Matt's Old Mokena
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Mamie Bechstein, Educator of Yore
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When extolling the benefits of living in Mokena, one of the first points arrived at are the village’s schools. Known throughout Chicagola...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Lizzie Cappel: Pioneer Woman
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History is the story of normal people, and every Mokenian has a story. We are all reflections of the era in which we live, and one villa...
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Carmen Smallwood: In Memoriam
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Last Tuesday, April 28 th , Mokena rued the loss of Carmen Smallwood, one of the village’s truest residents. While Carmen was originally...
Monday, April 20, 2020
The Hoof and Mouth Disease of 1914: A Vignette
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As Mokena continues to sit tight in a world gripped by COVID-19, many of the peculiarities of this new existence have become normal. S...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Mokena No Stranger to Infectious Disease
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We live in a time when the dire threat of communicable disease is looming over us, and playing a very real role in our lives. The effects...
An Introduction
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Hello reader, my name is Matt Galik. I'm a lifelong resident of Mokena, (the greatest place on earth) a member of the Will County Histor...
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