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Our Motto:
"Maybe We'll Have a Meet-Up One Day"

Welcome to the Central US Researchers Group. This group will attempt to include researchers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well as any honorees that wish to join.

Illinois

Entries

Places

• Athens, Illinois, USA
• Normal, Illinois, USA
• Rapids City, Illinois, USA
• Waukegan, Illinois, USA
• Naper Settlement - A Museum Village in Naperville, Illinois, USA
• Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinios, USA
• City Name Pronunciations in Illinois, USA
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

People

• Binti Jua - Gorilla Heroine
• E Gary Gygax - Father of Role Play
• Mary Harris (Mother) Jones - Union Activist
• Jonny Lee and Rice Miller - A simple guide to your Sonny Boy Williamsons
• The Life of Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States
• The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
• Local H - the band
• Richard Marx - Singer and Songwriter
• Bill Murray - Actor
• The Suede Chain - the Band
• William Shawn - Invisible Editor
• Oprah Winfrey - Talk Show Host and Philanthropist

Other Things

• Sweet Home Chicago: Electrifying the Blues
• Chicago-style Hot Dogs and Hot Dog Stands
• The Agony of Being a Chicago Cubs Fan
• Shoeless Joe Jackson & the Chicago Black Sox Scandal
• Route 66 in Illinois
• Steak 'n Shake Restaurants
• The World's Largest Catsup Bottle
• Roseanne - The T V Show

Researchers

• Marc RoD
• Friar, the BigDawg
• Apollo
• Mystrunner
• Researcher ASK
• Researcher Eagle 1
• psychocandy
• Ceruleanshipper

Indiana

Entries

• Bluffton, Indiana, USA
• Bloomington, Indiana, USA
• James 'Jimmy' Dean - Actor
• Kurt Vonnegut - Author

Researchers

• Afgncaap5 Originally from Indiana, now sailing the high seas of anonymity.

Iowa

Entries

• Bellevue, Iowa, USA
• Grinnell, Iowa, USA
• Jane Elliott and the Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes Exercise
• Slipknot - the Band
• Glenn Miller (1904 - 1944)
• 'Field of Dreams' - the Film
• Sliced Bread
• The Invisible Pink Unicorn

Researchers

• Cristiana

Kansas

Entries

• The World's Second Largest Ball of Twine, Cawker City, Kansas, USA
• Route 66 in Kansas
• Louise Brooks: Actress and Writer
• Charlie 'Bird' Parker - Musician
• The Story of the Fred Harvey Company
• Quick Kansas City Barbecue Marinade
• The 'Wizard of Oz' Canon
• 'The Wizard of Oz' - The Silent Film
• The Flying Spaghetti Monster

Researchers

• cjurkovich - currently in Oregon
• Michele

Michigan

Entries

Places

• Michigan, USA
• Dearborn, Michigan, USA
• Detroit, Michigan, USA
• Hell, Michigan, USA
• Jackson, Michigan, USA
• Lansing, Michigan, USA
• Midland, Michigan, USA
• Tecumseh, Michigan, USA

People

• Michael Moore - Multi-media Polemicist
• John Bellairs - Author
• Diana Ross - Singer/Actress
• Madonna - Entertainer
• Gregg Alexander - the Musician
• The White Stripes - the Band
• Stevie Wonder
• Francis Ford Coppola
• Chief Okemos

Other Things

• The Ann Arbor Hash Bash, Michigan, USA
• The 1936-37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
• Motown - the Record Label
• Pasties of Cornwall and Michigan's Upper Peninsula
• The Film of Michael Moore
• Pontiac's Rebellion
• The Model T Ford - The People's Car

Researchers

• Subcom. Deidzoeb
• Britwannabe (Yooper)
• Shagbark
• elwood
• Lahrs
• khyron1144
• WickedSmart

Minnesota

Entries

• Montevideo, Minnesota, USA
• The University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota, USA
• The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
• Terry Gilliam - Writer, Animator and Director
• Bob Dylan - Musician
• Charles M Schulz - Cartoonist
• 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz - A History
• Two-Storey Outhouses of the United States
• Cultural References in 'Highway 61 Revisited' - the Album by Bob Dylan
• Burma Shave - an American Advertising Legend
• Mystery Science Theater 3000

Researchers

• Yelbakk Formerly of Minnesota, now safely back in Germany!
• March Hare

Missouri

Entries

Places

• Missouri, USA
• Festus, Missouri, USA
• Kearney, Missouri, USA
• Rolla, Missouri, USA
• Springfield, Missouri, USA
• Meet Me in St Louis - A Visitor's Guide
• Wentzville, Missouri, USA
• Knob Lick, USA
• Grant's Farm, St Louis, Missouri, USA
• The Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Forest Park, St Louis, Missouri, USA
• The St Louis Science Center
• The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
• Dick's 5 and 10 Store, Branson, Missouri, USA

People

• Yogi Berra - Baseball Legend
• Stan Musial - Baseball Legend
• Chuck Berry - Songwriter and Musician

Other Things

• Coral Court Motel, St Louis, Missouri
• The St Louis Radio Guide
• Route 66 in Missouri
• American History - The Missouri Compromise
• Earthquakes in New Madrid, Missouri, USA
• St Louis Cardinals - Baseball Team
• The Animated Cartoons of Ub Iwerks
• Anita Blake - Literary Heroine

Researchers

• broelan/Miloso/Little Mischief
• tony boyd
• Blue-Eyed BiPedal Bookworm from Betelgeuse
• Raukodraug
• orchidgirl

Nebraska

Entries

• Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
• Omaha, Nebraska, USA
• The MoPac Bike Trail, Southeast Nebraska, USA
• The Works of Terry Goodkind
• Malcolm X - Spiritual Leader

Researchers

• Niten
• Darth Zaphod
• Chauncey

North Dakota

Entries

• North Dakota, USA

Researchers

• Raymond the Curmudgeon

Ohio

Entries

Places

• Ohio, USA
• Blue Ball, Ohio, USA
• Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Columbus, Ohio, USA
• Hicksville, Ohio, USA
• Marietta, Ohio, USA
• Oxford, Ohio, USA
• Peninsula, Ohio, USA
• Toledo, Ohio, USA
• Youngstown, Ohio, USA
• Zanesville, Ohio, USA
• European Cities in Ohio, USA
• The Connecticut Western Reserve and the Origin of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Transportation Between Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• The Canals of Ohio, USA
• The Cuyahoga River, Ohio, USA
• Bald Knob, USA
• Miami University, Oxofrd, Ohio, USA
• Viva Restaurante, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Kent State University, Ohio, USA

People

• Balto - Husky Hero
• Ambrose Bierce - Lucifer's Lexicographer
• The Blackwood Players
• Lois McMaster Bujold - Author
• Hart Crane - American Poet
• Doris Day - Singer, Actress, Animal Rights Campaigner
• Jonathan Dayton - Revolutionary and Politician
• Alan Freed - DJ
• John Glenn - Astronaut, Politician and Pilot
• Ulysses S Grant - Union General and American President
• William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States
• Bob Hope - A Short Guide to a Long Life
• Jim Jarmusch - Director
• Jack Nicklaus - Golfer
• Great Olympians - Jesse Owens
• Pete Rose - Baseball Legend
• Robert A Taft - Ohioan US Senator
• William Howard Taft - Ohioan and 27th President of the United States
• James Thurber - Raconteur Extraordinaire
• The Wright Brothers - Aviators
• The Family of the Wright Brothers
• The Wright Brothers - How They Almost Quit
• Cy Young - Baseball Legend

Other Things

• The Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison
• The First Canoe to Fly Around the Statue of Liberty
• The Patent Wars of the Wright Brothers
• The Legacies of the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio
• WOXY - 97-X Oxford, Ohio, USA
• The Kent State University Shooting of 1970
• Washing a Car for Under $2 at Suds-on-Sixty in Vermilion, Ohio, USA
• Bucyrus, Ohio, USA - Bratwurst Festival
• The Buzzards of Hinckley, Ohio, USA
• Marion, Ohio, USA - Popcorn Festival
• The Role of the State of Ohio in the American Civil War
• The Toledo 'War'
• The State Flag of Ohio, USA
• 'Hang on Sloopy' - the State Rock Song of Ohio
• Buckeye
• The Constitution of the State of Ohio
• The Joy of Cornhole
• Buckeyes - A Sweet Treat
• 'WKRP in Cincinnati' - the Television Series
• The Giant Jesus, Monroe, Ohio, USA
• Uno - A Popular Card Game

Researchers

• Luna (Queen of Hearts)
• Aidian
• Scandrea and Tracer
• Lochinvar
• Ruby Tuesday
• Jodan
• Shagrath

South Dakota

Entries

• Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA
• The Great Sioux Nation and Mount Rushmore
• George Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn

Researchers

Wisconsin

Entries

• Madison, Wisconsin, USA
• What Made Milwaukee Famous?
• Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
• Bristol Renaissance Faire, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
• The Belgian Kermiss Festival in America
• The Gideons International
• Ed Gein - the Original American Psycho
• Harry Houdini
• Orson Welles - Theatre and Radio

Researchers

• whitec

HIC(k)S

Honorary Includees - Central States

It took me three and a half hours (minutes) to come up with that title. I still can't figure out what the 'k' stands for so it's in parenthesis. If you have any suggestions, let me know. If you're an honoree and you are slightly offended by this title, let me know that too, and be assured that I meant no harm.

• Jaded Goddess Oklahoma
• Josh the Genius Oklahoma

If you are a researcher that lives in or is from one of the above states and would like to join our group or just be listed on the page, please leave a note in the "Central States Researchers" thread below. And if you have written or know of any other edited or really good un-edited articles about one of these states, please bring it to my attention so I can include it here as well.

We could organize a meet at some point in the future if there is enough interest in doing so. Also, being the "Central" states, if there is interest in an All-American meet at any point, it might be hosted in one of our hometowns!

Not From a Central State?

Then perhaps you would like to check with the other U. S. researcher groups:

Northwest run by Mikey the Humming Mouse
Southwest run by sea
Northeast run by Shea the Sarcastic
Southeast run by Two Bit Trigger Pumping Moron

last updated 10/1/08