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Sugar Grove, IL, Community Members: Boy Scout Troop 41, 1949
Hand-written notes:
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SCOUT TROOP #41 SUGAR GROVE First Meeting
May 23, 1949
The first meeting of the Boy Scout Committee was held at the home of Donald S. Myers Monday evening May 23, 1949. At this meeting, Donald Myers…
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SCOUT TROOP #41 SUGAR GROVE First Meeting
May 23, 1949
The first meeting of the Boy Scout Committee was held at the home of Donald S. Myers Monday evening May 23, 1949. At this meeting, Donald Myers…
Postcard: Greetings from Sugar Grove, 1913
"Greetings from Sugar Grove" Postcard depicts photos of Old West Hotel, Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School, Sugar Grove Supply Co. Wagon, Will A Johnson Livery and Stable, Sugar Grove Methodist Church, and Sugar Grove Railroad…
Sugar Grove, IL, Frantz , Dugan and Groff Frantz, 1994.
Dugan and Frantz Families: Franklin Dugan and Groff Frantz. October 19, 1994.
Indian Motorcycle Business, Sugar Grove, IL
Indian Motorcycle Business located 264 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL
William A. Johnson: Barn 1930s
Johnson Barn
Will A. Johnson House, 263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL: Relocation (Part 1 of 5), 1997
263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL
The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was…
The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was…
Veterans - Sugar Grove Veterans Park - Part 3
SUGAR GROVE VETERANS PARK
Engraved Pavers
Thomas F. Shevlin, US Army, Vietnam, 1965-1967
Hugh J. Shevlin, US Army, Died November 8, 1970 in Vietnam
Richard Gene Wormdahl, US Army, 196th Lt., Infantry Brigade. Born March 30, 1945. Died…
Engraved Pavers
Thomas F. Shevlin, US Army, Vietnam, 1965-1967
Hugh J. Shevlin, US Army, Died November 8, 1970 in Vietnam
Richard Gene Wormdahl, US Army, 196th Lt., Infantry Brigade. Born March 30, 1945. Died…
Sugar Grove Veterans Park - Part 2
SUGAR GROVE VETERANS PARK
Engraved Pavers
Earl Dean Kirk, World War II
Rick Johnson, US Army 1965-1968, 1 BN 68 Armor, Germany, Specialist 5
Wm. Lemke, World War II, Army
Glen Adkins, World War II, Army
Capt. David C. Johnson, US Air…
Engraved Pavers
Earl Dean Kirk, World War II
Rick Johnson, US Army 1965-1968, 1 BN 68 Armor, Germany, Specialist 5
Wm. Lemke, World War II, Army
Glen Adkins, World War II, Army
Capt. David C. Johnson, US Air…
2/4 Sugar Grove History. Source: “History of Kane County, Ill.” By R. Waite Joslyn, L.L.M., and Frank W. Joslyn, 1908 [Part 2 of 4: Pages 302-601]
Excerpts:
At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house…
At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house…
Sugar Grove, IL, High School Basketball Team, 1935
Photo 1935 Basket Ball team, Sugar Grove, High School
BACK ROW L-R:
Ray Hankes, Oakley Skow, Don Fletcher, Bill Cornell, Deverl Hartman, Coach John Oster
FRONT ROW L-R:
Frank O'Brien, Don Myers, Wally Thomas, Tom Frantz, John Shield, Chuck…
BACK ROW L-R:
Ray Hankes, Oakley Skow, Don Fletcher, Bill Cornell, Deverl Hartman, Coach John Oster
FRONT ROW L-R:
Frank O'Brien, Don Myers, Wally Thomas, Tom Frantz, John Shield, Chuck…
Sugar Grove High School Basketball Team, 1922-1923
PHOTO
BACK ROW L-R:
Louis Richards, Charlie Calkins, Roswell "Spiv" Keck
MIDDLE ROW L-R:
Principal Chappelear, Edward Johnson. Captain elect: Clayton Coddington, Captain: Ferdinand Harker
BOTTOM ROW, L-R:
La Verne Schmidt, Ralph…
BACK ROW L-R:
Louis Richards, Charlie Calkins, Roswell "Spiv" Keck
MIDDLE ROW L-R:
Principal Chappelear, Edward Johnson. Captain elect: Clayton Coddington, Captain: Ferdinand Harker
BOTTOM ROW, L-R:
La Verne Schmidt, Ralph…
Jericho Cemetery, Oldest Cemetery for Sugar Grove, IL
Jericho Cemetery is located at the corner of Mighell Rd and Base Line Rd, Sugar Grove, IL. Jericho Cemetery opened in 1846.
A Plaque commemorating the church is displayed at the Jericho Cemetery and was dedicated in memory of Alice Kern Harker,…
A Plaque commemorating the church is displayed at the Jericho Cemetery and was dedicated in memory of Alice Kern Harker,…
Will A. Johnson: Livery Feed and Sale Stable; Lumber, Coal and Farm Machinery Building, 253 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL
The location at 253 Main Street is now Skow Trucking.The building also provided storefronts for McCormick Harvesting Machines and Studebaker Buggies.
The gentleman standing outside is Will A. Johnson, Sr., the owner of Spotted Mules. Will A.…
The gentleman standing outside is Will A. Johnson, Sr., the owner of Spotted Mules. Will A.…
Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL, 1993
Located next to the William A. Johnson House at 263 Main Street. Current site of the Bliss House Museum-Sugar Grove Historical Society.
Bergfeld Family Home (last occupants). Lenny, Sue, Linda, Richard and Boyce
Bergfeld Family Home (last occupants). Lenny, Sue, Linda, Richard and Boyce
Tatting Shuttle
Shuttle tatting is the technique of creating lace by hand by tying double stitch knots onto thread that is shaped into rings and chains to form a lacy material.
Tatting Shuttle belonged to Lou Johnson's mother, Viola Jacobson. She did the yellow…
Tatting Shuttle belonged to Lou Johnson's mother, Viola Jacobson. She did the yellow…
Will A. Johnson & Son, Livestock, Hay and Grain, Sugar Grove, Illinois Business Postcards
Business Postcards
House of Worship: Sugar Grove, IL, Methodist Church, 1955
PHOTO
Vacation Bible School, 1955
Back Row #4 L-R: Rev. Mercer, Mrs. Flanders, Marabella Maier, Mark Gordon, Bill Lye, Clif Frantz, Jack Shouba, Mrs. Thelma Hanson, Mrs. Marion Stanton, Mrs. Jane Nelson, Mrs. Edna Whildin, Mrs. Lois Healy, Mrs.…
Vacation Bible School, 1955
Back Row #4 L-R: Rev. Mercer, Mrs. Flanders, Marabella Maier, Mark Gordon, Bill Lye, Clif Frantz, Jack Shouba, Mrs. Thelma Hanson, Mrs. Marion Stanton, Mrs. Jane Nelson, Mrs. Edna Whildin, Mrs. Lois Healy, Mrs.…
Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, Confirmation Photos, Circa 1940 - 2006
Confirmation Photos
1940
Rev. Wes McKelvey
Back-Right: Grace Nelson, Mary Ann Potter (later Olson)
1967
Rev. Jay Harriman
Front L-R: Rick Flanders, Randy Huggins, Craig Van Wagner, Evelyn Huggins, Paula Johnson, Dawn Bovee
Back L-R: …
1940
Rev. Wes McKelvey
Back-Right: Grace Nelson, Mary Ann Potter (later Olson)
1967
Rev. Jay Harriman
Front L-R: Rick Flanders, Randy Huggins, Craig Van Wagner, Evelyn Huggins, Paula Johnson, Dawn Bovee
Back L-R: …
Sugar Grove, IL, Frantz Family
Thomas and Emily Ravlin Frantz