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Michael Alan Kleen is a publisher, folklorist, and politician from Illinois. He was the 2013 Republican nominee for mayor of Rockford, Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michael Kleen Republican Candidate for Rockford Mayor )〕 ==Early Life and education== Kleen was born in Chicago and grew up in the northwest suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois. He received a B.A. in Philosophy in 2006 and M.A. in History in 2008 from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, and a M.S. in Education in 2011 from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. While at Eastern, Michael began writing about local folklore, founded the publishing company Black Oak Press Illinois, and wrote a bi weekly column for the Daily Eastern News. From 2004 to 2007, he was head of an informal group at EIU that visited allegedly haunted places around Coles County, Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ghost club hunts for haunts )〕 In 2005 he wrote and published ''Tales of Coles County, Illinois'', a collection of short historical fiction stories set in Coles County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Student author gets creative with Coles history )〕 He also authored "The Legend of Pemberton Hall" in 2008, a stand-alone electronic article highlighting the ghost story surrounding Eastern Illinois University's Pemberton Hall, which is the oldest all-female dormitory in the State of Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pemberton's legend, Mary )〕 In the fall of 2007, Michael presented a paper on Copperheads at the 2007 Conference on Illinois History in Springfield, Illinois. His presentation led to being a featured commentator on the subject for an article on Charleston's historical mural depicting the Charleston Riot of 1864.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mural depicts Civil War riot )〕 He also gave a presentation on local folklore at the Charleston Middle School, which made front page news in the ''Times-Courier''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twisted Tales )〕 Recently, Michael's publication, the ''Legends and Lore of Illinois'', has gained attention around the state of Illinois, and was featured in the ''Effingham Daily News'' and the ''Streator Times''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Real Folklore )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Publication highlights Moon Point Cemetery )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Kleen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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