Henderson County—The Steel Capital Of The Midwest?
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Lomax Township in southwestern Henderson County is a quiet rural area containing fewer than 400 homes. That’s a […]
Forgotten Monmouth College Chemist Left Scientific Legacy
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Monmouth College’s chemistry department is the stuff of legend, thanks largely to three legendary chemistry professors who helped […]
Frontier Judge Assisted Women’s Fraternity Movement
Story courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Monmouth College is remarkable for its history of serving as beacon for women’s equality. While colleges in the […]
Black and White Coal Mine
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. In recent decades, Monmouth College professors have partnered with outside parties on agricultural research, with projects ranging from […]
When Peanuts Inspired Parades, Posh Parties
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Consider the lowly peanut. It’s fed to squirrels and elephants. It’s long been a staple of cheap ballpark […]
1958 Monmouth Retail Promo Was A Real Turkey
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. (phots courtesy of medium.com) One of the most memorable Thanksgiving-themed episodes of a television sitcom closely parallels a […]
‘Jack the Hugger’ Terrorized Monmouth In 1913
Report Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. (photo courtesy of medium.com) Fads come and go. Those who were alive during the 1970s, for example, remember […]
For Generations, Hawcock’s Was ‘The Place To Eat’
Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. The mere mention of Hawcock’s Cafe to anyone who lived in the Monmouth area during the first half […]
Charles Laughton
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER ASKED FOR MILK AND A BATH On a cold, winter night in 1948, a 27-year-old talent scout for Music Corporation of America was sitting in a tavern […]
John Nicol – Photographer
JOHN NICOL—MONMOUTH’S MAGICAL PHOTOGRAPHER Many Monmouth residents are familiar with the exploits of Will Nicol, the Maple City magician who became internationally known for making an elephant disappear. Some have […]