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In keeping a community informed about current issues, a local newspaper also creates a record for history. As The Lansing Journal reports on community milestones and unearths old documents, those articles will be posted in this category.
Towne Interiors celebrates 65 years
Small business has seen many changes over the decades, but aims to continue serving Lansing with integrity
By Ashlee De Wit
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2020)...
Lansing writer Marlene Cook sheds light on church graveyard
Newly published History and Mystery in First Church Graveyard available now
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (January 2, 2020) - If you’ve ever been stuck at...
Cornerstone Church marks 75th anniversary with celebration weekend
Saturday and Sunday, August 17 and 18
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 31, 2019) - "For three quarters of a century, First Baptist Church has...
35th annual History Walk draws record crowd
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (June 27, 2019) - There’s a group of about 120 people who will probably never look at Ridge Road the...
Local history, local business: Class takes trip to Homewood Bat Company
by Ashlee De Wit
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (May 10, 2019) — A parked yellow school bus rumbled in front of the former Illiana Christian High School...
St. John’s Church and School celebrates 125th anniversary with gala
by Jamilyn Hiskes
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2019) - About 200 people gathered at St. Archangel Michael Serbian Social Center on Stony Island Ave. April...
Lansing Historical Society to hold vigil, open exhibit April 8
Lansing invited to observe Lansing Fallen Heroes Memorial Day
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (April 4, 2019) - Each year in May, our nation observes Memorial...
Underground Railroad presentation draws a crowd
by Ashlee De WIt
LANSING, IL (February 27, 2018) — It was standing room only in the Lansing Public Library’s community room as more than...
The Underground Railroad in our back yards
Local experts to present stories and photos—Monday, February 25, 6:00pm
by Ashlee De Wit
LANSING, Ill (February 1, 2019) — In 1843, Caroline Quarlls was a...
A year of firsts
2018 in Lansing, Illinois
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 2019) – The Lansing Journal published 1,074 articles in 2018, averaging 89.5 stories each month. Our...
16 years at the keyboards
Glenn Tallar entertains diners at Beggars Pizza
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2019) - In a building on Ridge Road that originated as a...
St. John Lutheran School holds alumni games to celebrate 125th anniversary
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2019) - Lansing’s oldest school was founded the same year that Lansing became a village—125 years ago. St....
Looking back on 125 years of Lansing
Reflections from local historians on the end of Lansing’s quasquicentennial
by Carrie Steinweg
Above: This photo from the late 1880s or early 1890s was taken...
Bottoms Up to celebrate 25 years
Saturday, July 28, starting at 2:00pm
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (July 27, 2018) - Bottoms Up will celebrate their 25th anniversary tomorrow with live...
June means wedding season—at the Lansing Historical Museum
Annual bridal gown exhibit opens June 9 through August 29</h2
BY Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (June 2018) - June has long been a popular wedding month,...