Arenzville veterans

You’ve unleashed some veterans trivia in me – for a town as tiny as Arenzville, I am amazed at ...

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Arenzville at 175 (and 10, and 6, and 12:30)

As Arenzville prepares to celebrate its Terquasquicentennial, a word that’s much too long to ...

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Franklin may have the best Burgoo unless you ask someone from Chandlerville who may disagree ...

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When John Zuschka died, the residents of Arenzville gathered up his belongings and held an ...

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From a letter to the Beardstown paper: “I’m not sure if you remember me or not. I was convicted ...

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Peter Baujan was big….550 pounds big….big enough that when he toured with Barnum’s Circus he ...

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Former MacMurray college professor Phil Decker once explained to me that towns everywhere and ...

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There are several ways to acquire a hometown. Some you are born into, some you adopt and some ...

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“No resident from Beardstown shall be admitted into Arenzville for the next thirty days.” So ...

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When the 1942 graduates marched across the stage at Arenzville High School, the group included ...

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