Suzy Beggin Craft
815-541-0897 (Call or Text)
Suzy@SuzyBeggin.com
Books Pubished
2004 (1st Edition) & 2023 (2nd Edition)
Suzy’s Musings & More
Compilation of 130 short “Musings” (my weekly newspaper article) and 23 articles of in-depth historical research published in the Freeport iNK (newspaper) between May 2001 and October 2004. Self-published. 160 pages.
The 2023 edition is available on Amazon as a paperback and as an e-book.
2001
Primary Sources
Newspaper accounts, diary entries and letters from the 19th century recounted with historical introduction and footnotes on each. Published by the Stephenson County Historical Society. 70 pages.
1999
African-American History in Stephenson County
Historical account and teaching activities for the often-overlooked history of Stephenson County’s African-American history, 1850s to 2000. Written after procuring a grant from the Freeport Community Trust. Published by the Stephenson County Historical Society. 30 pages. Winner of the 1999 Award of Merit from the Illinois Association of Museums.
Feature Writing
April 2005 to December 2007
The Freeport Focus (Newspaper); Freeport, Illinois
Research and write a weekly 200-word column, “Suzy’s Doozies,” on the history of common items.
May 2002 to April 2005
The Freeport iNK & The StephCo iNK, Freeport (Newspapers); Freeport, Illinois
Research and write a weekly 200-word column, “Suzy’s Musings,” on the history of common items. Syndicated in both newspapers. The Freeport iNK was targeted to readers in Freeport and the StephCo iNK was targeted to readers in the communities around Freeport.
June 2001 to April 2005
The Freeport iNK & The StephCo iNK, Freeport (Newspapers); Freeport, Illinois
Research and write occasional feature articles on local and national history. Articles were syndicated in both newspapers. The Freeport iNK was targeted to readers in Freeport and the StephCo iNK was targeted to readers in the communities around Freeport.
July 2011 to October 2017
Fiber Wild! (Blog)
Weekly blog for a local yarn shop, Fiber Wild! Some blogs promoted a new yarn or sale, but many featured yarn or knitting in history. I was a ghost writer, so some of the blogs were signed by the shop owner and some were signed by the shop's cat.
Suzy Beggin Craft
815-541-0897 ~ Suzy@SuzyBeggin.com
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