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Kathi Kresol

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Kathi Kresol’s obsession is history and she has been feeding this passion while researching Rockford’s history for over ten years. Kathi loves the opportunity to share this passion through the stories she writes for her column, “Voices from the Grave” in the Rock River Times and the stories she tells on her Haunted Rockford Tours. She serves on the Board of the Rockford Historical Society, has worked at the Rockford Public Library for years and loves sharing her enthusiasm for history and reading in any way possible.

Along with researching and writing about history, Kathi has given presentations on true crime cases, paranormal encounters and Rockford History. She has also been interviewed for several radio shows, local newscasts and newspape ...more

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	Murder & Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois 3.86 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Rockford, Illinois (Haunted America Book 19) by Kathi Kresol (Goodreads Author), Dale Kaczmarek (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Rockford, Illinois by Kathi Kresol (Goodreads Author), Dale Kaczmarek (Foreword) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rockford Writes by Heath D. Alberts (Goodreads Author), Kathi Kresol (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ernie Fuhr, Jr. (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forest City Stories by Heath D. Alberts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathi Kresol (Goodreads Author), Ernie Fuhr Jr. 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spooky Rockford: Creepy Tales in the Greater Forest City Area by Gary Hill (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heath D. Alberts (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ernie Fuhr (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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