At year’s end, we pause to reflect on those we have lost and commemorate their lives. John Keiser John Keiser, a native of Mt. Olive who...

I’ve been thinking about Santa Claus and the lump of coal threat from folklore. Thinking about it in relationship to this month, which...

The museum board is now proud to announce that Kate and Jim have joined our creative team and that Kate has joined our board. They both br

A small gathering at the Mt. Olive Union An old friend of mine, Germaine Light, has performed Mother Jones over the years in central...

The Mother Jones Heritage Project has been developing ties with the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, just as Mother Jones and Debs did in the past

On Labor Day, core organizers of the new faculty union at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville came to the Mother Jones monument in...

#laborpaste Pullman neighborhood in Chicago is seeing Mother Jones and others labor activists from the past. “For me it’s the gilded...

Mary Delach Leonard's nice story about the new Mt. Olive museum is here. Give it a listen! Also, you can scroll down for some great...

Don't miss "The Mine Wars" on American Experience January 26 9pm EST (but check local listings). The 2 hour broadcast features...