Background
Petterchak, Janice A. was born on September 15, 1942 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Emil H. and Vera C. (Einhoff) Stukenberg.
(For decades, Jack Brickhouse's unbridled "gee whiz" enthu...)
For decades, Jack Brickhouse's unbridled "gee whiz" enthusiasm, combined with an old-fashioned work ethic and an unstoppable personality, has made him one of the most beloved figures in Chicago sports. Now, to coincide with Brickhouse's 80th birthday, Petterchak has written an authorized biography that spans the renowned broadcaster's 60-year career, from his humble beginnings to his 40-year reign as the voice of the Chicago Cubs. of photos.
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"Lone Scout: W. D. Boyce and American Boy Scouting" is the biography of a Progressive-era Chicago businessman and world-wide explorer. Paralleling Theodore Roosevelt in many activities, during his lifetime Boyce (1858-1929) attained international prominence--"a man with friends in almost every civilized country." His sustaining legacy, also a reflection of Roosevelt's interest in and concern for children, was bringing the concept of Boy Scouting to the United States and combining it with youth programs established by the YMCA and other organizations. This is the first authoritative biography of William D. Boyce, founder in 1910 of the Boy Scouts of America. Born to a Pennsylvania farm family, Boyce's monetary successes were as a Chicago newspaper publisher. Between 1887 and the early 1930s, his periodicals were read by millions of subscribers in rural and small-town America. A lifelong adventurer, Boyce made extensive trips to all parts of the world. During World War One, he traveled to Europe on the British luxury liner Lusitania (three months before it was torpedoed by a German submarine). He made two African safaris and spent nearly a year traversing South America. Sending detailed reports of those foreign experiences as articles for his newspapers, the stories were later reprinted in books published by Rand McNally & Company. Among the last hugely successful turn-of-the-century entrepreneurs, Boyce amassed a fortune valued in 1916 at $20 million (approximately $328 million in 2003 value). Perhaps because his death in 1929 occurred on the brink of the Great Depression--a time of vast economic and political change, W. D. Boyce has been virtually forgotten in American history. Yet his accomplishments were many, and his lasting gift is the Scouting program he initiated in 1910 and helped finance through the early years, a program that today serves more than four million American boys.
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Petterchak, Janice A. was born on September 15, 1942 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Emil H. and Vera C. (Einhoff) Stukenberg.
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Springfield College, Illinois, 1962. Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, Springfield, 1972. Master of Arts in History, University Illinois, Springfield, 1982.
Supervisor history markers, Illinois State History Society, Springfield, 1973-1974; assistant executive director, Illinois State History Society, Springfield, 1985-1987; curator photographs, Illinois State History Library., Springfield, 1974-1979; associate editor, Illinois State History Library., Springfield, 1979-1983; representative local history services, Illinois State History Library., Springfield, 1983-1985; library director, Illinois State History Library., Springfield, 1987-1995. Project director National Endowment for Humanities/Illinois newspaper cataloging project.
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(History of Illinois from the first trappers and settlers ...)
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Member Illinois State History Society, Abraham Lincoln Association (co-editor Papers Abraham Lincoln Association 1981-1982), Stephen A. Douglas Association, Sangamon County History Society (board directors 1991-1994, vice president 1996-1997, president 1995-1996), Society.of Midland Authors, Association of Personal Historians. F C.
Married John Jay Petterchak, October 5, 1963. Children: John A., Julie Gilmour, James.