Matt's Old Mokena

Friday, March 19, 2021

Where Cattle Crossed: A History of the McGovney-Yunker Farm

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    Arising at the crack of dawn, milking cows by hand, herding them into pasture, preparing hay for bedding, and maintaining all the tools ...
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Friday, March 5, 2021

Beer Suds to Piping Pizza: A History of 11116 Front Street

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    On a walk down Front Street, one is greeted by many familiar sights. Here the Curtain Call Theater, there Tribes Beer Company, not to me...
Friday, February 19, 2021

A Sea of White: Historic Blizzards in Mokena's Past

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    Braving deep snow, invisible ice and sharp cold, Mokena finds itself in the midst of a particularly nasty, biting midwestern winter. Loo...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Witness to History: The Story of 11028 Front Street

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   Front Street is the face of our village. Every building, whether not-so-old or ancient, contains something like a life of its own, a soul...
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Saturday, January 23, 2021

American Ingenuity: The History of the Cooper & Hostert Ford Agency of Mokena

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  The automobile is an integral part of American life. From getting to and from work or school, or even taking a road trip cross country, it...
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Matt Galik
Hello! I'm the author of Images of America: Mokena, as well as The 1926 Orland Park Murder Mystery, and am a commissioner on the Will County Historic Preservation Commission. Contact me at matthewgalik1852@gmail.com!
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