This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Firefly season can pay off big
The opening of Sigma Chemical Co is 29th season paying catchers a penny per firefly across about 25 states. Illinois, Iowa lead but drought cut 1988 yields from 600000 in 1987 to 20000 last year. Firefly biochemicals luciferin and luciferase have medical uses, while collectors in Iowa and Illinois dominate production and local communities benefit financially.
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Chicago
UPI
Sue Hardwick
Sigma Chemical Co
St. Louis
Sigma
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Dixon
Dorothy Anderson
Anderson
Hardwick
Judy Wood
Vinton
Wood
Allison
Martha Peterson
Allison Firefly Club
Peterson