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SUGAR GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Celebrating 60 years in the Neighborhood
1963 – 2023


Our library and community have grown in the last 60 years, but our mission remains to be a unique resource to offer open access to information that fosters a…

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William F. Keck
August 15, 1939  -  December 12, 2023


OBITUARY
William Keck Obituary
William Francis "Bill" Keck, 84, of Sugar Grove, Illinois, died peacefully in Downers Grove, IL on December 12, 2023. He was born in Aurora, Illinois, on…

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Life Story and Service Details For
DELMAR "Del" KRIEGHBAUM

Delmar “Del” Krieghbaum, age 99, of Sugar Grove, IL, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 17, 2023.
He was born May 6, 1924, on the family farm in…

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Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.

Quoted from 10-1-2022 News Article in "Kane County Connects":

Historic Kane County Farm Given National Designation
Kane County Connects Staff 10/1/2022…

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Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
Pre-1937

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

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Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
Pre-1937

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

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Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
Pre-1937

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

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Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
1943

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

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Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
1943

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

Plat Book of Kane County, 1943
Sponsored by the Kane County Farm Bureau

Published by W. W. Hixson & Company, Rockford, Illinois

KANE COUNTY ILLINOIS
1943

Hampshire
Rutland
Dundee
Burlington
Plato
Elgin
Virgil
Campton
St.…

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Some photos Courtesy of Fred Neiser, Insurance Broker

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Some photos Courtesy of Fred Neiser, Insurance Broker

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Hind's Trucking
Gavin Trucking
American Legion
Apartments off Grove St. by Railroad Tracks
Maintenance Salt Building


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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,


The building at 214 South Main Street was known as Cooper’s Hall. It included the Cooper & Needham Blacksmithing Shop (also…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…
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