A Historical Look at Quincy’s Forgotten Black Civil War Regiment
More than 160 years ago, as slavery endured across the Mississippi River, Quincy became a place of refuge, opportunity and
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Quincy’s Most Haunted, Part 2: The Strothoff House — A Home Where the Past Refuses to Rest
Built in 1876, a stately farmhouse east of Quincy witnessed generations of heartbreak, mysterious deaths and family tragedy. More than
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Quincy’s Most Haunted: The Tragic Lovers and the Haunted Bridge East of Quincy
More than a century ago, the mysterious deaths of two young lovers near Mill Creek gave rise to chilling accounts
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The Quincy-Born Scientist Who Helped Discover Two Moons of Saturn
QUINCY, Ill. Long before spacecraft returned breathtaking close-up images of Saturn and its rings, a scientist born in Quincy helped
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The Quincy Doctor Who Helped Pioneer Modern Jaw Surgery
Thomas Lewis Gilmer spent 13 years practicing medicine and dentistry in Quincy, earned his medical degree here, worked as an
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Has Quincy Become a Beacon for Muslims? The City’s Islamic-Inspired Welcome Center Raises Questions
QUINCY CURRENT | SATIRE & COMMENTARY In a town where the mere mention of Islam can inspire a spirited debate,
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Months Before She Vanished, Amelia Earhart Visited Quincy
Purdue Researchers Are Searching for the Plane She Told Quincyans She Hoped to Fly Around the World On October 15,
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From the Quincy Journalist to Dungeons & Dragons: Jean Rabe’s Remarkable Leap From Newsroom to Fantasy Worlds
Before her death in 2026, Jean Rabe built a remarkable career that took her from the Quincy Herald-Whig to Dungeons
Read MoreQuincy’s Forgotten Game Inventor: The Maine Street Man Who Created His Own Card Game in 1893
More than 130 years ago, retired Quincy accountant Homer D. Catlin believed he had solved a problem card players did
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The Quincy-Born Inventor Who Dreamed Up the Minivan Decades Before America Was Ready
William Bushnell Stout was born in Quincy in 1880. Long before the Dodge Caravan or Plymouth Voyager became fixtures of
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