Southern Illinois Wonders

Acclaimed Novelist Laura Benedict is a southern Illinois based writer. Her latest work, Bliss House, was just released. She is a self-described author of…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders! More than 200 years ago French-American naturalist and painter John James Audubon traveled through…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders! 150 years ago the United States remained embroiled in the civil war. To mark the sesquicentennial,…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders! Acclaimed novelist Laura Benedict is a southern Illinois based writer. Her latest novel, Bliss…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders. The Southern Baptist Convention is a widely represented church body in southern Illinois. In 1993 a…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders! Gary DeNeal is a publisher, author, historian, and poet. He’s known for his history of Charlie…

Welcome to Southern Illinois Wonders! Today we look at the history moonshining in southern Illinois with a visit to a local distillery. From prohibition…

Welcome to this edition of Southern Illinois Wonders. Today we look at the development of an African American Catholic community in southern Illinois in…

Welcome to Southern Illinois Wonders. Today we explore the history of steamboats on the Ohio River in Massac County.Retired SIU Architecture Professor Bob…

Welcome to Southern Illinois Wonders. Today, we look at the origin of farm cooperatives and the role they played in the years following the Civil War in…