Mary Many Days Robidoux 1884. Mary Many Days Robidoux Mary Many Days Robidoux (1805-29 June 1884) was the daughter of Joseph Robidoux and his second wife, a woman whose name is unknown. Mary was the first generation of one of the main families of what is referred to as the Métis people, the offspring of European men who married Native American women. The Métis played a major role in the 19th century fur trade in Missouri and Kansas. Another prominent Métis family was that of Joseph Dorian who likely was related to two of Mary’s daughters-in-law. According to Thorne: "Here in 1805 Joseph Robidoux
Illinois Solar Decathlon Illinois Solar Decathlon Illinois Solar Decathlon (ISD) is an interdisciplinary organization based in the Champaign-Urbana, IL and is the official Solar Decathlon team for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is also closely affiliated with the Illinois School of Architecture. Illinois Solar Decathlon was formed in 2007 after the University's involvement in three past Solar Decathlon competitions. Starting in 2002, the US Department of Energy sponsors a biannual competition where twenty Universities from around the world design and construct an innovative and efficient net-zero home. They are transported to a central location and over the course of a week