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Cynthia Clampitt

@ClampittWrites

Writer, speaker, food historian.

 Illinois
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Joined May 2022
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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! I joined as soon as I heard that Elon Musk had bought Twitter. #MyXAnniversary
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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary Joined when Elon bought it -- because Elon bought it.
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Highlight of the day: Friends just returned from a visit to Bloomington, IL, county seat of McLean County, which is the largest single corn-producing county in the USA. In the museum there they saw a copy of my book, Midwest Maize, on display!!! Hearing that made my day.
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Once again, food and history come together. resto.newcity.com/2023/02/15…

Crave the Complexities: Touring the Tastes of Africa in Chicago | Newcity Resto

By 2010, more than 1.6 million Africa-born immigrants had arrived in the United States. Happily, some of these immigrants from Africa came prepared to share their cultures and cuisines.

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I very much enjoyed this interview with Rebecca McLaughlin, about her new book Seeing Jesus Through the Eyes of Women. youtu.be/Ikt3V_VYVDk
Seeing Jesus through the Eyes of Women - Rebecca McLaughlin

Seeing Jesus through the Eyes of Women - Rebecca McLaughlin

When one turns to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, a ra...

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Always fun when you can mix history and food. :) resto.newcity.com/2023/01/11…

Raise A Glass: Local Taverns Where Good Times Have Rolled For More Than A Century | Newcity Resto

Village Tavern in Long Grove, York Tavern in Oak Brook, and Green Door Tavern in Chicago. All three of these public houses are more than a century old, stand in their original locations, and are...

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Nice to have found an outlet that makes it possible to combine two favorite things: travel and food. resto.newcity.com/2022/08/03…

“Meat. We Eat Meat”: Mongolian Cuisine, There and Here | Newcity Resto

Of course, food was far from the focus of exploring Mongolia: there is remarkable history, culture, wildlife, geography, and more, though food was woven through much of this. I felt certain, however,...

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Happy to have been selected again for the Illinois Humanities "Road Scholar" speaker bureau. This program pays the fees for speakers to travel to smaller or more remote towns in Illinois that might not otherwise be able to afford the expense.
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During the Conference on Illinois History, U of IL books will be 1/2 off. Use code CILH22 on 10/6-7 only at go.illinois.edu/CILH2022virt… (and hope you'll buy my books). @IllinoisPress
Conference on Illinois History Virtual Exhibit - Illinois Press Blog

Conference on Illinois History Virtual Exhibit - Illinois Press Blog

Visit University of Illinois Press at the Conference on Illinois History in Springfield, IL, October 6-7, 2022 for special sales, author signings, and more! Use the promo code CILH22 for [...]Read...

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Always fun when you get to write about good food. resto.newcity.com/2022/07/13…
The Big Cheese: Veal Sausage and Stinky Cheese in Monroe, Wisconsin | Newcity Resto

The Big Cheese: Veal Sausage and Stinky Cheese in Monroe, Wisconsin | Newcity Resto

Wisconsin means dairy. It’s called “The Dairy State,” with a wheel of cheese and a cow on the state’s twenty-five cent piece. Monroe, the county seat of Green County, is the “Swiss Cheese Capital of...

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Sam Paulson@kibblemansam9 Jun 2022
185 years ago, John Deere started his company with a plow, but 2022 will be the last year @JohnDeere will offer a traditional drawn moldboard plow, as there is a last call for the 3710. Obviously, not much impact from a business standpoint, but a major historical moment for Deere – at Minnesota, USA
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Usually no good news in the newspaper -- until yesterday, when the Chicago Tribune reviewed my new book.
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Illinois Press@IllinoisPress10 May 2022
“I wanted to guide readers to the wonderful places in the #Midwest where they could learn about & interact with the region’s history, & I want people to visit these places so we don’t lose them,” Cynthia Clampitt on why she wrote DESTINATION HEARTLAND. press.uillinois.edu/wordpres…
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My new book is officially released on Monday, May 9. If you like history and travel and even food, you may enjoy this. press.uillinois.edu/books/?i…
First Tweet. I suppose I should say something introductory. I write and do public speaking and have a new book just out titled Destination Heartland.
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