TJ BlakemanMar 153 minVice President Richard M. Nixon Visits Champaign on Wednesday, October 24, 1956Just thirteen days before the Presidential election of 1956, Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat arrived in Champaign aboard a special Illinois Cen...
TJ BlakemanJan 24, 20198 minThe Eccentric John Frederic Hessel and His Grand City PlanThis article first appeared in History Matters, the monthly newsletter of the Champaign Count History Museum. Located just north of Kirby Avenue and west of ...
TJ BlakemanAug 4, 20188 minSenator John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Champaign on October 24, 1960Senator John F. Kennedy's Visit to Champaign-Urbana October 24, 1960 I understand that my blog is primarily for the documentation of buildings and physical l...