Historical Figures

Josephine Cochrane said, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." That's what she did. In the 19th century,...

New Harmony is a historic small town in southern Indiana that was home to George Rapp’s Harmonist society and Robert...

Mildred Fish-Harnack was an accomplished academic from Wisconsin. She resisted the horrors of Nazi Germany while disseminating intelligence to the...

He On October 16th, 1956, the 89-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright met with government representatives, news reporters, architects, students and curious...

When people think of outlaws and the American West, Jesse James’ name often leads the pack. Known as either a...

Elizabeth Packard was a 19th-century who fought for women's rights and mental health advocacy. She was born in a Calvinist...

Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was known to be eccentric. He predicted his death to coincide with the appearance of...

In the 1860s, Abraham Lincoln was both an admired and despised figure. Some of his supporters included influential minds of...

Known as the “Alton Giant,” Robert Wadlow from Alton, IL, reached a towering height of 8ft 11”. Wadlow suffered from...