Posts Tagged ‘book’
Former WPD chief pens memoir
Former Waterloo Police Chief Joseph Brauer has written a memoir titled “Gateway Blue: True Life Experiences of a Cop: Bizarre, Raw and Authentic,” which was recently released. The 170-page book…
Read MoreNew book documents historic trail
Retired Columbia High School Principal Dennis Patton has released his new book titled “The Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail.” The book, which is now available, is the culmination of seven years of writing. …
Read MoreSwamper Tales | Monroe County History Museum
“Swamper Tales” by Roger Peach will be presented at 1:30 May 28, at the Monroe County History Museum, 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo. Life on the southern Illinois county fair circuit…
Read MoreNew book details history of local rock shelter
Monroe County landowner Melvin Allscheid has published a booklet about a land formation he discovered nine miles south of Waterloo, now named the Allscheid Rock Shelter. The 23-page booklet details…
Read MoreNew book on local history of stagecoaches
Following in his path of popular previously written historical works, local author Nelson William Rex has just released a new book on stagecoaches in Monroe County. The book, which details…
Read MoreNew book, song on Valmeyer flood
A new book authored by Dennis Knobloch on the history of flooding in Valmeyer is now available for purchase, as is a new song recorded by local band The Trophy…
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