Jack’s next book signing is at BOBZBAY on May 13, 2023 10 – 12 noon! BOBZBAY is located at 419 North Main, Bloomington. Be sure to stop by and share Bloomington Normal history with Jack or just say hi! Bring your copy of Echos of Purple and Gold and get it signed. Or… pick up a copy and …
Our April newsletter begins with a connection to a historic April 15th, so you might want to read the first item immediately, if possible. Also, I was asleep at the switch, so to say, for Women’s History Month. So this newsletter reintroduces you to three women (four if you count the one who was famous …
Survivor of the Titanic disaster On April 15, 1912 – 111 years ago today if you’re reading this newsletter on time – news of the loss of the Titanic was the front page of the morning newspapers. The mighty White Star ocean liner had struck an iceberg and sunk on its maiden voyage with great …
Bloomington-Normal’s first female disc jockey With almost no public notice until a delayed obituary appeared, Ann Holub died in Bloomington on March 8, 2023. To Baby Boomers who wore braces on their teeth, the Holub name was familiar. Ann’s father, Dr. John Holub, was one of the Twin Cities’ best known dentists and orthodontists in …
Pioneer educator in Bloomington schools Almost everyone knows Sarah Raymond was Bloomington’s first female Superintendent of Schools. But she had a forgotten college classmate who left her own mark in local classrooms. Isabella F. Goudy was a dedicated, community-active teacher and principal who has been largely forgotten. Born into an intellectual family in Ohio in …
