sjplhistoryOct 2, 20212 min readThe Origins of the Lozo-Needles Photograph Collection Pt. 1One of the unique items the Reference Department has in its collection is the Lozo-Needles Photograph Collection. It is comprised of four...
mtrifanJul 13, 20217 min readHeat Wave of 1901In the summer of 1901, a terrible drought spread across the corn belt of the Midwest. Crops withered away across Kansas, Oklahoma, and...
sjplhistoryJun 3, 20211 min readThe Ghost of Corby GroveOn Sunday, April 26, 1896, at about 11:00 p.m., as the residents of Saxton Heights were settled in their beds for the night, an unearthly...