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Juneteenth Celebrations

Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, was made a federal holiday in 2021 and will become an Illinois state holiday this year (2022). Originating in Galveston,... read more >

Dining at the Chanute Air Force Base

Early in my internship, I created a Flickr album that includes photos of menus and dining halls on the base. Since looking at the photographs of the dining halls, I became interested in the buildings... read more >

The General is a Lady! Commanding Officer Norma E. Brown

 Newspaper article about the new Chanute commander, Norma E. Brown from an unidentified newpaper.Chanute Air Force Base hosted many notable people as faculty, staff, and students, including an... read more >

Documenting Land Use Changes Through Aerial Photographs

The Archives’ photograph collection contains many types of photographs, one being aerial. These aerial photographs can help track changes in neighborhoods and business districts. The changes might be... read more >

Tread Carefully

We may have made it safely out of winter, but here in the Midwest, unpredictable winters are a fact of life. There is one thing you can be sure of. When the roads are bad, it is important to drive... read more >

“More Housewives Should Fly:” Women in Aviation and the Organization That Supports Them

"More housewives should fly," said New Englander Barbara Cloud in a June 24, 1954 Courier profile. She declared that flying was not in the least an expensive hobby. However, her opinion should be... read more >

It's Syllabus Day! Instructors and Students at the NCO Leadership School

The Chanute Air Force Base was home to non-commissioned officers. These officers rose through the ranks of their respective units and were not commissioned outside of that unit. As such, these... read more >

Down the Archives Rabbit Hole

Merriam Webster defines rabbit hole as “one in which the pursuit of something (such as an answer or solution) leads to other questions, problems, or pursuits.”If you ask me, one of the best things... read more >

Chanute Snapshot: A Look at 1972

Part of the Chanute Collection contains the yearly written histories of the base. The staff of Chanute began writing down their histories beginning in 1917 and continued every year until the base’s... read more >

Chanute Air Force Base’s Resident Clothing Historian: Master Seargent Gary T. Alstrand

I found this wonderful photograph in the Chanute Collection when I first began interning on the collection in the summer of 2018:The lighthearted nature of the image delighted my fellow intern and me... read more >
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