BeHistoric
It's all about history and pre-history in the landscape - often right in your own neighborhood. Our videos are focused on explorations into US midwestern regional history and pre-history, with in-the-field investigations, solid research, and compelling stories. History and pre-history are often surprisingly close to home - and so we hope to inspire people to find it for themselves.
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Fox River Trolley - Part 2 - Elgin Street Railway
Fox River Trolley - Part 1 - Carpentersville to Trout Park
Ice Age Kane - Aurora's Phillips Park Mastodons
Ice Age Kane - Plains, Kames, & Moraines
Prince Crossing, Substation #5 of the Chicago Aurora & Elgin - Part 2 - Tour
Prince Crossing, Substation #5 of the Chicago Aurora & Elgin - History - Part 1
Chicago's Antiquarians - Albert Scharf and his Remarkable Map
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Oelwein #2 - Diesel and Dust - Part 24
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Oelwein #1 - Boon to Boom - Part 23
The Resurrectionists of St Charles - Body Snatching, Riots, and Mayhem!
The Mayslake Peabody Estate - Part 3 - Franciscans to Forest Preserves
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Aurora to Stanley - Part 22
Native American Sites of the Chicago Region - The Kennicott Mounds
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Lamont - Part 21
The Mayslake Peabody Estate - Part 2 - Potawatomi to Peabodys
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Thorpe to Dundee - Part 20
Native American Sites of the Chicago Region - The Kautz Site
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Petersburg to Oneida - Part 19
The Mayslake Peabody Estate - Part 1 - Building Tour
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Kidder to Dyersville - Part 18
Julien Dubuque - Life and Legacy
A Trolley Christmas
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Budd to Graf - Part 17
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Dubuque Fairground to Durango - Part 16
Accidents and Tragedies of the CA&E Railway - Batavia Spur
The Dubuque Shot Tower
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Portage to Dubuque - Part 15
Native American Sites of the Chicago Region - Thatcher Woods Serpent Mound
Disused Stations of the Chicago Great Western - Rice to Galena Junction - Part 14
Native American Sites of the Chicago Region - Forest Home Cemetery - Forest Park Illinois