Middle West US
Exploring Midwest History and Culture
From the Editor: Holiday Break
November 26, 2025
By Jacob K. Friefeld
It has been gratifying to experience your excitement about Middle West US during our launch year. Willing authors, engaging museum professionals, and a growing readership have only reinforced my belief that we need more content about our favorite region.
We are taking a break for the holiday season. But we will be back in January with more essays, more discussions with professionals, and maybe even a new podcast format or two. In the meantime, catch up on the essays and pods you missed in 2025.
Happy Holidays!
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“Here on the prairies of Illinois and the Middle West we can see a long way in many directions…Here there are no barriers, no defenses, to ideas and aspirations. We want none; we want no shackles on the mind or the spirit, no rigid patterns of thought, no iron conformity.”
-Adlai Stevenson