20213 min read
The "Winter of the Deep Snow"
The extremely brutal weather in much of Illinois during the winter of 1830-31 had a significant widespread effect on many aspects of life...
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