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And You Thought Your Spring Cleaning was Tough!
CLEAN UP.
A person cannot help Read more about And You Thought Your Spring Cleaning was Tough!
Happy 204th Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!
Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1858. Read more about Happy 204th Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!
Happy New Year, 1913!
From the Urbana Courier-Herald, Thursday, January 2, 1913:
MANY WATCH NEW YEAR COME IN
Parties Are Popular in Urbana on Tuesday Evening — Odd Fellows Have Meeting. — Circle Meets. Read more about Happy New Year, 1913!
How Urbana Got a Hotel
We here at the archives were thrilled to learned of the partial reopening of the Urbana Landmark Hotel (the former Urbana Lincoln Hotel) this weekend. With this new beginning, we thought this would be a good time to recount just how this local landmark came to be. Read more about How Urbana Got a Hotel
But will it play in C-U?
As we wind down another contentious campaign season, it's worth remembering that Champaign and Urbana served as campaign stops for several candidates battling for the White House over the years. Here then are just a few images from Champaign-Urbana's political past.
