Books

ALONG THE CALUMET RIVER, Arcadia Publishing, 2004. **** Once known as the Callimink, the Calumet River has been home to swimmers and fishermen, steamboats and canoes, shipyards and factories for generations. Recreation and industry have co-existed along its banks for decades while communities from South Chicago and the southern suburbs of Chicago through Lake, Porter and La Porte Counties in Indiana have logn derived their economic lifeblood from the River. ALONG THE CALUMET RIVER presents this 175-year history using over 200 vintage images. **Now in its second printing, Along the Calumet River can be purchased through any Borders or Barnes and Noble or via Amazon. $19.99 plus S/H **** "MATTESON'S RAILROAD HISTORY," (editor), Matteson Historical Society, 1998.

Articles

"Emma Dryer," in WOMEN BUILDING CHICAGO, 1770-1990, A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY,Indiana University Press, 2001. **** "On Doing Historical Research in Nursing Home Archives" in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LOCAL HISTORY, AltaMira Press, 2000 **** "University of Aarhus" and "Lorand Eotvos University" in THE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSITY HISTORIES, 1996 **** "Henry P. Crowell" and "Joseph Thatcher Torrence" in AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, 1996. **** "Golf: Tee Time Took on a New Meaning," NOSTALGIA magazine, 1990. **** Reviews of adult fiction and nonfiction, BOOKLIST magazine (American Library Association), 1989. **** "Number, Please," NOSTALGIA magazine, 1989. **** Series of history features regarding the suburbs and Chicago neighborhoods for the "Hometown" and "Cityscape" supplements to the SUN-TIMES, Chicago, 1988-1989. **** "Baskets Matched Gathering, Toting Chores," ANTIQUE WEEK--TRI-STATE TRADER, 1985. **** "Condition of Finish Clue to Mexican Pottery's Age," ANTIQUE WEEK--TRI-STATE TRADER, 1985. **** "Victorians Had a Love Affair with Cast Iron," ANTIQUE WEEK--TRI-STATE TRADER, 1985.

Timelines, Indices, etc.

"Timeline of the Washington and Jane Smith Home, 1917 to Present, for the Washington and Jane Smith Home, Chicago, IL, 1997 **** Index to The Times (Hammond, IN) for articles on Calumet City, IL, between 1910-1912. For the Calumet City Historical Society **** Index to the Lake County News (Hammond, IN) for articles on Calumet City, IL between 1893 and 1899. For the Calumet City Historical Society **** Index to the Lake County Times (Hammond, IN) for articles pertaining to Calumet City, IL, 1906-1907. for the Calumet City Historical Society **** A MEXICAN ARAT BIBLIOGRAPHY, 150 SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON mEXICAN ART. Suntii Publications, 1978.

Historical Scriptwriting

"Matteson Museum Minute," a series of one-minute scrpts which featured objects from the Matteson Historical Society or local history topics. Aired on "Matteson Matters," the Village of Matteson's monthly cable pogram. **** "Calumet Historic Minutes," a series (12 months, 2 per month) of one-minute spots on local history written for the Calumet City Historical Society and aired on WJOB-radio, Hammond, IN. **** "Before Electricity," elementary school-level educational tours developed for the Dr. German House, Chicago, IL.

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