Thank you for this information! You have the perfect voice for documentary voice-overs. Very clear and pleasant; thank you. I appreciate the comprehensive information, and have used your video as one of the resources for my Local History class with our Homeschool Co Op.
Wow, that really mean a lot! I am glad to hear it is being used as an educational tool. This truly inspires me to put the work in on future projects. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good video. I spent many a summer working the fields of my Grandpa's farm fields when I was a kid. You need to tie in the floods of 1973 and 1993. At one time "Kaskie" had a population of over 4,000 people! Mostly fur traders and hunters. Of course it didn't become an island until a large flood in the late 1800's changed the course of the river.
Thank you! Very cool that you have that connection to the area. Those are some great video ideas. If I can get some more eyes to these “historical” type videos, I will make the push to make them happen! Thanks for commenting
Thank You! Even though the history vids take the longest to produce, it is rewarding to bring some attention to our place in history here in Southern Illinois. Thanks for watching!
Sorry for the delay. A lot to the maps can be found on-line if you type in Kaskaskia historical maps, but I did use for referencing two books - Kaskaskia under the French Regime and Kaskaskia: The Lost Capital of Illinois. Hope this helps!
Great video! I'm looking forward to more of this series. That was very entertaining!
Thank You! Hoping I can make the next chapter happen.
Thank you for this information! You have the perfect voice for documentary voice-overs. Very clear and pleasant; thank you. I appreciate the comprehensive information, and have used your video as one of the resources for my Local History class with our Homeschool Co Op.
Wow, that really mean a lot! I am glad to hear it is being used as an educational tool. This truly inspires me to put the work in on future projects. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good video. I spent many a summer working the fields of my Grandpa's farm fields when I was a kid. You need to tie in the floods of 1973 and 1993. At one time "Kaskie" had a population of over 4,000 people! Mostly fur traders and hunters. Of course it didn't become an island until a large flood in the late 1800's changed the course of the river.
Thank you! Very cool that you have that connection to the area. Those are some great video ideas. If I can get some more eyes to these “historical” type videos, I will make the push to make them happen! Thanks for commenting
Thank you
I really enjoy the videos you make and the history that’s in my backyard of Southern Illinois.
Thank You! Even though the history vids take the longest to produce, it is rewarding to bring some attention to our place in history here in Southern Illinois. Thanks for watching!
You’re welcome.
Good questions at the end. Can't wait to hear your explanations.
Thank you and hope to get back to these stories next year.
enjoying your video: Is it possible to get copies of the maps in this video? Or can you recommend a reference book?
Thank you
Sorry for the delay. A lot to the maps can be found on-line if you type in Kaskaskia historical maps, but I did use for referencing two books - Kaskaskia under the French Regime and Kaskaskia: The Lost Capital of Illinois. Hope this helps!
I hear that this bell also cracked. Do they ever try to ring it?
If I remember correctly the bell developed a crack in the late 1940's, but it was still be rung until the Great Flood of the 1970's or 1993.