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The Forgottonia Project

Honoring the rich history of rural western Illinois, and examining the problems we currently face

  • Latest Episodes
  • Behind the Project
    • About the Host – Joey Brewer
    • Forgottonia Census Information
    • Forgottonia Election Results
    • Fostering Oral History Interview Skills
    • Forgottonia 16 County Profile
  • Our Philosophy of Education: Classroom Sandboxing
  • Local Western IL History
    • Camp Ellis
    • New Philadelphia (“Free” Frank McWhorter)
    • Forgottonia
    • Lincoln & the Civil War
    • Culture (Chris Vallilo)
    • Native Americans
    • Industry & Agriculture
    • Sundown Towns (James Loewen)
  • Social Commentary & Regional Literature
    • Book Studies
      • On Community
      • Dime Novel Desperados
      • Witchcraft in Forgottonia
      • This Infernal War
    • Issues Facing Rural America
      • Health & Well-Being (Tim Kasser)
      • Race & Rural America
      • Job Loss, Poverty, Economic Decline
      • Gender & Rural America
      • Education & Rural America
      • Rural-Urban Divide
      • Substance Abuse & Rural America
  • Oral History of Forgottonia
  • Contact
  • Support the Forgottonia Project

Podcasts & Blogs

  • Download our podcast by searching ¨Forgottonia Project¨ on iTunes or wherever you find podcasts.

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