Shirley Baugher has been a resident of Old Town since 1978. She and her husband Norman lived for seven years in the North Park Condominiums. In 1985, they bought the historic row house on Crilly Court and have been there ever since. Shirley earned an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and has written extensively in the area of American History.
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Meet The Blogger
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Historian and Old Town chronicler, Shirley is now a freelance writer. She recently completed a new Old Town history for The History Press: The Hidden History of Old Town. It contains little known-stories about people and events from the area's colorful past. She is also writing reviews and interviewing filmmakers for Zacuto USA, a video production company.
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Recent posts
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His Summer With Marilyn »
shirleyba on Living in Interesting TimesPosted January 17, 2012 at 5:07 pm -
Three Gifts from John X. Carey »
shirleyba on Living in Interesting TimesPosted December 15, 2011 at 4:50 pm -
A Retro Thanksgiving: You Can't Go Home Again »
shirleyba on Living in Interesting TimesPosted November 18, 2011 at 6:21 pm -
Shirley Takes You to a Halloween Fantasy Party »
shirleyba on Living in Interesting TimesPosted November 4, 2011 at 2:29 pm -
I'm Back: Shirley Introduces You to Her World Beyond Old Town »
shirleyba on Living in Interesting TimesPosted October 27, 2011 at 1:00 pm
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