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Welcome to Forgottonia, a high school classroom project that seeks to honor our rich history of rural America and examine the social problems we currently face. This project is produced by students and led by History teacher, Joe Brewer, at Cuba H.S. located in Fulton County, 1 of 16 rural counties in the western part of the state. Our title, Forgottonia, refers to a tongue-in-cheek movement..
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
3w ago
"More & more people are “ravenous for admiration” and have “little or no commitment to others... people have “illusions about their importance & fail to recognize their own shortcomings?” Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism, 1978 ON THIS EPISODE We dive deep into research about self-absorption and its impact on community, inspired by Dr. John ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
2M ago
"We need to become informed activists. This Forgottonia movement lasted only a short time. That won't work. It will take years to implement change and we must be willing to expend that." Bill Edley ON THIS EPISODE As part of our Oral History in Forgottonia series, Cuba High School students Cadie & Courtney Churchill continue ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
2M ago
"The concept of Forgottonia was that this region was neglected by urban centers, but that wasn't really the problem. The problem was we don't engage at the community level like we should. Bill Edley ON THIS EPISODE As part of our Oral History in Forgottonia series, Cuba High School students Cadie & Courtney Churchill continue ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
4M ago
“When small towns lose, we lose a piece of ourselves.” Marcus Boyer ON THIS EPISODE As part of our Oral History in Forgottonia series, Cuba High School juniors Cooper Leonard and Sam Thum explore the history and impact of the old Red Brick School in Smithfield, Illinois. Like many small towns, the school in Smithfield ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
4M ago
"I couldn't wait to leave, but then I couldn't wait to come home." Lori Noe ON THIS EPISODE As part of our Oral History in Forgottonia series, Cuba High School juniors Cooper Leonard and Sam Thum explore the history and impact of the old Red Brick School in Smithfield, Illinois. Like many small towns, the ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
5M ago
"Social media has opened up a whole new world for LGBTQ + youth. I didn't have any of that growing up in the 80s and 90s." Libby Lane, Deputy Director of the Rural Assembly ON THIS EPISODE Cuba High School sophomore Amber Cannon shares their interview with Libby Lane. Libby is the Deputy Director of ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
5M ago
"I wanted to learn more about the Amish community to better understand them. I feel like this is important because they are also members of our community." Ella Bass, Cuba H.S. Senior Class '23 Amish owned & operated Heartland Bulk Foods located on the west end of Cuba, Illinois...one of our town's best kept secrets ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
6M ago
"I urge all patriots to sustain the Government in its efforts to vindicate the Constitution." Congressman John A. Logan, a southern IL politician and Civil War General Episode #3 - The Illinois Confederates (1861) In the tumultuous times of the American Civil War, Illinois found itself at a crossroads. Political heavyweights like John A. Logan ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
7M ago
"Three fourths of the inhabitants of Illinois proper are a totally different sort of people. They have numerical superiority. The most unreasonable and ill-grounded prejudices against us exist among them. We are the powerless and our voice is if not unheard certainly unheeded in the legislative councils of the State. Whether designedly or not almost ..read more
The Forgottonia Project » Podcast
7M ago
"If her commerce is to be confined to that great artery of communication, the Mississippi, which washes her entire border, and to its chief tributary on the south, the Ohio, there is a possibility that her commercial relations with the south may become so closely connected…. In the event of an attempted dismemberment of the ..read more