Oquawka Publisher Sought Partnership with Edgar Allan Poe
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. In the middle of the Bronx in New York City is a bustling neighborhood known as Fordham. In […]
The Man Behind Pi Beta Phi’s Holt House
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Monmouth has long been a Republican town, but a few of its most influential citizens during its early […]
The Tin Goose
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. If you recall the original Monmouth Airport, which operated on North 6th Street between 1922 and 1967, chances […]
Current Monmouth City Hall Built To Last
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. To earn the trust of their customers, banks have traditionally constructed sturdy buildings with architecture reflecting strength and […]
Monmouth Man Brought Ben-Hur To the Stage
MONMOUTH MAN BROUGHT ‘BEN-HUR’ TO THE STAGE Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and literary critic William Dean Howells was nicknamed “The Dean of American Letters,” but […]
Great Monmouth Fire
GREAT MONMOUTH FIRE’ PRECEDED CHICAGO BLAZE BY MONTHS (Picture courtesy of medium.com) Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian On Oct. 8, 1871, a devastating fire destroyed more than three square miles […]
Firemen’s Contests Were Source Of City Pride In 19th Century
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. America has always loved spectator sports, so it’s not surprising that in the days before organized athletic teams, […]
Monmouth Girl Fell Under Spell Of ‘Hindoo Palmist’
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. (picture courtesy of medium.com) Near the turn of the 20th century, the occult science of palmistry experienced a […]
‘Uncle Dick’ Was World’s Oldest Active Methodist Minister
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Monmouth’s historic Quinby House was the home of a founder of Monmouth College. What is perhaps less well […]
Mayo Williams Broke Racial Barriers
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. The richness of Monmouth’s African American heritage has not been adequately addressed in this column. As we observe […]