- The Lincoln Highway Around Chicago, Arcadia Publishing, 2008
- Tour Calumet City on Foot or By Car, 16-page, illustrated guide to the town of Calumet City, 2005
- Along the Calumet River, Arcadia Publishing, 2004
- Matteson's Railroad History, (editor), Matteson Historical Society, 1998
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"The Lincoln Highway in Will County," Will County Historical Society Quarterly, Fall, 2008
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"Bartlett’s Souvenirs: Beverly Shores’s Century of Progress Houses," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, 18:3, Summer 2006
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"Dune Country General Store Circa 1910," Food History News, 2005
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"Emma Dryer," Women Building Chicago, 1770-1990, A Biographical Dictionary, Indiana University Press, 2001
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"On Doing Historical Research in Nursing Home Archives," Encyclopedia of Local History, AltaMira Press, 2000
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"University of Aarhus" and "Lorand Eotvos University," The International Dictionary of University Histories, 1996
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"Henry P. Crowell" and "Joseph Thatcher Torrence," American National Biography, 1996
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"Golf: Tee Time Took on a New Meaning," development of golf after World War I, in the U.S. Nostalgia magazine, 1990
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"Number, Please," a history of telephone operators in the U.S., Nostalgia magazine, 1989
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Series of history features regarding the suburbs and Chicago neighborhoods for the “Hometown” and “Cityscape” supplements to the Sun-Times, Chicago, Illinois, 1988-1989
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"Baskets Matched Gathering, Toting Chores," Provided photos and copy relating to materials, methods, use and prices of antique baskets. Antique Week-Tri-State Trader, Knightstown, Indiana, 1985
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"Condition of Finish Clue to Mexican Pottery’s Age," Photos, pen and ink drawings and copy. Antique Week-Tri-State Trader, Knightstown, Indiana, 1985
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"Victorians Had a Love Affair with Cast Iron," Copy and photographs for article on the history of cast iron garden furniture. Antique Week-Tri-State Trader, Knightstown, Indiana, 1985
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"Timeline of the Washington and Jane Smith Home, 1917 to Present,” Sponsored by Washington and Jane Smith Home, 1997
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Index to The Times (Hammond, IN) for 1910-1912 for articles on Calumet City, IL., Sponsored by Calumet City Historical Society
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Index to Lake County News (Hammond, IN) 1893-1899 for articles on Calumet City, IL., Sponsored by Calumet City Historical Society
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Index to Lake County Times (Hammond, IN) 1906-1907 for articles pertaining to Calumet City, IL., Sponsored by Calumet City Historical Society
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"A Mexican Art Bibliography," 150 Sources of Information on Mexican Art, Suntii Publications, 1978
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“A Farming History of the Southern Suburbs.” Paper given at South Suburban Heritage Association annual local history conference, South Holland, IL, 2002
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Lyceum 2000 “Our Other Lives: Work and Creativity in the Calumet Region,” Advisory committee member and panel moderator, sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society, Merrillville, IN, October 2000
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"The Michigan City Road, A History of the 19th Century Route from Chicago to Michigan City, IN.” Paper given at South Suburban Heritage Association annual local history conference, April 2000
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"The Englewood Woman's Club and the Founding of the Oakhaven Old Peoples Home." Paper given at Illinois History Symposium, Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield, IL, December 1998
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"Edna Ferber: So Big and South Holland," Panel moderator, The Amanda Berry Smith Regional History Conference, South Suburban College, March 1998
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"Don't Throw that Away: A Two-part Workshop on Archives for Non-profit Organizations and Small Businesses," Coordinator and presenter, cosponsored by the Harold Washington Library (Chicago) and the Chicago Area Women's History Conference, April 1997
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“Autumn Authors Affair V,” Panelist on newspaper feature writing, public relations and photography, writers’ conference sponsored by Love Designers chapter of Romance Writers of America, Matteson, IL, October 1987
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“Matteson Museum Minute,” a series of one-minute scripts which featured objects from the Matteson Historical Society or local history topics. Aired on “Matteson Matters,” the Village of Matteson’s monthly cable program, 2000-2002
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"Before Electricity," elementary school-level educational tours developed for the Dr. German House, Chicago, 1996
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“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. 1984
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