The Seed - Episode 5: Real History of Decatur, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond James

Episode 5: Real History of Decatur, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond James

04/05/22 • 26 min

Host Julie Staley and Staley Museum Director Laura Jahr talk to Vieweg Real Estate's Jim Wilkerson and Tim Vieweg about the strides their company is making in preserving the history of Decatur, Illinois, home of Staley Manufacturing Company.
Episode 5 is sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond James.

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Episode 4: A Credit to History, sponsored by Staley Credit Union and Vieweg Real Estate

Host Julie Staley welcomes Jim Slade with the Staley Credit Union and former Staley Manufacturing employee. The two discuss the credit union's 92-year history of serving the Decatur IL community, which originated as the Staley Employees Credit Union. Jim is also featured in the upcoming documentary, "Fields of Gold."

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Episode 6: Painting the Past, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond James

In this episode of The Seed, host Julie Staley (Spencer Films) and Laura Jahr (Staley Museum) talk to Jerry Johnson (Decatur Area Arts Council) about the impact A. E. Staley had on football history with the formation of the Decatur Staleys, the team that went on to become the Chicago Staleys and eventually the Chicago Bears. Jerry shares his experience in uniting the local business community and volunteers in the arts to create a monumental mural in Decatur that preserves the history of the past Staleys footbal team to the present Chicago Bears.