THE JOURNALS INDEXED FOOTNOTES

EXPANDED INFORMATION LINKED FROM ARTICLES.

Dr. Gale's way of expanding a footnote into a robust explanation.

10-Vol. "Abraham Lincoln; A History" Nicolay & Hay pub:1890
77 Chicago Communities and their Neighborhoods. 

A Primer about the differences between Lox, Smoked Salmon, and Gravadlax.

ALTERNATIVE FACTS: the origin of the phrase and its meaning.

American Fur Company  
An 8th Grade Illinois Constitution Test.
Burnt District Map of the Great Chicago Fire.

Chicago Directories (1833-1923)

Chicago Flag Meanings

Chicago Mayor, Harrison's Last Speech before Assassinated on October 28, 1893. 
Chicago's Eastside Begins at North Boulevard (1600N). 

Chicago's Guarie River.
City of Chicago v. M. Ward et al. Case# 48 N.E. 927 169 Ill. 392 - Nov. 8, 1897.

First Workers' Compensation Law in Illinois (1911)  

Lewis and Clark Story.

Lincoln only admitted to writing a "Rebecca" letter Re: James Shields dated Aug. 27, 1842.

Lost Towns of Illinois Series.

Presentism and the use of historically sensitive words explained.
Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant. 

Roller Coaster Accidents at Riverview Park, Chicago. 

The Difference Between an Illinois Town and a Township. 

The Term "Jewtown or Jew Town" is Derogatory.

Why Old Photographs Handwritten Notations are Reversed when Printed. 
Why People Didn't Smile in Very Old Photographs. 

Why the Chicago Tribune's "Injun Summer," yearly reprint is not racist.