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This is a non-fiction work focused within the Southern Illinois' town of Cobden. It followed Dick Ruggles' journey to Cobden and his two year stint as head coach of a successful underdog team: the Appleknockers.

Telegram from Western Union, stating that Tom's Grandfather was killed in action in the Philippines while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was killed by a direct hit from Japanese artillery fire on the island of Mindanao. He is…

Republican Presidential Candidate Ronald Reagan implores John F. Homeier of Springfield, Illinois to come to Reagan's and Nancy Reagan’s home, “Wexford”, near Washington DC, on October 25, 1980 to discuss the critical financial status of their…

Photograph from Kristi Barnwell's first trip abroad to Stockholm Sweden. She was visiting a friend who was studying abroad in Sweden in the spring of 2002.

Photographs from Kristi Barnwell's first trip abroad to Stockholm Sweden. She was visiting a friend who was studying abroad in Sweden in the spring of 2002.

Tin/metal version of the State Journal-Register Front Page that shows Mayor Ossie Langfelder getting a hug and kiss from his wife after securing his re-election bid as Springfield, Illinois's mayor. Dated April 3, 1991, the front page also shows the…

A photo of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Springfield Illinois, on the corner of 8th and Enos. Taken June 15th, 1945. A Lithuanian cardinal stands in the center. Also pictured is a statue from St. Casimir's College in the Vatican which was…

Photo taken in front of St. Agnes Church of a graduating kindergarten class.

"Daddy [Ernest Antonacci ] is second from the right in the front row. Frank Natali is 4th from right on the same row. Daddy can't identify anyone in the second row. …

The New Berlin Historical Society loaned these vinyl records. They were a source of entertainment in the mid twentieth century. They were used for dances and in clubs.

Alice Sloman's 1944 Springfield High School Yearbook. Alice circled the picture of Mary Lou Sloman, her younger sister.