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Jon Lauck

@jlauck1941

Midwest tweets; author of "The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest" (University of Oklahoma Press)

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Having worked there myself, I wrote about the craziness of working at the actual Ohio newspaper (The Blade) that partly inspired the fake paper in Peacock’s The Paper chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/col…

John U. Bacon (@johnubacon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In today's The New York Times, a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully photographed and videotaped story on the Edmund Fitzgerald, shipping today, and yes, a certain author and his book. They did a great job. Hat tip, Jennifer Schuessler. nytimes.com/2025/10/10/art…

Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet 89 year old Elsie Eiler, the sole resident of Monowi, Nebraska Eiler has once again elected herself Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer 😊

Meet 89 year old Elsie Eiler, the sole resident of Monowi, Nebraska 

Eiler has once again elected herself  Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer 😊
MiddleWestReview (@middlewestrev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Call-for-Proposals: please send us your ideas for essays about the American Midwest, 1989-2025 networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

Call-for-Proposals: please send us your ideas for essays about the American Midwest, 1989-2025 networks.h-net.org/group/announce…
The Heisman Trophy (@heismantrophy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📷 HEISMAN PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK: Nile Kinnick💥 In 1939, Nile Kinnick etched his name in history by winning Hawkeye Football's first Heisman Trophy, delivering a remarkable season of grit, skill, and leadership. As a halfback, Kinnick passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns,

📷 HEISMAN PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK: Nile Kinnick💥

In 1939, Nile Kinnick etched his name in history by winning <a href="/HawkeyeFootball/">Hawkeye Football</a>'s first Heisman Trophy, delivering a remarkable season of grit, skill, and leadership.

As a halfback, Kinnick passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns,
H-Midwest (@h_midwest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First there was the "Oxford Handbook of Central American History" and then the "Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History" and then the "Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe" and now comes the "Oxford Handbook of Midwestern History"! global.oup.com/academic/produ… Oxford University Press

First there was the "Oxford Handbook of Central American History" and then the "Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History" and then the "Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe" and now comes the "Oxford Handbook of Midwestern History"!  global.oup.com/academic/produ… <a href="/OxUniPress/">Oxford University Press</a>
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We’d like to present to you, one of our favorite pictures of 2025. This is the Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! Taken by Bob Wolak from an airplane.

We’d like to present to you, one of our favorite pictures of 2025. This is the Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!

Taken by Bob Wolak from an airplane.
Wisconsin Historical Society Press (@whspress) 's Twitter Profile Photo

October is Polish American Heritage Month! Learn more about Wisconsin's Polish history in “Poles in Wisconsin” by Susan Gibson Mikos, part of our People of Wisconsin series. 📖 Discover the book here: wihist.org/4hgzezx

October is Polish American Heritage Month!

Learn more about Wisconsin's Polish history in “Poles in Wisconsin” by Susan Gibson Mikos, part of our People of Wisconsin series. 

📖 Discover the book here: wihist.org/4hgzezx