Janice A. Petterchak is a researcher, writer, and editor.
Her publications include Illinois History: An Annotated
Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1995), Jack Brickhouse:
A Voice for All Seasons (Contemporary Books, 1996),
Out to Sea Again: A Naval Armed Guard in World
War II (Legacy Press, 2002), Lone Scout: W. D. Boyce
and American Boy Scouting (Legacy Press, 2003) and
Historic Illinois (Historical Publishing Network, 2005).
Privately commissioned works include stories of midwestern
businessmen, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists.
Articles and book reviews by Ms. Petterchak have been
published in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical
Society, Illinois Historical Journal, Illinois Libraries, and
Labor's Heritage, the national quarterly of the George
Meany Memorial Archives. For two years she co-edited
the Papers of the Abraham Lincoln Association, and she wrote the first in the Illinois State Historical Society's Historical Leaflet series, Researching and Writing Local History in Illinois:
A Guide to the Sources. She is currently working on a biography of WWII general Omar N. Bradley, which is scheduled for completion in 2010.
A native of Springfield, Illinois, Ms. Petterchak received a B.S. in Political Studies and M.A.
in American History, both from the University of Illinois at Springfield. She held several pro-
fessional positions with the Illinois State Historical Library and Society, and for nine years
served as director of the Library. She is a past president of the Sangamon County Historical Society.
