Books built from the places, people and records that endure.
Local history, personal histories, institutional stories and music education from KMC Publishing Company.
2024
Bishop McNamara Catholic School: A One-Hundred-Year History
A two-volume history of faith, learning and community in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.
2020
Barns of Will County
A photographic record of the family farms that helped shape Will County.
2019
Barns of Kankakee County
An expanded visual history of barns and structures built by the county’s original farmers.
2007
Around Momence
A photographic history of a river town shaped by the Kankakee River and the Dixie Highway.
2015
MOMENCE...The Making of a River Town
Kay Hess’s definitive history of Momence in a newly readable edition with enhanced photographs.
2013
Lt. Pat O’Brien
The story of an American World War I flying ace, escapee and national speaker.
2014
Finding Pat O’Brien
Research, photographs and documents behind the story of a nearly forgotten World War I hero.
2013
Outwitting the Hun
Pat O’Brien’s firsthand account of his escape from German captivity in 1917.
2018
Assessing Music Performance
A practical system for measuring student performance and growth in music.
2026
Brother Mathias Barrett: An Authorized Biography
A forthcoming commissioned work on the founder of the Brothers of the Good Shepherd.
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