In The Media

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Earned “Certificate of Excellence” from the Illinois State Historical Society in April 2022 in the category of Best Historical Website

Dave Nanninga (IHSGD website creator) named to the 2023 IBCA Hall of Fame Class as a “Friend of Basketball” for his contributions


MEDIA/ARTICLES

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January 31 2019: 

Chicago Tribune Article, 05/11/2008, “Site ensures closed schools more than just memories”

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Shaw Media, 09/25/2019, “Taking a trip back to the Glory Days” 

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The Register-Mail Galesburg, 05/12/2008, “Web site devoted to shuttered high schools” 

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Cody Cutter interview, 02/18/2016, “The Making of Illinois High School Glory Days Trip 2016”

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Article on Daily Journal, 01/28/2007, “Web site offers nostalgic look back”

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Article on Herald- Whig, 09/13/2006, “New web site takes trip back to Glory Days”

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WRMJ Radio, 11/15/2017, “WRMJ Interview: One Man’s Mission To Memorialize More Than 1,700 Closed Illinois High Schools”

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