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Fixing things up a bit
For the most part, the talk page seems to be very dormant, so any feedback is appreciated. As far as a "to-do" list, the article does have a few things that need attention: --SteveCof00 (talk) 22:08, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The reference to the largest city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan area is a bit misleading despite being factually correct. It makes the appearance on a first read that Rockford is the 2nd largest city, when in fact its 3rd.  Maybe I'm nitpicking here a bit but even I fell victim to the way its written.  Instead of referencing the Chicago Metropolitan area, why not just state Rockford is the third largest city outside of Chicago and Aurora respectively? Dpalme (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 17:18, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The History section runs on and on; breaking it up into subsections based on periods of time in Rockford's history may make it better-organized and easier to fill in the gaps (after the establishment of the Chrysler plant 45 years ago, it pretty much runs right into the present day)
 * The Law and Government section would be a good place to elaborate on the type of government Rockford utilizes; currently, it is not identified in the article, there is just a list of aldermen and crime statistics (this is worth expanding on instead of deleting)
 * The section that talks about District 205 might need a re-write from the ground up. Although it offers some nice statistics, its explanation falls flat right after that.  In the long run, District 205 probably will need its own article space.
 * The section dealing with rail transportation is somewhat out of date; it's 2010, and there are no passenger trains running through here, so "as soon as 2010" needs to be replaced with current information.

Talk Page Archived
As there hasn't been anything new in the past 2-3 years and the discussions have pretty much been resolved, I've archived the past discussions.

--SteveCof00 (talk) 05:10, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Healthcare information
This is somewhat of a missing section. In articles about cities of comparable size, it does go into the healthcare systems seen in the area, and I've noticed that there is nothing to go on so far (even though Rockford has 3 hospitals). --SteveCof00 (talk) 05:00, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Law and Government section
Currently, this consists of a list of aldermen and a table of crime rates...any suggestions for expanding this? It would be worth looking the same sections into other articles of larger Illinois cities for comparison. --SteveCof00 (talk) 22:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

"Forcible" rape?
Is there even such a thing as unforced rape? By definition, rape is forced sexual intercourse (or other sexual activity). The "forcible" part should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.212.252.255 (talk) 03:32, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
 * These statistics were something that came from the FBI website (although it appears the link may have changed; it would be nice to get data more recent than 2007). I'm not sure of the logic behind calling it that, but it was not the decision of the editor who included the crime statistics here.  -SteveCof00 (talk) 07:51, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * FYI: in some states, any criminal sexual conduct is called rape (not sure about Illinois), so yes there certainly is rape that is not forcible.  Statutory rape, for example. John from Idegon (talk) 08:22, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Looking into the future section
Seeing as the whole Cheap Trick guitar museum content is starting to border on vaporware, I think this section needs to be redone from the ground up. Any ideas for real-life content? --SteveCof00 08:17, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Timeline 2000-present
This section is in dire need of attention and reconstruction. For one thing, there is no sense of chronological order to the present day. Additionally, to say the section has neutrality issues is an understatement. Yes, the Forbes and WSJ entries may be true, but there are ways of not having them dominating the section without sugar-coating the facts as well. -- SteveCof00 "suggestion box" 09:49, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Updated City Council
I updated the city council members since it was flagged as not current. I'm new to this so I'm not sure how sections get flagged and un-flagged.Mellieclem (talk) 19:56, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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History of Rockford: separate article?
At this point, this section of the article is starting to become worthy of its own and is certainly worthy of splitting into an article of its own. (This looks more towards the organization of Chicago over the Illinois cities of similar size; most have far less content). In addition to give this content its proper space, it allows for editing and expansion of additional content; currently, things seem to stop past 2002.

Thoughts? --SteveCof00 (talk) 10:17, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

I Agree on this as someone who lives in Rockford I know that the history of Rockford is extremely important And believe that there should be more information on Midway and Germanicus Kent And Possibility Some information on The east side as well as a run down of the clock tower — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.87.31.242 (talk) 15:11, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

I cannot think of another example where a municipality of less than 200,000 people gets its own history page. I think it sets a bad precedent—there's a lot of history everywhere, so are we going to create separate history pages for all 200 cities as big or larger than Rockford? Seems silly to me.BestSince1996 (talk) 13:08, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

 * I agree it is a bad precedent. Plus, I think it would be harder for users to find the history of Rockford. 2601:247:C501:CD0:6DED:775F:5FFA:2A6A (talk) 00:13, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

 * Oppose split and seeing no consensus I suggest we close this proposal and remove the proposal tag on the article which has been there for years. Jusdafax (talk) 02:30, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

 * Oppose. I do think it is a bad idea to split this article. It is better to keep it as just "History." Plus, Rockford has much less than 200,000 residents in population. It's not as well known as other cities like, say, Winston-Salem, or Toledo. NoobThreePointOh (talk)

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red light district
Rockford is well-known for its active prostitution subculture. Why doesn't the article mention this?

I've attempted to add some basic information. These edits were reverted initially on the grounds that the material was unsourced. (It should have been given a ref-needed tag instead of simply reverted, but never mind.) So I provided three references. Then it was reverted again on the grounds that they violating wikipedia's "notdirectory" rule, I guess because I had mentioned some locations with too much specificity and the names of its brothels. So I removed those specific items.

Now the edits have been reverted again on the grounds that they could be said of "nearly every city in North America." But since when is that a reason to revert an edit?

And besides, it's just not true. Not every city has an active red light district. And even among those that do, Rockford's RLD is a heck of a lot more active than most. And how many cities have two active brothels?

I think these edits are just being reverted because it makes Rockford look bad, and because prostitution is a touchy subject to begin with. But those aren't good reasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.36.84.82 (talk) 2019-08-05T21:52:07 (UTC)

 * Not to start a big discussion here, but the "basic information" is being blown way out of proportion. A few arrests related to prostitution stings do not make a brothel make (one of the articles is also sourced from 2003...); we need information from this decade to be more accurate.  --SteveCof00 (talk) 10:52, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Section about historical reenactment?
There is a pretty big historical reenactment scene in rockford, such as a reenactment of the christmas truce and several ww2 reenactments every year Should it be mentioned? Viesna14 (talk) 19:07, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

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St. Michan's Church, Dublin

St. Michan's Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Church Street, Dublin, Ireland. The first Christian chapel on this site dated from 1095, and operated as a Catholic church until the Reformation. The current church dates from 1686, and has served Church of Ireland parishioners in Dublin for more than 300 years.

The church is known for its vaults, which contain a number of 'mummified' remains. In 2019, a man broke into the church's crypt and stole the heads of two mummies, including that of an 800-year-old body called "The Crusader". While the heads were subsequently recovered, a fire set in the crypt in June 2024 resulted in the destruction of five mummies, including "The Crusader".

Building
Built on the site of an early Norse chapel from 1095, the current structure dates largely from a reconstruction undertaken under William Robinson in 1686, but is still the only parish church on the north side of the Liffey surviving from a Viking foundation.

While the exterior of the church may be modest, the interior boasts some fine woodwork, and an organ (dated 1724) on which Handel is said to have composed his Messiah.

Interments
The vaults of St. Michan's uniquely contain many mummified remains. The walls in the vaults contain limestone, which has kept the air dry, creating ideal conditions for preservation. The remains preserved in the vaults have included the 400-year-old body of a nun, a six-and-a-half-foot man popularly believed to have been a crusader, a body with its feet and right hand severed, and the Sheares brothers—Henry and John—who took part in the 1798 rebellion. The various holders of the title Earl of Leitrim were also interred here.

Damage
A number of crypts in St. Michan's vaults were damaged by vandals in 1996 and again in early 2019. Following the 2019 incident, Archdeacon David Pierpoint told the media that several mummified remains were desecrated by vandals, including the remains of a 400-year-old nun, and the decapitation of the 800-year-old 'crusader'. A man, Bryan Bridgeman, was subsequently charged and jailed for breaking into the church's crypt and stealing the heads of two mummies; the heads were subsequently recovered. On 11 June 2024, a man set a fire in the crypt, resulting in the destruction of five mummies, including "The Crusader". The man, a Romanian national, was arrested and charged for an alleged offence under the Criminal Damage Act.

Access
The church vaults are open to tours on Saturdays, and seasonally on some weekdays, receiving approximately 27,000 visitors in 2018. Following the vandalism event in early 2019, these tours were temporarily cancelled, recommencing by early July 2019.

Organ
The organ, built circa 1940 by Evans and Barr of Belfast, is housed within the eighteenth-century organ case constructed by John Baptiste Cuvillie between 1723–1725. The three manual pneumatic console employs modern compass and playing dimensions yet has been squeezed into the space originally occupied by much narrower keyboards. The Swell division features a slider soundboard, with separate pneumatic underaction; the Great and Choir divisions are served by sliderless ventil chests.

In front of the gallery is the Organ Trophy, a carved wooden piece which depicts 17 musical instruments and was installed in 1724. It is widely considered that George Frideric Handel practised in advance of the first performance of Messiah on this organ.

Clergy
Rectors have included Rev. J. Rowley, Rev. Thomas Long, M.A., and Rev. George Henry Vaughan. The theologian the Rev. Prof. Richard Graves was a prebend at St. Michan's.

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Janet Browne

Elizabeth Janet Browne (née Bell, born 30 March 1950) is a British historian of science, known especially for her work on the history of 19th-century biology. She taught at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College, London, before returning to Harvard. She is currently Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University.

Biography
Browne is the daughter of Douglas Bell CBE (1905–1993) and his wife Betty Bell. She married Nicholas Browne in 1972; they have two daughters.

Browne gained a BA degree from Trinity College, Dublin in 1972 and from Imperial College, London an MSc (1973) and PhD (1978) on the history of science. She was a research fellow at Harvard University. She received an honorary Doctor in Science (Sc. D) degree from Trinity College, Dublin in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the biographical knowledge of Charles Darwin.

After working as an associate editor on the University of Cambridge Library project to collect, edit, and publish the correspondence of Charles Darwin, she wrote a two-volume biography of the naturalist: Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995), on his youth and years on the Beagle, and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002), covering the years after the publication of his theory of evolution. The latter book has received acclaim for its innovative interpretation of the role of Darwin's correspondence in the formation of his scientific theory and recruitment of scientific support. In 2004, this volume won the History of Science Society's Pfizer Prize, the Society's highest honor awarded to individual works of scholarship. In 2003, it also won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography. In 2020 she was admitted as a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Browne currently serves as the Aramont Professor in the History of Science at Harvard University. She specializes in life sciences, natural history, and evolutionary biology from the 17th to the 20th century.

Publications
The following is a selection of Browne's publications, chosen primarily by convenience from internet searches, but also to indicate the timespan over which she has published.
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Duncan Campbell (revivalist)

Duncan Campbell (13 February 1898 - 28 March 1972) was a Scottish Evangelist, who is best known for being a leader in the Lewis Awakening or Hebrides Revival, a mid-20th century religious revival in the Scottish Hebrides.

Early life
Campbell was born at Blackcrofts at Benderloch in the parish of Ardchattan in the Scottish Highlands, and came to faith through "Pilgrims" of the Faith Mission in 1913. After military service during the First World War, he trained with the Faith Mission and served with them, mainly in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, including on the island of Skye. He was particularly equipped for this as a native Gaelic speaker.

In 1925, Campbell resigned from the Faith Mission and married Shona Gray, whom he had long known. She had just returned for health reasons from two years service with Algiers Mission Band. He served as a missionary at the United Free Church at Ardvasar on Skye, but dissented from that church's union with the Church of Scotland with the result that he had to give up his post.

Campbell's next post was ministering to a church at Balintore, Easter Ross which had also dissented from the union, building a new church for the continuing United Free Church where he ministered until he accepted the call to the United Free Church at Falkirk. In 1942, during his work there, Campbell was ordained as a minister. He later described this period as 'years of backsliding ... a barren spiritual wilderness'.

Lewis Awakening
In 1949, Campbell felt called to rejoin the Faith Mission, which provided him with a house in Edinburgh. However, his ministry took him back to Skye, where he had worked 25 years before, travelling to and from Edinburgh by motorcycle. This work was successful, leading to people being converted to Christ. He was thoroughly engaged in that work when he received the call to go to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. He initially resisted this call, but doors closed in Skye, opening the opportunity for him to go.

The call came from the Reverend James Murray MacKay, at the prompting of two Gaelic-speaking sisters in their eighties, who had been praying for revival. It was only at the third invitation that Campbell accepted. Over the following years he traveled from village to village preaching with many people being converted.

On one occasion Campbell was the main preacher at the Faith Mission Convention at Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church in Bangor, Northern Ireland, when he suddenly felt that he must leave at once, despite being engaged to speak at the closing meeting there the next day. He went (according to the call) to the island of Berneray off Harris, where he met an elder of the local church (then without a minister), who was so convinced that Campbell was coming that he had already announced the meetings at which Campbell was to preach. After several days of meetings, suddenly the island was gripped with a new awareness of God.

After unreliable reports of events on Lewis, he published a booklet, The Lewis Awakening, as an official account of this revival.

Later ministry and death
In 1958, Campbell was called to become principal of the Faith Mission's Training Home and Bible College in Edinburgh, where he served for a number of years, before retiring. During his retirement, he was a regular preacher at conventions in Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, the United States and elsewhere, including the Stornoway Convention, which he had founded. He was also a visiting lecturer at colleges, such as Youth With A Mission's School of Evangelism at Lausanne in Switzerland, and died while lecturing there.

Theology
Campbell was outspoken about two aspects of the work of the Holy Spirit. The first was that, in his view, a true revival was a move of God that affected, not only church members, but the surrounding community in a way that was visible to all parties concerned (work stopping, bars closing, crime ceasing, etc.). The second was the definite and profound experience of the baptism of the Holy Ghost subsequent to conversion.

His practice in evangelistic meetings was not to make the usual altar call, but to invite people to come to another room to pray and seek God. In his ministry in Lewis, he sought to transcend denominational boundaries, but this was at times difficult.

Duncan Campbell was, before everything else, a man of prayer and almost invariably started the day with a period of prayer and study of the Bible.

In film
The story of Duncan Campbell during the Hebridean Revival is told in the 2008 documentary film Great Christian Revivals. An extract from the film: "Duncan Campbell said, 'Revival is a community saturated with God.' Campbell witnessed first hand the Spirit of God descending upon a community and learned to let the Holy Spirit have His way. In his own words, 'Seventy-five percent (of the people) were gloriously saved before they came near a meeting..... the power of God was moving!'"

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Hanumangarh

Hanumangarh is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar also identified as ancient Sarasvati river, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative headquarter of Hanumangarh District. The city was once called Bhatner (alternatively spelled Bhatnair) because it was founded by king Bhupat in 255 AD. It remained in the control of the Rajputs of Bhati clan and faced a historic siege by Timur in 1391, during which the Bhati Raput king Dulachand lost the fort for a short time. The fort was later occupied by Rao Jetsa of Bikaner.

Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization sites in the district number over 100 villages along Ghaggar-Hakra River (Palaeochannel of Sarasvati River), such as Karanpura. Remains found at Kalibangan and Pilibanga in 1951 reveal that this area was a part of nearly 5000 years old civilisation. The remains of human skeleton, unknown scripts, stamps, coins, utensils, jewellery, toys, statues, wells, bathrooms, fort, streets, markets, etc. were found. The remains found at these places have been kept at Museum at Kalibangan and National Museum, New Delhi.

Medieval
It has yielded a number of terracotta decorative tiles in the late Kushan Empire style along with a number of coins. Two terracotta capitals at the depth of 15' from the top of the mound with stepped pyramids along their edges have been discovered. In 1398, Timur invaded the Delhi Sultanate and on his way he attacked Hanumangarh Fort (Bhatner at that time) defended by its ruler Rao Daljit and his cousin with only 10,000 men. Timur wrestled the fortifications, slayed all the men and enslaved all of the women and children of the Garrison along with their citizens.

Early modern period
Hanumangarh was the kingdom of Bhati Rajputs and hence its earlier name was Bhatner. Maharaja Surat Singh Rathore (b.1787 – d.1828) of Bikaner State won this fort on Tuesday. Since Tuesday is the auspicious day of the Hindu deity Hanuman, Surat Singh renamed Bhatner to "Hanumangarh" - the Fort of Hanuman the Hindu-deity. The 1700-year-old Bhatner fort is situated in the middle of Hanumangarh Town, the description of which can be found in Ain-i-Akbari. A famous Bhadrakali temple is situated near the town on the banks of Ancient Sarasvati river(Ghaggar river).

Demographics
According to 2011 Indian Census, Hanumangarh had a total population of 150,958, of which 79,709 were males and 71,249 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 18,094. The total number of literates in Hanumangarh was 102,149, which constituted 67.7% of the population with male literacy of 73.6% and female literacy of 61.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Hanumangarh was 76.9%, of which male literacy rate was 83.8% and female literacy rate was 69.28%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 25,486 and 2,463 respectively. Hanumangarh had 30022 households in 2011.

India census, Hanumangarh had a population of 129,654. Males constitute 69,583 of the population and females 60,071. The sex ratio was 863 females to 1000 males. Population in the age range of 0–6 years was 18,669. 83,923 people were literates in Hanumangarh which is 64.7% of the total population. The effective literacy of people 7 years and over of age was 75.6%.

Railway Junction

Hanumangarh Junction railway station is a major railway station on Jodhpur-Bathinda line; Sadulpur, Rewari, Jaipur, Sri Ganganagar, Anupgarh, (Canaloop). Earlier both meter gauge and broad gauge lines passed through this station and now all lines passing through here have been converted to broad gauge. There is also a Diamond Railway Crossing. In 1982, the broad gauge started from Bhatinda to Suratgarh via Hanumangarh. On 1 October 2012, Hanumangarh-Sadulpur metergauge track closed and it was converted into broad gauge. 3 Hanumangarh to Sri Ganganagar passenger trains are running on the broad gauge track. This track provides smooth rail traffic between two strategically important cantonments at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) and Udhampur (J&k) via Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar and Firozpur.

Tehsils
There are eight tehsils in the district: Hanumangarh, Sangaria, Pilibanga, Nohar, Bhadra, Rawatsar [[Tibbi]

Language
Hindi is the official language and English is the additional official language. Rajasthani language is the major language in Hanumangarh. Bagri is also used as a second language in most areas of the district in northern part of Rajasthan. Punjabi is also very well spoken here.

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