Honoring the rich history of rural western Illinois, and examining the problems we currently face
This semester, our IL History students visited the Easley Pioneer Museum in Ipava, IL; home to the largest collection of artifacts on the WW2 museum Camp Ellis. Students had the opportunity to speak with museum workers Marion Cornelius and Julie Terstriep and develop their own blog posts. Check out two of these posts below, as well …
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On this episode of the Forgottonia Project, we conclude our conversation with Marion Cornelius about the incredible history of Camp Ellis, a massive WW2 Army camp that was located right here in rural Forgottonia.
On this episode of the Forgottonia Project, we are pleased to share our conversation with Marion Cornelius about the incredible history of Camp Ellis; a massive WW2 Army camp located in rural Forgottonia.
The Forgottonia Project 