The stories of Bond County, IL
12 narrated audio stories from across Bond County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
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When Greenville Bet on Women’s Learning
A frontier town made higher education for women part of its identity.
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Where Bond County Came to Do Business
How courthouse-town status made Greenville Bond County’s center of gravity.
Greenville University
Where Bond County Kept Hearing Serious Music
How a small-campus music tradition shaped Bond County’s listening life.
Greenville University
When Greenville Became a Christian Music Crossroads
A small Illinois town found a big place in early Christian music.
Sorg Opera House
When Greenville Gathered Under One Roof
A small-town opera house that was really the town’s shared stage.
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Before Illinois Had a Governor, It Had Bond County
How a frontier county came to bear Illinois’s first governor’s name.
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From Greenville Law Office to National Ticket
How John M. Palmer’s Greenville start shaped a national political life.
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Before Illinois, There Was Bond County
A frontier county arrived just before a brand-new state.
Hill's Fort
When a Home Had to Stand Like a Fort
A log house that shows how early settlers built for shelter and survival.
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Before the Presidency, Lincoln on the Circuit
How years on Illinois’s legal circuit helped shape Abraham Lincoln.
Greenville Public Square Historic District
Where Greenville Learned to Meet Itself
A courthouse square where law, trade, and daily life shared one stage.
DeMoulin Bros. and Co.
Where Parade Sparkle Learned to March
How a Greenville maker moved from lodge ritual to marching-band pageantry.
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