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Anatomy of a Birth Record
So you want to use Raduraksti, but you're intimidated, because you don't know German or Russian. That's okay! With a bit of work, you can find everything you need to know from these records, without needing to be fluent, or even proficient, in the languages. It is just a question of being able to extract the relevant information. Prior to 1891, most records will be in German, after 1891, usually in Russian, often (but not always) with Latin transliterations of names provided.
This is an image of a typical 19th century Lutheran baptism record (which serves as a birth record prior to civil registration). Records for other religions are different, and I will probably cover them later. This is the format used most often across the Latvian provinces, though there was a different format used in Kurzeme (the western province) occasionally, and I will look at that one later as well.
My great-grandfather's birth record, Trikāta Lutheran church, 1888.
The first two columns are pretty simple – the date of birth and the date of baptism. In this case, the date of baptism says "eodem" which means "the same" – see higher up in the column. A number of children may have been baptized on the same day, and the scribe only wanted to write the date out once.
The third column has all the important bits in it, so this is where you really need to start paying attention.
The first item will be the record number – this will be what you want to cite when you are referencing your source in your genealogical records, in addition to the year of the record. While page numbers can be useful, they can also vary – I've seen numerous records where there are several page numbers in the corner of the scanned sheet, as well as the page navigation numbers within Raduraksti. Any of these can be changed again, so while you should record them for ease of retrieval, the "official" reference number should be the one that doesn't change – that of the record.
Next is the city/town name, or, more commonly for rural parishes, the name of the manorial estate and the name of the farm. In this case, it is "Wiezemhof Stampwehwer" – in Latvian, Vijciems estate, Stampvēveri farm. A good (though not comprehensive) list of German names and their Latvian equivalents is available here.
Then we finally have the name of the individual who was baptized – in this case, "Peter Eduard Zelmiņ" – or, in modern Latvian, "Pēteris Eduards Celmiņš".
The next section will show the names of parents, with later records usually also including the mother's maiden name (indicated by "geb." in German or ур. in Russian) – here, "Peter Zelmiņ" (Pēteris Celmiņš) and "Marri geb. Radsin" (Marija née Radziņa). Before the father's name, a record will typically list the father's occupation as well – in this case "Wirt", meaning landlord/land manager (either the owner of the farm, or the person in charge if the farm was still owned by the manorial estate owner). In Russian, it would be хозяин (for men), хозяйка (for women). Other commonly listed occupations (German/Russian) are Knecht/батрак (farmhand), Arbeiter/работник (worker), Soldat/солдат (soldier) and Tischler/столяр (carpenter).
The little notation after the parent's names indicates their religion. In a Lutheran church record, typically this will say "both Lutheran", but sometimes one of the other parents (usually the mother, though not always) will be of a different religion (As noted in this post, I found a random British man living in southern Latvia, whose children were baptized in the Lutheran church, while he himself was Anglican).
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1. Read: Longing for Enough in a Culture of More from the 2010 Reading Program. This book features 25 brief meditations on releasing ourselves from a life of excess, to a "life of enough." Read reflections on this book and post your comments for discussion.
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Microsoft is sending a team of independent auditors to a factory in southern China to investigate allegations that the factory employs underage workers under appalling working and living conditions.
The decision to send inspectors, announced by Microsoft in a blog posting, was prompted by a National Labor Committee (NLC) report that alleges that teenage workers sometimes as young as 14 years old -- work 15-hour shifts, six to seven days a week, for 52 cents an hour after deductions for factory food.
The non-profit NLC released its scathing report following three years of covert interviews and photography inside the KYE plant in Dongguan City. About 30 percent of the factory's work -- assembling and packaging hardware products -- is for Microsoft, according to the NLC.
Microsoft responded to the report with an April 15 blog posting by Brian Tobey, corporate vice president of manufacturing and operations for Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices division.
"We take very seriously our corporate responsibility to ensure that the manufacturing facilities and supply chain operations that we use comply with all relevant labor and safety requirements and ensure fair treatment of workers," Tobey wrote. "If we find that the factory is not adhering to our standards, we will take appropriate action."
The KYE factory, located in central Guangdong province, makes Microsoft-brand Life Cam VX-7000, Basic Optical Mouse and Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 6000. The NLC states that other corporations outsourcing production to KYE include Hewlett Packard, Best Buy, Samsung, Foxconn, Acer, Wi/IFC/Logitech and Asus-Rd. The factory has about 3,000 workers.
The report includes photos, quotes and schedules. It details treatment by KYE factory management, including low pay, long hours, harassment, humiliation, restricted freedom, insufficient food and dismal living conditions. A teenage worker is quoted as saying, "We are like prisoners… We do not have a life, only work."
The report focuses on "work study" students, who were forced to stay for 15-hour shifts -- such as 7:45 a.m. to 10:55 p.m. In 2007 and 2008, when business was booming, dozens of the work study students were reported to be just 14 and 15 years old.
"These hours and conditions are blatantly illegal," the report states. "Under China's laws, 14- and 15-year-olds may not work, while 16- and 17-year-olds are classified as 'non-adult' workers, who cannot work more than eight hours a day."
According to the report, conditions for work study students improved slightly after the recession hit China. In 2009, no 14 or 15-year-olds were hired, and, while 16- and 17-year-olds were still made to work 12 hours a day, they were given one day a week off.
The factory opened in 2002, and the NLC suggests Microsoft has been outsourcing production to the KYE factory since at least 2003. The NLC documents substandard factory conditions extending back to at least 2007.
As part of Microsoft's ongoing supplier Social and Environmental Accountability (SEA) program, an independent auditor has been inspecting the KYE factory annually, according to Tobey. In addition, he wrote that Microsoft personnel conduct quarterly on-site assessments and receive weekly reports from KYE on safety and labor criteria.
"Over the past two years, we have required documentation and verification of worker age, and no incidence of child labor has been detected," Tobey wrote. "Worker overtime has been significantly reduced, and worker compensation is in line with the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition standards for the Dongguan area."
Experts, however, say that monitoring does not work.
The NLC report quotes John Ruggia, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Just about everyone, at least off the record, will tell you that monitoring doesn't work because people cheat."
Workers at the KYE factory told the NLC that Microsoft representatives had visited and walked through the plant, always being accompanied by plant managers and rarely speaking to the workers.
"The workers have no rights, as every single labor law in China is violated," according to the report. "Microsoft's and other companies' codes of conduct have zero impact."
The NLC's director, Charles Kernaghan, told Fast Company in an interview that Microsoft has ignored the factory's abuses for almost seven years and failed to use its might to force compliance with basic human rights.
"This is really a battle as to what models of manufacturing are going to win out," Kernaghan told Fast Company. "Right now, I think Microsoft is putting all of its bets on China. And they are very comfortable with teenagers working in a factory 15 hours a day for $.52 an hour, housed in miserable dormitories. We're being confronted with how the world is going to operate."
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If Microsoft don't like what it seem, they should have its own manufacturing operate in the US instead. Why go to other countries and interfere they way they operate. You greedy MONKEY just want to make more profit that why you hire overseas worker for cheap labor. You should help your country by hire your own labors.
Code of Conduct policies have no effect in foreign factories. This is why U.S. companies move manufacturing jobs to China in the first place. To avoid "costly" U.S. labor laws.
i buy tech stuff for a large regional hospital. i see no reason to buy these products til this gets resolved. yes, i know, the alternatives may have come from similar circumstances. but we can proceed in a find-each-case-and-fix-it approach if it's the best current option we have.
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Marie's Answer: Change a company's strategic direction, and employees won't say a word. But rearrange offices, and all hell will break loose! People take any change to their work spaces very personally. Here are steps you can take that may help mend your relationship with Judy:
- Tell your boss that there seems to be a misunderstanding about why he modified the office plan, and then ask him to review his reasoning with everyone. Hearing a logical explanation may help to blunt your colleague's emotional reaction.
- Next, assure Judy that you never lobbied for this particular office. Reiterate your boss's rationale for the change and indicate that you hope there are no hard feelings.
- After that, just let it go and give her time to recover from her disappointment. Unless Judy is extremely immature, she will eventually stop mourning her loss, and your relationship will get back on track.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Public school administrators say some local districts would have to raise property taxes if they're forced to cover the cost of teacher pensions.
The school officials testified Thursday at a special hearing called by House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The Chicago Democrat says suburban and downstate districts get a "free lunch" because the state pays their teacher pension costs. He says Illinois is in grave financial trouble and the districts must be part of the solution.
The administrators say potential tax increases would depend on how much money districts have and how much of the burden the state shifts to districts.
Public university representatives also testified Thursday. They say the change could result in a 2 percent tuition increase.
Madigan has vowed to address the issue before the General Assembly adjourns.
Illinois plans to use tax windfall to pay down bills
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn says income tax revenue for 2013 will top forecasts by $1.3 billion. He says he'll put the money toward the billions the state owes in unpaid bills.
The governor's office said Tuesday the money was a one-time windfall resulting from businesses and individuals selling assets or taking early dividends in anticipation of higher federal tax rates.
Quinn says the money is welcome but a one-time bump in revenue will not help fix the problem in the long run.
Illinois owes billions to businesses, charities and local governments performing some of the state's most essential services. The problem adds to the state's huge financial mess, which includes a soaring public pension crisis.
Quinn said Tuesday the focus must be on "restoring Illinois to full fiscal responsibility."
MO Gov. Nixon remains opposed to swapping income tax for sales tax
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon says he remains opposed to a bill that would raise the state sales tax while cutting income taxes for individuals and businesses.
Nixon released a statement Thursday saying that a sales tax increase would shift the tax burden to seniors and veterans on fixed incomes. He said it "is not the right approach to growing our economy or creating jobs."
His reaction comes after the House passed a bill Wednesday that would gradually cut the individual income tax by two-thirds of a percentage point over five years while also reducing business taxes.
To offset part of the lost revenue, the bill would gradually raise the sales tax by three-fifths of a cent.
Nixon also had opposed an earlier version of the bill passed by the Senate
Collection boxes set up at Main Post office downtown for tax filers
Still working on those taxes?
Tax filers will be able to drop off returns in the drive-thru area at the Main Post Office in Downtown St. Louis. You have until midnight to get the forms postmarked.
Postal service officials say they will NOT have employees on the streets in front of the Post Office to collect returns as they have offered in the past. Also, there will be no extended retail hours today (Monday).
Postal officials say if customers need postage and mailing supplies, use the Downtown location until 8 p.m. Monday.
Large collection boxes will be set up along Market Street to drop off returns before midnight.
Collection boxes set up at Main Post office downtown for tax filers
Still working on those taxes?
Tax filers will be able to drop off returns in the drive-thru area at the Main Post Office in Downtown St. Louis. You have until midnight to get the forms postmarked.
Postal service officials say they will NOT have employees on the streets in front of the Post Office to collect returns as they have offered in the past. Also, there will be no extended retail hours today (Monday).
Postal officials say if customers need postage and mailing supplies, use the Downtown location until 8 p.m. Monday.
Large collection boxes will be set up along Market Street to drop off returns before midnight.
IRS warns Illinois residents about tax scams
The Internal Revenue Service is warning metro-east tax-filers about a scam that could cost them.
IRS officials in Illinois say phoney tax preparers are luring mostly low-income and non-English-speakers with promises of big tax refunds.
The scammers may appear very legitimate, often setting up shop in a storefront office. They use the victim's personal and financial information to file false tax returns, pocketing the money.
The victims don't get a refund, and some have lost federal benefits, like social security or veterans benefits because of the scams.
IRS officials say taxpayers should be wary of tax preparers who don't ask for proof of income and eligibility for credits and deductions.
Missouri group launches ad against tax change plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An organization that analyzes Missouri financial issues has begun running a radio ad against legislation that would cut state income taxes while raising the sales tax.
The Missouri Budget Project said Tuesday that this marks the first time in its 10-year history that the St. Louis-based nonprofit has paid for ads against a policy proposal.
The ad targets legislation scheduled for a House committee hearing Tuesday that would cut income taxes by three-quarters of a percentage point while increasing the sales tax by a half cent. The bill already has passed the Senate.
The Budget Project claims the measure could reduce state revenues by $960 million annually once fully implemented. Other legislative estimates have put the cost at almost half that amount.
MO lawmakers renew charitable tax credits
The legislation sent Wednesday to Gov. Jay Nixon would reinstate tax credits for food pantry donations that expired in 2011 and for donations to pregnancy resource centers and child advocacy centers that expired in 2012.
It also renews tax credits for surviving spouses of deceased public safety officers and for people who improve their homes to be accessible to the disabled.
But the bill halts state tax credits for people who adopt children from other countries or other states. It keeps adoption tax credits in place only for Missouri children with "special needs."
MO Senate OKs sales tax bump for transportation
The tax would need approval by Missouri voters and would automatically go to another statewide vote after 10 years. It's expected to generate nearly $8 billion over a decade, with 10 percent dedicated to local transportation needs.
Senators gave the measure first-round approval Wednesday.
The legislation requires the Highways and Transportation Commission to develop a list of projects before the tax goes on the ballot. The commission would prepare an annual status report for the governor and the Legislature.
When the increased sales tax is in effect, Missouri's gas tax would be frozen and existing roads could not be become toll roads.
Gov. Nixon opposes plan to create Missouri sales tax
Nixon said Thursday that the proposed one-half cent sales tax hike would be especially harmful to seniors and veterans on fixed incomes and also could also hurt working-class parents trying to provide for their children.
The bill given initial approval Wednesday night by the Republican-led Senate also includes a three-quarters of a percentage point decrease in the state income tax for individuals and businesses. That income tax cut would more than offset the sales tax hike, resulting in an estimated $450 million loss in state revenues once both tax changes are fully phased in.
The legislation needs another Senate vote before it can move to the House.
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The Evansville Fire Department is working towards a more standardized training program in the area.
They often use hands-on training to teach recruits, including smoke house simulations.
This year, for the first time, firefighters from Boonville were also able to participate. Instructors say it's important because smaller departments may not have the money to spend on their own training division.
"The chief is trying to get other outside, smaller departments who are maybe not as fortunate as we are to have a full-time training department. And create more of a standard of training across the southern part of the state," said Mike Larson, EFD Instructor.
The EFD is looking for funding to update their training facility. They say it could cost upwards of half a million dollars.
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Savoir Crepe Long Length Jacket
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Savoir Metallic Piped Boucle Short Box Jacket
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Ladies tailored fashion Rochette crepe jacket. Can be worn as a smart ladies workwear jacket with smart trousers or as a ladies occasion jacket. Wear with skirt (cat number 3VEAV), bootcut trouser (cat number 3VEAU) or straight leg trousers (cat number 3VEAT) for a smart formal ladies suit. Long line jacket also available (cat number 3V7EJ). Petite sizes also available in Jacket (3VLUM), Bootcut trouser (3VLUA), straight leg trouser (3VLUF) and skirt (3VLUE).
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Stay stylish in tailored monochrome
This smart monochrome colourblock jacket by Definitions will become an essential part of any ladies working wardrobe and would also look great as an occasion wear blazer, adding bold style to your work wardrobe this season.
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Hilfiger Denim Tailored Blazer
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Taking the retro 90s classic and giving it a chic contemporary update, this denim jacket by Savoir is the perfect layer for off-duty spring days.
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Definitions Boucle Jacket
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Coleen Zip Through Jacket
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Coleen Rooney Cropped Jacket with Contrast Trims
This cropped jacket by Coleen Rooney makes the perfect addition to a smart off-duty look this season.
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This striped jacket by South is a fresh take on nautical style – perfect for lifting your summer wardrobe.
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Available in classic nautical stripes, perfect for spring tide trend or classic Black and Purple.
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Kimberley Walsh Soft Tuxedo Jacket
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This blazer by South sharpens your style this season – you'll never need to panic over what to wear again.
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"As a social science secondary education major at Millikin University, I developed my own philosophy of pedagogy. In my history seminar and historiography classes, I learned essential critical thinking tools and content knowledge that I employed in my lesson plans during my junior block and later during my student teaching internship. Education classes further enhanced my classroom capabilities as well as my understanding of today's educational system. From the recognition of how inclusion could be used in my classroom to the diversified way technology could better my teaching, I absorbed a great breadth of knowledge and experience to use in my future courses."
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Meet Bob Sampson.
The Decatur man from Mattoon was a Decatur Daily Review reporter/columnist in the sadly missed days of the afternoon newspaper.
He dabbled in Washington, D.C., politics as an assistant to a congressman.
He pursued a doctorate in history at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and was employed there.
He was a Macon County Board official.
He was and remains an original member of the Rock Springs Ground Squirrels, a vintage base ball team playing 1860 rules in a fun atmosphere. His team nickname is "Droopy Drawers." He claims to be the slowest runner on the team or anywhere.
He has published several articles on Illinois history and is the author of a book, "John L. O'Sullivan and His Times" (2003).
His current research centers on the early days of base ball — two words early on — and its spread in Illinois.
In the Journal of Illinois History, he has written about the birth pangs of base ball in Central Illinois, 1866-1868 — "The spirit of discord arose."
The 21-page article starts with a disappointing result of a happening in Decatur on Sept. 18, 1867. "The Great Base Ball Tournament of the Western States" was opening at the state fairground (now Fairview Park). Leading teams from St. Louis, Cincinnati and other cities did not appear as advertised.
And then, the Decatur McPhersons lost in the opening game 56-20 to the Pana Excelsiors. The outraged McPhersons quit in the fifth inning. Next, the game between the Springfield Athletic Club and the Bloomington Juniors was not played because Springfield protested that Bloomington had an ineligible player. The Springfield team went home. So Pana stepped up and played Bloomington. When Bloomington's captain grumbled about the umpire's decisions, Bloomington withdrew.
Sampson writes: "It was merely one in a series of controversial actions involving clubs from Bloomington, Chicago and elsewhere, representing the tensions between the organized game and the reality of competition.
"The manifestation of the spirit of discord in Decatur was merely a window opening to a larger view of a complex evolution taking place across Illinois and the United States."
"Base ball fever" was everywhere. Central Illinois teams were in Decatur, Bloomington, Springfield, Danville, Jacksonville, Pana and Lincoln. The Illinois State Association of Base Ball Players was formed in Chicago in July 1867. In the Midwest, Cincinnati staged a 24-team tournament. Des Moines, Iowa, had five teams. There were teams in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin. In the East, the New York Mutuals and the Washington Nationals were strong.
The game originated as a gentlemanly, fun experience. Then the competitive spirit took charge with significant side effects.
Sampson writes: "The Decatur Magnet newspaper pointed out: 'Base ball is being killed by the growing custom of employing professionals to do the hard work and play the matches. For sure, the new reality of winning has taken the fun out of the game.' "
That was in the 1860s. Base ball evolved from a sport with discord to a business. And nowadays, base ball is the gentlemanly, fun game it was in the beginning.
DECATUR — The dream voiced by Martin Luther King Jr. during his famous march on Washington 50 years ago was more than words to the Rev. Emil Hattoon of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Among about 30 people who journeyed to witness history in the nation's capital on Aug. 28, 1963, the Decatur pastor put himself on a national stage early the following year by demonstrating for voter registration rights for blacks in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Hattoon and eight other clergymen were arrested and jailed.
Reactions offer a snapshot of how people in Decatur felt about the civil rights movement in 1964 and is the subject of a paper written by Onarga native Kayla Samuelson, a senior history major at Millikin University.
"A lot of people said Mr. Hattoon should have minded his own business but others supported him," she said. "Most (Millikin) students supported him, but there appeared to be a majority of the Decatur public that didn't support what he did."
Samuelson, who lives in Clinton, will present her research today a local history seminar hosted by Brian Mullgardt, an assistant professor of history at Millikin, at Westminister Presbyterian Church.
It will be the second time she has presented the paper. Along with senior history majors John Billimack of Champaign and Maxwell Couch of Bolingbrook, Samuelson also appeared at the 15th Annual Conference on Illinois History Sept. 26 and 27 in Springfield.
Dan Monroe, associate professor and chairman of Millikin's history department, said it is unusual for undergraduates to present their work at conferences. "The students used original sources such as newspapers, letters, diaries and standard works of history, such as biographies," he said.
Samuelson relied primarily on accounts published in the Herald & Review, Decaturian and the Jackson, Miss., Clarion Ledger.
Hattoon, who became assistant minister of Christian education at Westminster Presbyterian Church in August 1962, got permission to take a week's leave from his job starting Jan. 28, 1964, but the vote by the church board was far from unanimous — 11 in favor, seven against and one abstention.
Samuelson concludes that this indicated reluctance by church leadership to get directly in pursuing civil rights.
Hattoon said pictures and names of the blacks who registered to vote in Hattiesburg were often published in the local newspaper, and those people often lost their jobs soon afterward.
Comments made by Decatur Mayor Ellis Arnment after Hattoon's arrest Jan. 29 no doubt reflected the view of many.
"We should be sure our own house is clean before pointing the finger at anyone else," the mayor was quoted in the Herald & Review as saying. "If I felt there was a need for Decatur or its citizens to enter into the Hattiesburg problem, I would be there, but I can't see that this need exists."
The newspaper also reported that Arnment believed that racial problems were being handled by evolution rather than revolution.
Another criticism leveled at Hattoon by Millikin students was that he was not a registered voter, a situation he rectified Feb. 19.
Samuelson also notes that a member of Woodland Chapel Presbyterian Church (Everett Fulton) went so far as to send a telegram to Hattiesburg stating that Hattoon "did not represent me as a member of the Presbyterian Church."
She stresses in her paper that opponents were not "overtly racist" but rather objected to a Decatur minister going to Mississippi to break the law.
Hattoon, freed on bond Feb. 4, was ultimately convicted of breach of the peace after pleading no contest in March of 1964 and was fined $400. A jail sentence was suspended.
Less than two weeks later, Hattoon submitted his resignation from Westminster Presbyterian Church on March 25, 1964, and left for Philadelphia to become secretary of the senior high division summer program of the United Presbyterian Church on Aug. 1.
Neither Hattoon's letter nor church board minutes give a reason for his departure, but Samuelson said in an interview he may have been asked to leave.
"I don't have any hard evidence, but the reaction of the Decatur public and probably from his church was that they didn't like what he had done," she said.
Hattoon had his supporters, however, among them six Millikin students who sent a wire of their own to Hattiesburg. They were identified in the Herald & Review as Wes Sedrel, Alan Killpatrick, Eddie Baker, Bob Diemel, Bob Kuhns and Kim Young.
Others included the Rev. Jay Logan, pastor of Decatur's First Presbyterian Church, who followed Hattoon to Hattiesburg to help with the voter registration drive.
A Springfield native who graduated from Millikin in 1951, Hattoon told the Herald & Review in an interview after he returned to Central Illinois that "the world doesn't end in Decatur.
"... We Christians have a strong feeling of support for one another."
Samuelson said she plans to pursue a master's degree in political science at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston next semester after her graduation from Millikin in December.
The opportunity forhistory undergraduates to present their research in a professional setting isunique. However, three Millikin history students were granted that rareopportunity during the 15th Annual Conference on Illinois History held Sept.26-27 in Springfield, Ill.Students Kayla Samuelson, a senior history majorfrom Onarga, Ill., John Billimack, a senior history major from Champaign, Ill.,and Maxwell Couch, a senior history major from Bolingbrook, Ill. offered theiroriginal research to audiences of scholars and non-professional historians forfeedback during the conference."It is unique for a history department totake undergraduates to a conference and have them present their work," said Dr.Dan Monroe, Millikin associate professor of history. "If you look at theseconferences, typically the people that are presenting are graduate students orprofessors so this is an exceptional example of performance learning."The Conference on Illinois History is thestate's largest meeting devoted to the history of the Prairie State. Thisyear's conference included 23 paper sessions that featured topics such aspolitics, Abraham Lincoln, Latino history, and the Civil War; seven workshops;and two roundtable discussions."The students wrote history papers in ourclasses using original sources such as newspapers, letters, diaries andstandard works of history such as biographies," said Monroe. "Thepapers were at such a level that we took them to this regional conference andhad them presented. They worked in the class and took that work out into thewider world to present."Kayla Samuelson presented her paper titled "TheExperiences of One 1960s-Era Decatur Minister." The paper is based on thecontroversy surrounding Westminster Church's Reverend Emil Hattoon and hisefforts to register African-Americans to vote in Hattiesburg, Miss. in1964.Kayla's presentation was part of the "Civil Rights Stories" concurrentsession during the conference."The questions I received during theconference were very interesting because the audience wanted me to explainabout the trends and how they fit with the times," said Samuelson. "Myexperience presenting at this conference says a lot about how Millikin professorsare willing to work with students who are interested in presenting. Going to aconference that brings out questions about one's research helps anyundergraduate prepare for graduate school or grow in terms of becoming aresearcher."Samuelson is currently working with Dr. Brian Mullgardt,Millikin assistant professor of history, to try to get her research publishedin the Illinois Herald-Journal by December 2013. She will be attending graduateschool following graduation from Millikin.Samuelson added, "I think any researchexperience given to an undergrad is a great opportunity. The fact that Millikinfaculty took me under its wing when I had this interest my freshman year isoutstanding."John Billimack and Maxwell Couch presented theirresearch as part of the "Illinois Civil War Generals" concurrentsession. Billimack's paper was titled "Grierson's Raid," a projectbased on 1863 Union colonel Benjamin H. Grierson who was chosen for a missionto lead three regiments of horsemen and a battery of artillery through thestate of Mississippi. Couch's paper was titled "General John A. Logan,"a paper based on the Civil War General who became one of Illinois' mostpowerful Senators."I enjoyed performing the research – thethesis on my paper was how General Logan changed from a democrat to arepublican during the Civil War," said Couch. "It was interesting tobe a part of the conference because we were the only undergrads there. It wasgreat because we received feedback on how we could improve our research."John Billimack added, "It was a fantasticexperience, and I was very privileged to have been given such an opportunitythrough Millikin's history department."Couch will look to acquire an internship at amuseum after graduating from Millikin and then attend graduate school.Billimack will also be attending graduate school following graduation from Millikin.Monroe added, "The fact that they went outinto the professional world and got validation from other professors andhistorians for their research is huge. It gives them a sense of confidence andit's important for them especially for getting into graduate school. Thisexperience gives them an introduction to the profession – you do research,write papers, and then you present them to your colleagues in a conferenceforum and they respond to your findings. It's a process where everyone learns."
October 13, 2013
DECATUR —Introduced to Greenwood Cemetery on Saturday morning; 9-year-old Paige Constantwasn't sure what to say.
She couldtell her grandma, Kristen Constant, was excited as her memories of earliervisits tumbled out, one after the other, especially when they got to the"skinny road" overlooking newer sections of the cemetery to the south.
"Here'swhere it gets scary," the woman told her. "When we were kids, my father woulddrive us through in a big old long station wagon and go real slow by the drop-off.He'd say, 'We gotta go slow or we might fall off the edge!'"
TheDecatur family, which also included Kristen's husband Richard and their dogDomino, were among dozens of people who took part in a self-guided mausoleumwalking tour offered in the cemetery Saturday, an event held to show off therecently refurbished entrance gates and foster interest in Decatur history andthe cemetery.
The oldestof the approximately 30,000 graves in Greenwood Cemetery predate the Civil Warand dozens are housed inside 16 mausoleums built around 1900 when many ofDecatur's most prominent early citizens began dying.
Theyinclude Hieronymus Mueller, who as the city's plumber invented a machine in1872 that made the drilling and tapping of water and gas more efficient. It wasthe first of many Mueller inventions used all over the world.
He diedMarch 1, 1900, at age 67 from burns he suffered two weeks earlier during anexplosion that occurred after he lit a cigar while working on the engine of acar.
TheMueller-Cruikshank mausoleum was one of eight featured Saturday and the onlyone open for viewing, courtesy of Mike Deatherage, director of Decatur'sMueller Museum.
Nine otherpeople are entombed within, including Mueller's wife, son, daughter, son-in-lawand grandchildren. The last space was taken by great-grandson William M.Cruikshank after his death in 1999 at age 71.
Themausoleum's stained glass window, featuring a pair of grape clusters, had justbeen restored and reinstalled. "Now we hope it will be good for another 100years," Deatherage said.
Oreananative Taylor Black, who wrote a paper about the people buried in the featuredmausoleums for an independent study she completed before graduating fromMillikin University in May, said she found researching the lesser-knownfamilies even more interesting than the more prominent ones.
Inaddition to the Mueller-Cruikshank mausoleum, others on the tour were built forthe families of Abrams Conklin, Robert Faries, James Millikin, James McCoy,Henry Mueller, David Shellabargerand James Vanderveer.
LindaKehart, a Decatur Township Cemetery Trustee and hostess of Saturday's tour,said a mausoleum like the ones in Greenwood Cemetery would cost at least$100,000 to build today. "It's unaffordable now for a lot of reasons, includingspace," she said.
Kehartsaid she was delighted to see families exploring the 104-acre cemetery and notjust sticking to the tour. "That's what this is about," she said. "It'simportant to remember and honor our history."
TheConstants visited the mausoleums, the graves of several relatives and the CivilWar section of the cemetery in addition to leaving a fall bouquet on the graveof Kristen Constant's lifelong friend, Teresa "Terri" Williamson McCall, whodied of breast cancer in 2006 at age 52.
"Ourbirthdays were minutes apart, and our moms were in the old St. Mary's Hospitaltogether," Constant said. "She moved to the next block over from me when I wassix, and we were together ever since."
DECATUR — Political campaigns are often presented as intense or even offensive today, but compared to the common campaign practices of the 1800s, many of today's more extreme examples seem mild in comparison.
Dan Monroe, the chair of Millikin University's History Department, has always found these earlier American political races and debates fascinating. With their exuberance, relative lawlessness and historical importance, they represent a colorful slice of Americana the professor doesn't want to see forgotten. With this in mind, he decided to host "Running for Office in the 1800s," a free Sept. 1 presentation at Rock Springs Nature Center.
"I find the culture of that period interesting, because the campaigns were conducted on such a local and personal level," said Monroe, an "Americanist" who teaches American history courses focusing largely on the prewar antebellum period of the 1800s. "Campaigns were celebratory and very participatory, and voter turnout was through the roof for those eligible to vote."
After announcing their intent to run, candidates would typically get nominated by local convention and begin literally taking their platform to the streets. Massive picnics, parades and assemblies were often held, anchored by candidates' speeches. To entice the male voter base, hard liquor was even distributed for free in some instances.
Naturally, this could lead to some boisterous assemblies. Things could get even more heated when candidates who disagreed came into contact with one another. Even elected officials weren't above an occasional melee, such as the famed instance when Democratic Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina nearly beat Republican Senator Charles Sumner to death with a cane on the floor of the Senate in 1856. For what today would be classified an attempted murder, Brooks was instead fined and abdicated his seat in Congress. A month later, he was re-elected by his state in a special election, but died before taking office again.
"It was not an age that had much restriction on what you could or couldn't do to campaign or raise money," Monroe said. "It wasn't unusual for there to be fisticuffs when candidates met in person. A lot of the debates were mean-spirited as well. For instance, the Lincoln-Douglas debates are rightly famous, but they weren't exactly a great Socratic debate. There were a lot of nasty personal jibes there."
Other famously contentious campaigns that Monroe will discuss include the 1828 Presidential Election between incumbent John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, where seemingly no accusation was off limits.
"It was notoriously harsh between both parties," he said. "Jackson in essence accused him of winning the previous election through corrupt means, and Quincy fired back about Jackson's participation in duels earlier in his career, basically calling him a murderer."
Nonetheless, there are elements of the political campaigns of the time that Monroe feels were positives. The responsibility and beholden nature of candidates to their constituents in particular is something he finds lacking from modern politics.
"In a statewide campaign, a candidate might give 100 speeches in different locations and be forced to interact with people at every one," he said. "People got to address their government all the time. Maybe that was better for democracy, that the candidates actually had to get out on a street corner and answer questions from the voters."
Monroe's free presentation of "Running for Office in the 1800s" begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 at Rock Springs Nature Center's Homestead Prairie Farm in Decatur.


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Q: I regularly use the 747 airport express bus to get to the airport when I am downtown, and it's a great service. But I'm wondering why it doesn't stop at the Dorval bus terminus, which would be a convenient transfer point for West Islanders going to or from the airport. There are other routes that service the airport, but they aren't well marked and their schedules don't compete with the 747's. It's not only the travelling public that uses the 747 bus (although that's the category I fall into), but also airport workers who rely on it for transportation to and from their jobs there. Also, why are users required to buy the $9 day pass to use it (if they're paying in cash), especially since someone going to the airport is unlikely to need the 24-hour pass? Vancouver, for example, levies a $5 surcharge for people boarding at the airport, but exempts those going to the airport from the surcharge.
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A: The Société de transport de Montréal has no intention of adding a 747 stop at the Dorval bus terminus, said spokesperson Isabelle Tremblay.
Two other STM buses provide a link between the airport and the bus terminus: the 204 and 209.
It should be noted these two buses run far less frequently than the 747, which during some parts of the day runs every seven minutes or less.
But Tremblay said the 747 is a dedicated shuttle aimed at people travelling between downtown and the airport. "The 747 is a line with few stops that's dedicated to the airport," she said.
If paying on the bus, users must buy a $9 ticket for the 747, which also gives them unlimited travel on the STM bus and métro networks for 24 hours. Other fares accepted: one-day, three-day, weekly and monthly STM passes, and any monthly TRAM (train-autobus-métro) pass.
Tremblay said there are several reasons why the STM charges a higher on-board cash fare on the 747, compared to $3 on other STM buses.
The 747 offers extra features not available on other buses, she said.
It runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering a direct route with stops at bus, métro and train stations and many downtown hotels, she noted.
The 747 buses also feature baggage racks, most include free Wi-Fi and half of the buses are air-conditioned, Tremblay added.
As for the comparison with Vancouver, Tremblay said that city's Canada Line rapid transit rail link is not comparable to the 747 bus.
She noted the $5 surcharge to use the Canada Line does not apply to those going to the airport because the train makes many stops and it would be impossible to tell which passengers are headed for the airport.
The 747 has been popular since it was launched in 2010. Last year, it carried 1.3 million passengers, a 12-per-cent increase over 2011.
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Re: What should be Quebec's transit priority? (Poll, April 29)
Anton Dubrau: Don't focus on "omg, which pet project first?" Instead, create a regional, integrated plan, building a network and optimizing cost.
François Caron: All cars. Brings in tons of tax revenue, keeps corrupt officials, engineering companies, construction firms and the Mob happy.
Hasan Al-Shawa: 1) Light rail for the Champlain Bridge. 2) Expand the bus and métro networks. 3) Extend current AMT rail lines west and east. Leave the trolleybus and tram for other cities. Cities like Toronto have wide streets. If we put a tram on congested Peel or Ste. Catherine Sts., with their two lanes and bad infrastructure, there will be no more room to move. Not to mention the costs that will spiral three to four times the budget.
Bob Benedetti: 1) Proper commuter train service to the West Island/airport. 2) Light rail on Champlain, only because it is an opportunity that will not come again.
Karen Segal: Focus just on buses and the métro.
Remy Vanherweghem: 1) Airport link and Train de l'Ouest combined project. 2) Métro extensions to Anjou, Bois-Franc (equally important). 3. LRT on Champlain Bridge. 4) Tramways. 5) Métro/light rail extensions in Longueuil.
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By Ben Golliver
Heat forward LeBron James doesn't expect a hard fall and a sore right shoulder to cause him to miss time.
The NBA's reigning MVP hit the hardwood during a Tuesday night loss to the Warriors. With roughly five minutes remaining in the second quarter and the score tied, James attacked the paint off the dribble and rose to elevate in traffic. Before he could shoot, James was knocked out of the air by Warriors forward David Lee, who was whistled for a flagrant foul for shoving him with two arms. James briefly writhed on the ground in pain before picking himself up and continuing to play. James finished with 31 points, five assists and three rebounds in 42 minutes against the Warriors.
The Sun-Sentinel reported that James was feeling sore even before the fall but he doesn't expect to sit out.
"It's sore," James said. "It's a little banged up. I kind of re-injured the shoulder. It's been lingering throughout the season. That fall definitely didn't help the cause."
"I guess my body is able to recover faster than other guys," James said. "I guess I got that Wolverine trait. As soon as I get stabbed or whatever the case may be, it just heals right up."
The Heat will host the Wizards in Miami on Saturday night.
The Heat have had James for all 20 regular season games so far this season. Last year, he missed just four games last season, including a Jan. 5 win over the Hawks, which he sat out with an ankle sprain. The other three DNPs came during the regular season's final week, as the Heat prepared for the playoffs.
James, 27, is averaging 25.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 38.0 minutes per game this season. He ranked No. 2 on the Point Forward's first quarter MVP list this week, trailing only Thunder forward Kevin Durant.