Abraham Lincoln and the Black Hawk War
Sauk war leader Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River in April of 1832 with around 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo followers who...
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Sue Devick
- Mar 28
- 6 min
The Courage of a Pioneer Woman
Imagine the emotions of Avis Blodgett, who in May of 1832 had four children under twelve years old (and one on the way) when Potawatomi...
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Sue Devick
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Fullersburg
The famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were surely a matter of importance to the residents of Fullersburg,...
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Sue Devick
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Frigid Weather and Fullersburg's Pioneers
Did the early settlers of Fullersburg have difficulty coping with frigid temperatures? Our available historical sources indicates that...
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Sue Devick
- Jan 26
- 4 min
Who is Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic?
What do we know about Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic (also known as Half-Day), and why should we learn about his role in history? Aptakisic...
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Sue Devick
- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
Mapping the Native American Village of Sauganakka (Pt. 2)
The village of Sauganakka was the largest Potawatomi village of DuPage County, Illinois, but this is largely an unknown fact. The former...
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Sue Devick
- Dec 10, 2022
- 5 min
Christmas in the Settlement of Fullersburg
Was Christmas celebrated in Old Fullersburg? Were there carolers, sleigh bells and Christmas trees? Did Santa Claus make an appearance,...
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Sue Devick
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Story of a Union Soldier from Fullersburg
Beneath the shade of the towering oak trees in Historic Fullersburg Cemetery in Hinsdale, Il. lies a humble grave of a Union soldier that...
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Sue Devick
- Sep 24, 2022
- 4 min
The Mysteries Surrounding Potawatomi Chief Waubonsie
Who was the enigmatic war chief of the Potawatomi, who had a voice like a lion and stood approximately six feet four inches tall? Meet...
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Sue Devick
- Jul 24, 2022
- 4 min
Respect for Burial Sites of the Native Americans
Odawa historian and archivist Eric Hemenway notes that although burial practices varied from tribe to tribe, "caretaking of the dead is...
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Sue Devick
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Plight of American Indigenous People
The act of changing an athletic team's Native American name in order to avoid offending indigenous people is ethical and the correct...
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Sue Devick
- Feb 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Desperate Need for a Mill in Fullersburg
The pioneers in this area desperately needed a water-powered or mechanical mill to help provide both food and shelter. A grist mill was...
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Sue Devick
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
Here We Come A-wassailing
The English carol Here We Come A-Wassailing describes an old Yuletide custom of neighborhood revelers asking manor owners for a drink of...
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Sue Devick
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
The "Winter of the Deep Snow"
The extremely brutal weather in much of Illinois during the winter of 1830-31 had a significant widespread effect on many aspects of life...
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Sue Devick
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Native American Appreciation of Nature
Potawatomi Chief Simon Pokagon (1830-1899) was well educated and comfortable speaking before a large audience, as he did at the 1893...
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Sue Devick
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Mapping the Native American Village of Sauganakka (Fullersburg)
(ALSO SEE PART 2 OF THIS BLOG POST DATED 12/12/22 ON THIS WEBSITE.) A well known map of over twenty Native American villages around...
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Sue Devick
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Recognizing Chicago's Native American Heritage
Chicago historian Ann Durkin Keating, author of Rising Up From Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago has...
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Sue Devick
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
How the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Ottawa Became One People
Potawatomi oral tradition about the union of the tribes of the Three Fires, or Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Ottawa, states that at one time...
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Sue Devick
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
Historic Timetable of Graue Mill Dam
Early settlers expressed a need for a dam on Salt Creek shortly after they arrived in this area, as shown in the Torode family letters...
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Sue Devick
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Historic Fellowship of Old Fullersburg
The pioneers of Brush Hill (which became Fullersburg) demonstrated good will toward their neighbors as well as their fellow man, creating...
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