As an early career teacher in California, Rob Voss and his family took the plunge and moved to the Midwest where he would attend graduate school for history. Since receiving his PhD and securing a position as a professor of history at North West Missouri State University, Rob's career has taken another turn. He recently launched his own AI consulting company, Voss AI Consulting where he helps clients figure out how to best utilize AI tools and keep current on newest developments in the field.

Dr. Voss and Middle West US Editor Jacob K. Friefeld discuss his Midwest Journey. This is only the AI portion of their conversation. For details on how to listen to the full conversation visit MiddeWest.US.

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Katie Brethorst-Stockwell, deputy director of the Grayslake Heritage Center in Grayslake, Illinois, joins us to talk about a candy counter from the Grayslake Five and Dime. Learn more about the five and dime and its owners, Evie and Winnie, who were business partners, best friends, and fixtures in their community. (image courtesy of the Grayslake Historical Society)

Ashlee Anderson, public historian and museum educator, joins us to discuss Abraham Lincoln's last decree and why it is intimately tied to the Midwest.

Eldon Yeakel, Curator of Collections at the Wyandotte County Museum near Kansas City, Kansas joins us to discuss a World War II Era B-25 tail section stabilizer and rudder assembly and why the B-25 is so connected to the Midwest.

Brooke Morgan, Curator of Anthropology at the Illinois State Museum, joins us to discuss a Clovis point from Illinois, a Midwestern artifact that is approximately 13,000 years old. 

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