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HEREAS THE WHOLE PRIESTHOOD OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH COMMENCED A VIOLENT AND BITTER PERSECUTION
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH COMMENCED A VIOLENT AND BITTER PERSECUTION AGAINST US BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH,
A VIOLENT AND BITTER PERSECUTION AGAINST US BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH, AND THEIR WRATH AND MADNESS CAST
AGAINST US BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH, AND THEIR WRATH AND MADNESS CAST MANY OF OUR BRETHREN INTO
AND THEIR WRATH AND MADNESS CAST MANY OF OUR BRETHREN INTO PRISON, WE RESOLVE TO IMMIGRATE
MANY OF OUR BRETHREN INTO PRISON, WE RESOLVE TO IMMIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
PRISON, WE RESOLVE TO IMMIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. >>
HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. THOSE WORDS WRITTEN IN SWEEDEN IN THE 1840'S SOME UP ERIC
THOSE WORDS WRITTEN IN SWEEDEN IN THE 1840'S SOME UP ERIC JANSON'S FRUSTRATIONS.
IN THE 1840'S SOME UP ERIC JANSON'S FRUSTRATIONS. HIS NEWLY FORMED RELIGIOUS
JANSON'S FRUSTRATIONS. HIS NEWLY FORMED RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT WAS INCREASINGLY COME
HIS NEWLY FORMED RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT WAS INCREASINGLY COME IN CONFLICT WITH THE STATE
MOVEMENT WAS INCREASINGLY COME IN CONFLICT WITH THE STATE SPONSORED LUTHERAN CHURR.
IN CONFLICT WITH THE STATE SPONSORED LUTHERAN CHURR. AFTER AFRICAN AMERICAN HIS THIRD
SPONSORED LUTHERAN CHURR. AFTER AFRICAN AMERICAN HIS THIRD ARREST, HE DECIDED IT WAS TIME
AFTER AFRICAN AMERICAN HIS THIRD ARREST, HE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE.
ARREST, HE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. HIS FOLLOWERS SOLD ALL THEIR
TO LEAVE. HIS FOLLOWERS SOLD ALL THEIR PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS AND
HIS FOLLOWERS SOLD ALL THEIR PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS AND POOLED THEIR MONEY SO EVERYBODY
PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS AND POOLED THEIR MONEY SO EVERYBODY COULD AFFORD TO TRAVEL, IN 1846
POOLED THEIR MONEY SO EVERYBODY COULD AFFORD TO TRAVEL, IN 1846 LEFT THEIR HOMELAND FOREVER.
COULD AFFORD TO TRAVEL, IN 1846 LEFT THEIR HOMELAND FOREVER. IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT JOURNEY.
LEFT THEIR HOMELAND FOREVER. IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT JOURNEY. THE CROSSING TOOK THREE MONTHS
IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT JOURNEY. THE CROSSING TOOK THREE MONTHS IN SHIPS DESIGN TODAY CARRY
THE CROSSING TOOK THREE MONTHS IN SHIPS DESIGN TODAY CARRY CARGO, NOT PEOPLE.
IN SHIPS DESIGN TODAY CARRY CARGO, NOT PEOPLE. STORMS, SEA SICKNESS AND SCURVY
CARGO, NOT PEOPLE. STORMS, SEA SICKNESS AND SCURVY TOOK THEIR TOLL, SEVERAL
STORMS, SEA SICKNESS AND SCURVY TOOK THEIR TOLL, SEVERAL PERISHED ON THE TRIP, INCLUDING
TOOK THEIR TOLL, SEVERAL PERISHED ON THE TRIP, INCLUDING SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS.
PERISHED ON THE TRIP, INCLUDING SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS. UPON ARRIVING IN CHICAGO, THEY
SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS. UPON ARRIVING IN CHICAGO, THEY BOUGHT SUPPLIES, AND THEN WALKED
UPON ARRIVING IN CHICAGO, THEY BOUGHT SUPPLIES, AND THEN WALKED 160 MILES TO THIS SPOT, RIGHT
BOUGHT SUPPLIES, AND THEN WALKED 160 MILES TO THIS SPOT, RIGHT WHERE I AM STANDING WAS THE
160 MILES TO THIS SPOT, RIGHT WHERE I AM STANDING WAS THE LOCATION OF THE TOWN'S FIRST
WHERE I AM STANDING WAS THE LOCATION OF THE TOWN'S FIRST BUILDING.
LOCATION OF THE TOWN'S FIRST BUILDING. THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER ITS
BUILDING. THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER ITS LEADERS BIRTHPLACE VISPOPSCULA,
THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER ITS LEADERS BIRTHPLACE VISPOPSCULA, OR AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, BISHOP
LEADERS BIRTHPLACE VISPOPSCULA, OR AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, BISHOP HILL.
OR AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, BISHOP HILL. THERE WAS ONCE A DEEP RAVINE.
HILL. THERE WAS ONCE A DEEP RAVINE. ALONG THE SIDE, THE SWEDES BUILT
THERE WAS ONCE A DEEP RAVINE. ALONG THE SIDE, THE SWEDES BUILT DUGOUT, CALF CAVERN, CALF CAVE.
ALONG THE SIDE, THE SWEDES BUILT DUGOUT, CALF CAVERN, CALF CAVE. IT WAS SEGREGATED BY SEX.
DUGOUT, CALF CAVERN, CALF CAVE. IT WAS SEGREGATED BY SEX. EACH CONTAINED 30 BUNKS.
IT WAS SEGREGATED BY SEX. EACH CONTAINED 30 BUNKS. THE COLONISTS ARRIVED IN FALL,
EACH CONTAINED 30 BUNKS. THE COLONISTS ARRIVED IN FALL, TOO LATE TO PLANT CROPS, AND
THE COLONISTS ARRIVED IN FALL, TOO LATE TO PLANT CROPS, AND WINTER WAS ON ITS WAY.
TOO LATE TO PLANT CROPS, AND WINTER WAS ON ITS WAY. THE CREEK IN THE RAVINE MADE THE
WINTER WAS ON ITS WAY. THE CREEK IN THE RAVINE MADE THE DUGOUTS COLD AND DAMP.
THE CREEK IN THE RAVINE MADE THE DUGOUTS COLD AND DAMP. JANSON WOULD CALL FOR FAST
DUGOUTS COLD AND DAMP. JANSON WOULD CALL FOR FAST LASTING SEVERAL DAYS TO TEST
JANSON WOULD CALL FOR FAST LASTING SEVERAL DAYS TO TEST SPIRITUAL UNITY.
LASTING SEVERAL DAYS TO TEST SPIRITUAL UNITY. IN REALITY, WHAT HE WAS DOING
SPIRITUAL UNITY. IN REALITY, WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO PRESERVE THE FOOD
IN REALITY, WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO PRESERVE THE FOOD SUPPLIES.
WAS TRYING TO PRESERVE THE FOOD SUPPLIES. DURING THE FIRST WINTER,
SUPPLIES. DURING THE FIRST WINTER, APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE
DURING THE FIRST WINTER, APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE PERISHED.
APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE PERISHED. IN SPAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS FROM
PERISHED. IN SPAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS FROM SWEEDEN ARRIVED, PLANTING AND
IN SPAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS FROM SWEEDEN ARRIVED, PLANTING AND BUILDING BEGAN.
SWEEDEN ARRIVED, PLANTING AND BUILDING BEGAN. IN THE SPRING) SINCE JANSON
BUILDING BEGAN. IN THE SPRING) SINCE JANSON ENVISIONED THE COLONY AS UTOPIAN
IN THE SPRING) SINCE JANSON ENVISIONED THE COLONY AS UTOPIAN WHERE ALL WORKED FOR THE
ENVISIONED THE COLONY AS UTOPIAN WHERE ALL WORKED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE, THERE
WHERE ALL WORKED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE, THERE WAS A LARGER WORK FORCE
BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE, THERE WAS A LARGER WORK FORCE AVAILABLE.
WAS A LARGER WORK FORCE AVAILABLE. NO SURPRISE THE FIRST PERMANENT
AVAILABLE. NO SURPRISE THE FIRST PERMANENT STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1848 WAS THE
NO SURPRISE THE FIRST PERMANENT STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1848 WAS THE CHURCH.
STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1848 WAS THE CHURCH. DUAL STAIRCASE IN THE FRONT LIKE
CHURCH. DUAL STAIRCASE IN THE FRONT LIKE MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE WAS
DUAL STAIRCASE IN THE FRONT LIKE MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE WAS SEG RATED.
MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE WAS SEG RATED. MENUSED THE LEFT, WOMAN USED THE
SEG RATED. MENUSED THE LEFT, WOMAN USED THE RIGHT.
MENUSED THE LEFT, WOMAN USED THE RIGHT. >> INSIDE SERVICES WERE HELD
RIGHT. >> INSIDE SERVICES WERE HELD TWICE DAILY, MORNING AND
>> INSIDE SERVICES WERE HELD TWICE DAILY, MORNING AND EVENING.
TWICE DAILY, MORNING AND EVENING. ON SUNDAY'S, A THIRD SERVICE WAS
EVENING. ON SUNDAY'S, A THIRD SERVICE WAS ADDED IN THE AFTERNOON.
ON SUNDAY'S, A THIRD SERVICE WAS ADDED IN THE AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH ERIC JANSON HAD
ADDED IN THE AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH ERIC JANSON HAD WRITTEN A HIMNAL, HE DIDN'T
EVEN THOUGH ERIC JANSON HAD WRITTEN A HIMNAL, HE DIDN'T BELIEVE WITH INSTRUMENTS.
WRITTEN A HIMNAL, HE DIDN'T BELIEVE WITH INSTRUMENTS. ALL SONGS WERE PERFORMED OC
BELIEVE WITH INSTRUMENTS. ALL SONGS WERE PERFORMED OC PELLLA.
ALL SONGS WERE PERFORMED OC PELLLA. DURING SERVICES, ANYONE HAD R
PELLLA. DURING SERVICES, ANYONE HAD R WHO WISHED TO SHARE TESTIMONY,
DURING SERVICES, ANYONE HAD R WHO WISHED TO SHARE TESTIMONY, THEY WERE WISHED TO DO SO.
WHO WISHED TO SHARE TESTIMONY, THEY WERE WISHED TO DO SO. JANSON WAS A CAPTIVATING AND
THEY WERE WISHED TO DO SO. JANSON WAS A CAPTIVATING AND LENGTHY OR A TORE.
JANSON WAS A CAPTIVATING AND LENGTHY OR A TORE. ONE OF HIS SERMONS, DELIVERED
LENGTHY OR A TORE. ONE OF HIS SERMONS, DELIVERED WHEN THEY WERE STILL IN SWEEDEN
ONE OF HIS SERMONS, DELIVERED WHEN THEY WERE STILL IN SWEEDEN WAS SAID TO HAVE LASTED FIVE
WHEN THEY WERE STILL IN SWEEDEN WAS SAID TO HAVE LASTED FIVE HOURS.
WAS SAID TO HAVE LASTED FIVE HOURS. THE CHURCH STILL USED FOR
HOURS. THE CHURCH STILL USED FOR SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.
THE CHURCH STILL USED FOR SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. SERVICES ARE NON-
SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. SERVICES ARE NON- DENOMINATIONNAL, AND
SERVICES ARE NON- DENOMINATIONNAL, AND CONDUCTED IN SWEDISH AND ENGLISH
SINCE THE CHURCH WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT STRUCTURE IN THE NEW TOWN, IT HAD TO FULFILL A
PERMANENT STRUCTURE IN THE NEW TOWN, IT HAD TO FULFILL A VARIETY OF NEEDS FOR THE NEW
TOWN, IT HAD TO FULFILL A VARIETY OF NEEDS FOR THE NEW COLONY.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE TWO FOYERS COULD BE CLOSED OFF FROM THE SANCTUARY TO CREATE CLASSROOMS.
COULD BE CLOSED OFF FROM THE SANCTUARY TO CREATE CLASSROOMS. BELOW, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND
SANCTUARY TO CREATE CLASSROOMS. BELOW, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND IN THE BASEMENT, WERE 20
BELOW, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND IN THE BASEMENT, WERE 20 APARTMENTS BUILT SO SOME
IN THE BASEMENT, WERE 20 APARTMENTS BUILT SO SOME FAMILIES COULD MOVE OUT OF THE
APARTMENTS BUILT SO SOME FAMILIES COULD MOVE OUT OF THE DAMP DUGOUTS.
FAMILIES COULD MOVE OUT OF THE DAMP DUGOUTS. APARTMENT MIGHT BE A GENEROUS
DAMP DUGOUTS. APARTMENT MIGHT BE A GENEROUS WORD.
APARTMENT MIGHT BE A GENEROUS WORD. IT WAS REALLY JUST ONE ROOM WITH
WORD. IT WAS REALLY JUST ONE ROOM WITH A FIRE PLACE.
IT WAS REALLY JUST ONE ROOM WITH A FIRE PLACE. ALL THE FURNISHINGS WERE MADE
A FIRE PLACE. ALL THE FURNISHINGS WERE MADE HERE IN THE COLONY.
ALL THE FURNISHINGS WERE MADE HERE IN THE COLONY. THAT'S BECAUSE EACH FAMILY HAD
HERE IN THE COLONY. THAT'S BECAUSE EACH FAMILY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO BRING JUST ONE
THAT'S BECAUSE EACH FAMILY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO BRING JUST ONE TRUNK WITH THEM TO THE NEW WORLD
BEEN ALLOWED TO BRING JUST ONE TRUNK WITH THEM TO THE NEW WORLD THE NEXT STRUCTURE TO BE
TRUNK WITH THEM TO THE NEW WORLD THE NEXT STRUCTURE TO BE COMPLETED WAS NICKNAMED BIG
THE NEXT STRUCTURE TO BE COMPLETED WAS NICKNAMED BIG BRICK, IT CONTAINED 96
COMPLETED WAS NICKNAMED BIG BRICK, IT CONTAINED 96 APARTMENTS AT.
BRICK, IT CONTAINED 96 APARTMENTS AT. BEHIND BIG BRICK WAS A BEURRE RY
APARTMENTS AT. BEHIND BIG BRICK WAS A BEURRE RY AND BAKERY BUILDING WHERE THE
BEHIND BIG BRICK WAS A BEURRE RY AND BAKERY BUILDING WHERE THE MEALS WERE PREPARED.
AND BAKERY BUILDING WHERE THE MEALS WERE PREPARED. THIS IS WHERE BIG BRICK ONCE
MEALS WERE PREPARED. THIS IS WHERE BIG BRICK ONCE STOOD.
THIS IS WHERE BIG BRICK ONCE STOOD. IT BURNED IN 1928.
STOOD. IT BURNED IN 1928. THE MEALS SERVED IN THIS DINING
IT BURNED IN 1928. THE MEALS SERVED IN THIS DINING HALL WERE SIMPLE AFFAIRS.
THE MEALS SERVED IN THIS DINING HALL WERE SIMPLE AFFAIRS. FOR EXAMPLE, BREAKFAST MIGHT
HALL WERE SIMPLE AFFAIRS. FOR EXAMPLE, BREAKFAST MIGHT CONSIST OF MUSH, SCRAP ~L AND
FOR EXAMPLE, BREAKFAST MIGHT CONSIST OF MUSH, SCRAP ~L AND HARDTACK MANY WHILE THIS
CONSIST OF MUSH, SCRAP ~L AND HARDTACK MANY WHILE THIS BUILDING IS GONE, MOST OF THE
HARDTACK MANY WHILE THIS BUILDING IS GONE, MOST OF THE OTHER TOWN STRUCTURES REMAIN.
BUILDING IS GONE, MOST OF THE OTHER TOWN STRUCTURES REMAIN. THIS WAS THE COLONY'S
OTHER TOWN STRUCTURES REMAIN. THIS WAS THE COLONY'S ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS.
THIS WAS THE COLONY'S ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS. NEXT TO IT IS A BUILDING OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS. NEXT TO IT IS A BUILDING OF SIMILAR STYLE WITH MORE
NEXT TO IT IS A BUILDING OF SIMILAR STYLE WITH MORE APARTMENTS.
SIMILAR STYLE WITH MORE APARTMENTS. HERE IS THE OLD CARPENTRY SHOP
APARTMENTS. HERE IS THE OLD CARPENTRY SHOP NEXT TO THE BLACKSMITH BUILDING.
HERE IS THE OLD CARPENTRY SHOP NEXT TO THE BLACKSMITH BUILDING. THIS ONE WAS BORN IN CONTROVERSY
ORIGINALLY IT WAS MEANT TO BE THE TOWN'S NEW HOTEL. BUT ONE FACTION WANTED
THE TOWN'S NEW HOTEL. BUT ONE FACTION WANTED ADDITIONAL HOUSING WHILE ANOTHER
BUT ONE FACTION WANTED ADDITIONAL HOUSING WHILE ANOTHER WANTED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.
ADDITIONAL HOUSING WHILE ANOTHER WANTED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. APPARENTLY IT WAS A HOT ISSUE
WANTED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. APPARENTLY IT WAS A HOT ISSUE THAT DIVIDED THE COMMUNITY.
APPARENTLY IT WAS A HOT ISSUE THAT DIVIDED THE COMMUNITY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO USE FOR
THAT DIVIDED THE COMMUNITY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO USE FOR BOTH A DWELLING AND A SCHOOL.
FINALLY THEY AGREED TO USE FOR BOTH A DWELLING AND A SCHOOL. TODAY THE STEEPLE BUILDING IS
BOTH A DWELLING AND A SCHOOL. TODAY THE STEEPLE BUILDING IS HOME TO THE BISHOP HILL HERITAGE
TODAY THE STEEPLE BUILDING IS HOME TO THE BISHOP HILL HERITAGE MUSEUM WHICH RECOUNTS THE STORY
HOME TO THE BISHOP HILL HERITAGE MUSEUM WHICH RECOUNTS THE STORY OF THE COLONISTS AND THEIR
MUSEUM WHICH RECOUNTS THE STORY OF THE COLONISTS AND THEIR JOURNEY.
OF THE COLONISTS AND THEIR JOURNEY. HIGH ABOVE THE OLD CLOCK MADE BY
JOURNEY. HIGH ABOVE THE OLD CLOCK MADE BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN STILL
HIGH ABOVE THE OLD CLOCK MADE BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN STILL KEEPS THE TIME.
THREE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN STILL KEEPS THE TIME. BUT IN HOURS ONLY, FOR THERE IS
KEEPS THE TIME. BUT IN HOURS ONLY, FOR THERE IS NO MINUTE HAND.
WHILE SOME MAY SAY MINUTES DIDN'T REALLY MATTER TO A COMMUNITY WHOSE LIFE REVOLVED
DIDN'T REALLY MATTER TO A COMMUNITY WHOSE LIFE REVOLVED AROUND CHURCH AND WORK.
COMMUNITY WHOSE LIFE REVOLVED AROUND CHURCH AND WORK. THE GEAR MECHANISMS ON ONE HAND
AROUND CHURCH AND WORK. THE GEAR MECHANISMS ON ONE HAND WERE A LOT LESS COMPLICATED THAN
THE GEAR MECHANISMS ON ONE HAND WERE A LOT LESS COMPLICATED THAN FOR TWO.
IT IS HERE VISITORS LEARN ABOUT TWO OF THE COLONIES MAIN BUSINESS.
TWO OF THE COLONIES MAIN BUSINESS. YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN EVIDENCE
BUSINESS. YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN EVIDENCE OF ONE OF THEM BACK AT THE
YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN EVIDENCE OF ONE OF THEM BACK AT THE APARTMENTS IN THE CHURCH.
OF ONE OF THEM BACK AT THE APARTMENTS IN THE CHURCH. IN THAT ROOM, WE SAW A SPINNING
APARTMENTS IN THE CHURCH. IN THAT ROOM, WE SAW A SPINNING WHEEL.
IN THAT ROOM, WE SAW A SPINNING WHEEL. THE PROCESS OF TURNING FLAX INTO
WHEEL. THE PROCESS OF TURNING FLAX INTO LINEN WAS A LABOR INTENSIVE
THE PROCESS OF TURNING FLAX INTO LINEN WAS A LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS, AND THE COLONY HAD NO
LINEN WAS A LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS, AND THE COLONY HAD NO SHORTAGE OF WORKERS.
PROCESS, AND THE COLONY HAD NO SHORTAGE OF WORKERS. SO, UNTIL MORE LOOMS WERE
SHORTAGE OF WORKERS. SO, UNTIL MORE LOOMS WERE BOUGHT, WEAVING WAS DONE DAY AND
SO, UNTIL MORE LOOMS WERE BOUGHT, WEAVING WAS DONE DAY AND NIGHT.
BOUGHT, WEAVING WAS DONE DAY AND NIGHT. IN 1850 BISHOP HILL PRODUCED
NIGHT. IN 1850 BISHOP HILL PRODUCED OVER 28,000 YARDS OF FINE LINEN
IN 1850 BISHOP HILL PRODUCED OVER 28,000 YARDS OF FINE LINEN AND OVER 3,000 YARDS OF
OVER 28,000 YARDS OF FINE LINEN AND OVER 3,000 YARDS OF CARPETING.
AND OVER 3,000 YARDS OF CARPETING. BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THEIR
CARPETING. BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THEIR OUTPUT BEGAN TO DECLINE.
BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THEIR OUTPUT BEGAN TO DECLINE. RAILROADS WERE BRINGING CHEAPER
OUTPUT BEGAN TO DECLINE. RAILROADS WERE BRINGING CHEAPER CLOTH TO THE MIDWEST FROM THE
RAILROADS WERE BRINGING CHEAPER CLOTH TO THE MIDWEST FROM THE FACTORIES IN THE EAST.
CLOTH TO THE MIDWEST FROM THE FACTORIES IN THE EAST. ABOUT THAT TIME THE COLONY BEGAN
FACTORIES IN THE EAST. ABOUT THAT TIME THE COLONY BEGAN PRODUCING A NEW CASH CROP, BROOM
ABOUT THAT TIME THE COLONY BEGAN PRODUCING A NEW CASH CROP, BROOM CORN.
PRODUCING A NEW CASH CROP, BROOM CORN. NOT ONLY COULD THE STRAW BE
CORN. NOT ONLY COULD THE STRAW BE SOLD, BUT USING EQUIPMENT LIKE
NOT ONLY COULD THE STRAW BE SOLD, BUT USING EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS, IT COULD BE MADE INTO A
SOLD, BUT USING EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS, IT COULD BE MADE INTO A BROOM.
THIS, IT COULD BE MADE INTO A BROOM. YOU MIGHT ALSO ALMOST SAY IT WAS
BROOM. YOU MIGHT ALSO ALMOST SAY IT WAS A SWEEP TO BRING IN SOME CHANGE!
YOU MIGHT ALSO ALMOST SAY IT WAS A SWEEP TO BRING IN SOME CHANGE! TWO TYPES OF BROOMS WERE MADE
A SWEEP TO BRING IN SOME CHANGE! TWO TYPES OF BROOMS WERE MADE AND SOLD: ONE WAS A ROUGH MODEL
TWO TYPES OF BROOMS WERE MADE AND SOLD: ONE WAS A ROUGH MODEL WHERE THE STRAW WAS ATTACHED TO
AND SOLD: ONE WAS A ROUGH MODEL WHERE THE STRAW WAS ATTACHED TO A POLE AND THEN CUT.
WHERE THE STRAW WAS ATTACHED TO A POLE AND THEN CUT. THE OTHER WAS A FLAT BROOM WHERE
A POLE AND THEN CUT. THE OTHER WAS A FLAT BROOM WHERE THE STRAW WAS PRESSED THEN WOVEN
THE OTHER WAS A FLAT BROOM WHERE THE STRAW WAS PRESSED THEN WOVEN TOGETHER.
THE STRAW WAS PRESSED THEN WOVEN TOGETHER. THE LARGEST SALE MADE BY THE
TOGETHER. THE LARGEST SALE MADE BY THE COLONY OCCURRED IN 1857 WHEN
THE LARGEST SALE MADE BY THE COLONY OCCURRED IN 1857 WHEN THEY SHIPPED 14,000 BROOMS TO
COLONY OCCURRED IN 1857 WHEN THEY SHIPPED 14,000 BROOMS TO ST. LOUIS FOR $2,130.
THEY SHIPPED 14,000 BROOMS TO ST. LOUIS FOR $2,130. SO BETWEEN THE BROOMS, FARM
ST. LOUIS FOR $2,130. SO BETWEEN THE BROOMS, FARM PRODUCTION, AND FURNITURE
SO BETWEEN THE BROOMS, FARM PRODUCTION, AND FURNITURE MAKING, THIS WAS BECOMING A
PRODUCTION, AND FURNITURE MAKING, THIS WAS BECOMING A POPULAR TOWN FOR BUYERS.
MAKING, THIS WAS BECOMING A POPULAR TOWN FOR BUYERS. STILL STANDING IS THE OLD COLONY
POPULAR TOWN FOR BUYERS. STILL STANDING IS THE OLD COLONY STORE WHICH WAS NOT FOR SELLING
STILL STANDING IS THE OLD COLONY STORE WHICH WAS NOT FOR SELLING ITEMS TO THE RESIDENTS OF BISHOP
STORE WHICH WAS NOT FOR SELLING ITEMS TO THE RESIDENTS OF BISHOP HILL, BUT TO DISPLAY THE TOWN'S
ITEMS TO THE RESIDENTS OF BISHOP HILL, BUT TO DISPLAY THE TOWN'S OUTPUT FOR TRAVELING MERCHANTS.
HILL, BUT TO DISPLAY THE TOWN'S OUTPUT FOR TRAVELING MERCHANTS. NEARBY IS A COLONY'S HOTEL IT TO
OUTPUT FOR TRAVELING MERCHANTS. NEARBY IS A COLONY'S HOTEL IT TO WHICH A THIRD FLOOR WAS LATER
NEARBY IS A COLONY'S HOTEL IT TO WHICH A THIRD FLOOR WAS LATER ADDED CONTAINING A STAGE AND A
WHICH A THIRD FLOOR WAS LATER ADDED CONTAINING A STAGE AND A BALLROOM.
ADDED CONTAINING A STAGE AND A BALLROOM. >>
BROOM MAKING CAME TO AN ABRUPT END IN 1861, THAT WAS WHEN A FIRE DESTROYED THE CROP AND THE
END IN 1861, THAT WAS WHEN A FIRE DESTROYED THE CROP AND THE PRODUCTION SHEDS.
FIRE DESTROYED THE CROP AND THE PRODUCTION SHEDS. IT WAS ALSO A TIME WHEN THE MEN
PRODUCTION SHEDS. IT WAS ALSO A TIME WHEN THE MEN WERE GOING OFF TO THE CIVIL WAR
IT WAS ALSO A TIME WHEN THE MEN WERE GOING OFF TO THE CIVIL WAR AND THE COLONY BEGAN TO DISSOLVE
WERE GOING OFF TO THE CIVIL WAR AND THE COLONY BEGAN TO DISSOLVE AT THE ENTRANCE OF BISHOP HILL
AND THE COLONY BEGAN TO DISSOLVE AT THE ENTRANCE OF BISHOP HILL IS A NEWER BUILDING THAT HOUSES
AT THE ENTRANCE OF BISHOP HILL IS A NEWER BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PAINTINGS OF OLAV CRANS
IS A NEWER BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PAINTINGS OF OLAV CRANS WHOSE WORKS YOU ARE SEEING
THE PAINTINGS OF OLAV CRANS WHOSE WORKS YOU ARE SEEING THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
WHOSE WORKS YOU ARE SEEING THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. HE CAME HERE IN 1850 AT THE AGE
THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. HE CAME HERE IN 1850 AT THE AGE OF TWELVE.
HE CAME HERE IN 1850 AT THE AGE OF TWELVE. IN LATER YEARS, HE PAINTED HIS
OF TWELVE. IN LATER YEARS, HE PAINTED HIS AND OTHERS REMEMBRANCES OF LIFE
IN LATER YEARS, HE PAINTED HIS AND OTHERS REMEMBRANCES OF LIFE IN THE TOWN.
AND OTHERS REMEMBRANCES OF LIFE IN THE TOWN. IT IS THE ONLY VISUAL RECORD WE
IN THE TOWN. IT IS THE ONLY VISUAL RECORD WE HAVE OF THOSE TIMES.
IT IS THE ONLY VISUAL RECORD WE HAVE OF THOSE TIMES. HE EVEN DID PORTRAITS OF SOME OF
HAVE OF THOSE TIMES. HE EVEN DID PORTRAITS OF SOME OF THE COLONY'S MEMBERS, AND AMONG
HE EVEN DID PORTRAITS OF SOME OF THE COLONY'S MEMBERS, AND AMONG THEM IS THIS ONE OF CARLOTTA
THE COLONY'S MEMBERS, AND AMONG THEM IS THIS ONE OF CARLOTTA ROOT, A COUSIN OF ERIC JANSON,
THEM IS THIS ONE OF CARLOTTA ROOT, A COUSIN OF ERIC JANSON, THE COLONY'S FOUNDER. SHE
ROOT, A COUSIN OF ERIC JANSON, THE COLONY'S FOUNDER. SHE MARRIED OUTSIDER, JOHN ROOT, WHO
THE COLONY'S FOUNDER. SHE MARRIED OUTSIDER, JOHN ROOT, WHO EVENTUALLY LEFT THE TOWN.
MARRIED OUTSIDER, JOHN ROOT, WHO EVENTUALLY LEFT THE TOWN. ROOT WANTED CARLOTTA TO FOLLOW.
EVENTUALLY LEFT THE TOWN. ROOT WANTED CARLOTTA TO FOLLOW. JANSON DID NOT.
ROOT WANTED CARLOTTA TO FOLLOW. JANSON DID NOT. THE DISPUTE ESCALATED UNTIL MAY
JANSON DID NOT. THE DISPUTE ESCALATED UNTIL MAY OF 1850 WHEN JOHN ROOT SHOT ERIC
THE DISPUTE ESCALATED UNTIL MAY OF 1850 WHEN JOHN ROOT SHOT ERIC JANSON DEAD.
OF 1850 WHEN JOHN ROOT SHOT ERIC JANSON DEAD. THE COLONY CONTINUED FOR A FEW
JANSON DEAD. THE COLONY CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE YEARS, BUT BISHOP HILL HAD
THE COLONY CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE YEARS, BUT BISHOP HILL HAD LOST ITS DRIVING FORCE.
IN ADDITION TO LOSING THEIR LEADER, THE COLONY WAS GOING INTO DEBT BECAUSE OF SOME BAD
LEADER, THE COLONY WAS GOING INTO DEBT BECAUSE OF SOME BAD INVESTMENTS AND DEPRESSION.
INTO DEBT BECAUSE OF SOME BAD INVESTMENTS AND DEPRESSION. FINALLY IT WAS DECIDED TO
INVESTMENTS AND DEPRESSION. FINALLY IT WAS DECIDED TO DISSOLVE THE COLONY.
FINALLY IT WAS DECIDED TO DISSOLVE THE COLONY. EACH FAMILY RECEIVED THE ROOM
DISSOLVE THE COLONY. EACH FAMILY RECEIVED THE ROOM THEY WERE LIVING IN, SEVERAL
EACH FAMILY RECEIVED THE ROOM THEY WERE LIVING IN, SEVERAL ACRES FOR GROWING CROPS, AND A
THEY WERE LIVING IN, SEVERAL ACRES FOR GROWING CROPS, AND A WOOD PLOT FOR FIREWOOD.
ACRES FOR GROWING CROPS, AND A WOOD PLOT FOR FIREWOOD. TODAY VISITORS CAN GO THROUGH
WOOD PLOT FOR FIREWOOD. TODAY VISITORS CAN GO THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE COLONY'S
TODAY VISITORS CAN GO THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE COLONY'S BUILDINGS AND EXPLORE THE
SEVERAL OF THE COLONY'S BUILDINGS AND EXPLORE THE MUSEUMS, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.
BUILDINGS AND EXPLORE THE MUSEUMS, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. IF THE LEGACY OF BISHOP HILL IS
MUSEUMS, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. IF THE LEGACY OF BISHOP HILL IS MUCH MORE THAN A FEW BRICK
IF THE LEGACY OF BISHOP HILL IS MUCH MORE THAN A FEW BRICK BUILDINGS.
MUCH MORE THAN A FEW BRICK BUILDINGS. DURING ITS TIME, 1200 SWEDISH
BUILDINGS. DURING ITS TIME, 1200 SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS MOVED TO THIS COLONY.
DURING ITS TIME, 1200 SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS MOVED TO THIS COLONY. THEY WOULD HAVE THEN BEEN A NEW
IMMIGRANTS MOVED TO THIS COLONY. THEY WOULD HAVE THEN BEEN A NEW MOVEMENT WHOSE LETTERS AND
THEY WOULD HAVE THEN BEEN A NEW MOVEMENT WHOSE LETTERS AND DESCRIPTIONS HELPED CREATE.
MOVEMENT WHOSE LETTERS AND DESCRIPTIONS HELPED CREATE. IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE
DESCRIPTIONS HELPED CREATE. IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT MIGRATION DURING WHICH
IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT MIGRATION DURING WHICH TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF
GREAT MIGRATION DURING WHICH TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SWEEDEN'S TOTAL POPULATION LEFT
TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SWEEDEN'S TOTAL POPULATION LEFT ITS HOMELAND AND MOVED TO
SWEEDEN'S TOTAL POPULATION LEFT ITS HOMELAND AND MOVED TO AMERICA.
THAT IS THE LASTING LEGACY OF THE PIONEERS WHO SETTLED HERE, SURVIVED THAT FIRST WINTER WHILE
THE PIONEERS WHO SETTLED HERE, SURVIVED THAT FIRST WINTER WHILE SEEKING A COMMUNITY ON THEIR OWN
SURVIVED THAT FIRST WINTER WHILE SEEKING A COMMUNITY ON THEIR OWN TERMS.
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TERMS. MORE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BISHOP HILL OR FOR LISTING OF
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