research serendipity

[EDDE]

saturday was a get a few things done erly in the AM kind of day
bought a new safe (was runnung out of room in the gun safe )got an oil change ,clean the car etc
so after getting this stuff done in an hour man what else to do
go to the library and research some stuff
well i was looking for a few specific things blah blah
when i came across a few things i wasnt expecting
one was a militia trail(circa 1830's) that merged into a major setteler road
which i had been wondering and looking(on paper and foot) on and off for 2 years
(nothing concrete just better reference to work with)
then when looking threw book of the history of a local town (far edge of the county)
i came across an interesting note about the local "grange"
they held a 4th of july picnic for 14 years at a grove near by
HMMM possible iceburg material
just about 1942 they stoppped having the due to WW2
seems just before they stopped the 4th celebrations
it was one of the most popular "rural" functions with venders and ball games and 100's of people attending
now the trick is to find the grove since there are no groves near it for like 4-5 miles
so beside the usual goodluck cheerleading posts how about some ways to figure out were it was

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

DeKalb,

find a body that was alive in the 40's ,

and ask. :P "Where was the 4th of July picnic"

The Three Princes of Serendip would find out.

Sure the area would have some assisted retirement homes,
or condos; lots of old bodies just looking for someone they
could talk with just a bit.

Princes would also ask if there was an old Grange Hall
Grange halls put out pamphlets with info.

have a good un.....................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[EDDE]

so thats y you are here
oh by the way this place is dead now
maybe 20-30 houses remain there no condos old fart homes
i do know a lady (sort of)that lives there in town she lives in a school building(no joke a honest to goodness derelict 1950s school she bought)

 

[hollowpointred]

the historical society might know as well.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

I am here because the Good Lord wants
me here

We work well Together

have a good un........................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[EDDE]

the historical society might know as well.

in another 40 -50 years this town will be history its like a 15 YO dog chasing a car in traffic

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

D,

came across this. Have you visited?


DEKALB COUNTY

4.1 Short Story of the First Permanent White Settlers of DeKalb County," by Mrs. Ralph J. Ramer, n.d.
4.2 Sycamore History; Brief Sketches, 1800-1961
4.3 Lee, Illinois History, by Henry S. Paulsen
4.4 "History of the DeKalb County Bench and Bar," by Roy Racine, n.d.
4.5 Company History of Colonial Ice Cream, DeKalb, 1901-1976
4.6 DeKalb Area Economy: Present and Future," by Stein and Teng, 1975
4.7 "Kishwaukee Manpower Inventory," Survey of DeKalb County Workers, 1971
4.8 Roseland Cemetery Association; Fairdale, Minutes and Financial Record Book, 1943-1949
4.9 Pennsylvania Settlement Cemetery Association; Minutes, Constitution, and Burial Records, 1891-1919
4.10 DeKalb Union Cemetery Association; Account Book, 1877-1923
4.11 Correspondence, Certificates, and Deed for Charles and Susan Dickerman, 1861-1918
4.12 Pierce and Bester; Correspondence, Legal Documents, Photographs, Autograph Album, and Genealogical Charts, 1851-1889
4.13 (a-e) Elizabeth, Seneca and Mary Potter; Correspondence, Receipts, Ledgers, Tax Records and Photos, 1850-1956
4.14 Merritt J. Simonds; Letters and Diary written during the Civil War, 1863-1867
4.15 Charles B. Townsend; Sycamore, Correspondence, 1856-1886
4.16 World War I Correspondence and Information on Northern Illinois University Servicemen, 1908-1923
4.17 C. W. Marsh--Shabbona; History, Correspondence, Certificate, Story of the Marsh Harvester, Photographs, and Genealogical Charts, 1893-1914
4.18 Correspondence to Clara A. Parker from her nephews in the service, 1918-1919
4.19 Peter Diedrich; Income Tax Returns and Related Correspondence, 1918-1924
4.20 Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mr. R. D. Hunt, DeKalb, 1917
4.21 Railroad Wiregrams, DeKalb, 1936-1937
4.22 Diary, Sycamore, 1884
4.23 Catherine Cox's Diary, Sycamore, 1891
4.24 DeKalb Hose Company No. 2; Constitution, Minutes, Register of Fires, 1891-1903; D.F.D. Photographs, 1890-1960 (13)
4.25 Chase Family Records; Last Will and Testament for Elijah Chase, and Pension Records, 1872-1891
4.26 William G. Eckhardt, First Farm Advisor to DeKalb County; Agreement for the Corn Belt Seed Co., Tributes to Eckhardt, Patent - "Means for Handling Ear Corn", Photographs, Certificate, and Genealogical Charts, 1924-1925
4.27 Senator Daniel D. Hunt; Photographs, Invitations, Personal Property Tax Receipt, 1870-1903
4.28 Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb; Photographs, Playbills, Daily Reports, 1971-1975
4.29 (a-b) Pogue Lumber Co., Waterman; Ledger Book, Invoices, Tax Return, Inventories, Correspondence, 1930-1944
4.30 Settle Farm (located between Maple Park and Sycamore) Accounts; Day Book, 1909-1913
4.31 German Presbyterian Trinity Church, Sandwich; Record Book with Constitution (in German), 1865-1910
4.32 Salem Lutheran Church, Sycamore; Minute Books (2) for Circle No. 5, 1930-1938, and Minute Book for Lutheran Brotherhood (partially in Swedish), 1917-1933
4.33 Apprentice/Indenture Agreement between G.A. Maxfield and Margaret Hutchinson, 1861
4.34 Benjamin C. Knodle, DeKalb; Certificates (5), 1917-1950
4.35 (a-b) OV Anaconda Photo Albums: Army Navy "E" Production Award, October 16, 1944; Anaconda Family Day, October 24, 1949; WWII Veterans Newspaper Article
4.36 (a-b) Malta Women's Club; Yearbooks, Calendars, and Programs, 1915-1955
4.37 Superintendent's Round Table of Northern Illinois, History and Minutes, 1942-1965
4.38 Knights of Columbus, Sycamore; Oath, n.d.
4.39 School Attendance Records, Sycamore Township, 1860 and n.d.
4.40 Student Grade Book, Sycamore, 1860
4.41 Kishwaukee College Oral History, 1978
4.42 OV Grain Elevator Ledger, Malta, 1864
4.43 "An Urban Geography Study of Sycamore, Illinois, 1962," by Stevens and Reinemann, 1963
4.44 Louis Suppes Letterbook, Somonauk, Illinois, 1850-1866
4.45 Letitia A. Westgate, M.D., Sycamore, (1866-1941?), Sketch of Her Career
4.46 Workers at Wurlitzer during World War II. For more information consult the Oral History Series OH 6.1-6.13
4.47 (a-b) History of DeKalb by Frank C. Dean
4.48 Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, "A Proposal for the Preservation and Management of Afton Cemetery Prairie, DeKalb County, Illinois
4.49 Wilkinson Marsh; DeKalb County, Illinois
4.50 Jacob Haish and Barbed Wire
4.51(a-d) Wurlitzer Company Records
4.52 Wiring the Way to Victory: Anaconda Wire and Cable Company During World War II by Dawn Bassett, 2001
4.53 DeKalb County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1922
4.54 Loren T. Caldwell, Ground Water Geology of the DeKalb and Sycamore Quadrangles, 1962
4.55 DeKalb City Directory, 1899
4.56 Golden, E. E. Articles, History of DeKalb County and Impact of Agricultural Policies and Programs on DeKalb County
4.57 Sycamore Farmers' Club, Constitution and Minutes, 1910-1941
4.58 Geology for Planning in DeKalb County, Illinois, 1970
4.59 DeKalb County Plan, 1971
4.60 Unidentified Letter, 1850's
4.61 Diary of Silas Dexter Wesson, 1861-1865; Wesson Family History
4.62 Louise (Bristle) Baker, "A Personal Reminiscence: Recollections of Life in Chicago, Evanston, and DeKalb, Illinois, 1910-1980"
4.63 "A Good Samaritan: Jo Adamec's Story: Memories of By-Gone Days, Tales and Travels, Life and Work (A Family History and Saga of the Czech Experience in America)"
4.64 History of Five Points Area. Train Schedules Through Sycamore, DeKalb Area
4.65 (a-b) King Family Photographs and Correspondence, 1901, n.d.
4.66 The Complete Official Road Guide to the Lincoln Highway, 1916; Illinois Tourists Guide, 1930
4.67 School Record, District No. 2, Township No. 40, Range No. 4, DeKalb, IL, 1883-1901
4.68 Exchange Telephone Company, DeKalb, Illinois; Minute book, 1911-1914
4.69 F. W. Woolworth Store, 251 East Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois; photos of store and employees
4.70 Farming and Farm Families in DeKalb. For more information consult the Oral History Series OH 3.1-3.34.
4.71 Coltonville (photocopy of May 25, 1912 story and map in The True Republican of Sycamore)
4.72 The DeKalb Seat Struggle in DeKalb County, 1901-1905, by Alan R. Lyford, 1966
4.73 DeKalb County Courthouse, 1987
4.74 (a-c) School Laws & Common School Decisions, 1867; District School Record, District No. 7, DeKalb County, 1867-1915; Union School Register, District No. 7, 1874-1885
4.75 (a-b) An Economic Growth Strategy for DeKalb County, 1978
4.76 History of DeKalb County Newspapers, DeKalb County Press
4.77 World War II German Prisoners of War, Sycamore, Illinois
4.78 Grand Army of the Republic, DeKalb County
4.79 "A National Monument to the Great Depression," by Ivan E. Prall (CNW Coal Chute)
4.80 Richard Smith, Abstract of Title, 1875
4.81 John Paulson, 1889-1894
4.82 Peter Michael, (1853-1936)
4.83 OV District 123, Shabbona; Record of Attendance and Classification, 1910-1914
4.84 (a) OV Manly Dewitt Barber Journal, 1852-1894
4.84 (b) OV "My DeKalb Chronicle" by Alice Barber Whitmore
4.85 Greek Revival Architecture, DeKalb, 1840-1860
4.86 DeKalb County Farm Reports, 1870-1899
4.87 "Some Skeletons in our Closets and Other Friendly Ghosts, 1835-1923" by E. Nelson James
4.88 An Exhibit of the Public Schools of Sycamore, Illinois for 1881-1882
4.89 Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, DeKalb, 1946-1966
4.90 Survey and Report on the Water Supply System, DeKalb, 1930
4.91 Diary of Fim Murra, 1901 (Pastor of Advent Christian Church, DeKalb)
4.92 Edward Farrell; Land Deeds, 1888
4.93 Sycamore School Referendum, 1980-1981
4.94 "The Finnish Community of DeKalb, Illinois" by Joan Metzger
4.95 The Adventure of Making the Past Serve the Present: A History of the Gurler Heritage Association by Valerie Quinney; The Gurler Chronicles No. 1-12
4.96 "The Littlest Carnegie: A History of the Clinton Township Public Library, Waterman, Illinois" by Joan M. Metzger
4.97 First National Bank in DeKalb: A Century of Service to the Entire Community, 1859-1959
4.98 DeKalb Lodge No. 586 - Loyal Order of Moose - Dedication, August 10, 1952
4.99 Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers Union Local 562, Minutebook, Nov. 6, 1938-April 16, 1939
4.100 Constitution, By-laws, and Rules of Order of Spartan Union No. 17, Daughters of Temperance, Sycamore, Illinois, 1850
4.101 Immanuel Lutheran Church, DeKalb, Illinois, Histories
4.102 Teacher's Daily Register, School District 8, Township No. 38, Range No. 4, Waterman, 1882-1901; School District 113, Township No. 38, Range No. 4, Waterman, 1901-1908
4.103 Knights of Phythias, Minutebook, DeKalb, Illinois, April 15, 1916-January 5, 1921
4.104 Mitigating the Sins of Humanity: A Union Soldier’s Experience in the Civil War by Gregory Benshoof
4.105 DeKalb-Sycamore and Interurban Traction Company by Stephen M. Scalzo
4.106 DeKalb Area Teams and Records, Basketball, 1949-1950 by DeKalb Daily Chronicle
4.107 DeKalb/Northern Illinois State Normal School, Photographs and Related Articles, ca. 1910-1917
4.108 Barb City Manor Newsletter, 1995+
4.109 (a-b) VietNow, DeKalb County Chapter Newsletters, September 1990-August 1995
4.110 City of DeKalb: Six Self-Guided Walking Tours, 1998
4.111 J.H. Rudolph and Company, Clothing Sewing Instructions and Labor Costs, DeKalb, IL 1935
4.112 DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Business Agreements, 1936-1946
4.113 Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 241, Newsletters and Minutes, DeKalb, IL, 1969-1989
4.114 DeKalb Sanitary District, Brochure, 1998
4.115 DeKalb County Yearbook, Our County’s Libraries, 1989
4.116 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Program, April 26, 1936
4.117 Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Patient’s Register, 1944-1949
4.118 Letter from J.H. Hutchinson to Tom Cliff, January 18, 1917
4.119 DeKalb County Nursing Home, Newsletters and Brochure, 1979-2001
4.120 St. Mary Parish, Directory, DeKalb, IL, 1976, 1981?, 1995
4.121 Ed’s Tavern, Articles on Tavern and Property Information, DeKalb, IL
4.122 First Church of Christ, Scientist, Charter Members, History and Activities, DeKalb, IL
4.123 Sandwich History
4.124 “DeKalb in World War II Industrial Production” by Myron Berkowsky, 1978
4.125 “The Effect of the Agricultural Adjustment Act upon DeKalb County Farmers” by Michael Piasecki, 1978
4.126 “The War Spirit in DeKalb: A Community During World War I, 1917-1918“ by Greg Steven Morley, 1982
4.127 “DeKalb, Illinois: A City Developed on History” by Michelle Spires, 1987
4.128 “The Merritt Simonds Grand Army of the Republic Post Number 283 and the Outstanding Membership of Elijah Curtis” by Catherine Brown, 1988
4.129 “Northern Illinois University’s Affirmative Action Program and Minority Employment Record” by Anne Bremner, 1988
4.130 DeKalb County Patriarch Portraits: Ellwood, Glidden, Haish, Rosette
4.131 James H. Beveridge Papers Regarding Osceola A. Thompson and Family, 1865-1882
4.132 “World War II as I Saw It!” by Donald Schoo and DeKalb Police Department, 1947
4.133 Hardgrove, Abstract of Title, 1842-1958
4.134 Needham Letter, Coltonville/Orange, IL, February 8, 1850
4.135 Montgomery/Hooligan Letter, Esmond to Malta, IL, April 2, 1908
4.136 Hermosa Home, Waterman, IL, Brochure, n.d.
4.137 DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Citizen’s Academy, 2002-2004
4.138 Farmer’s Profit and Loss Book, Unidentified Farm Northwest of Rochelle, IL, 1892
4.139 DeKalb Municipal Band, 150th Anniversary Celebration, June 2004, 1934
4.140 Sandwich Fair, 1981, 1987
4.141 Favorite Hometown Recipes, Senior Citizen Activities Council, DeKalb, IL
4.142 Swedish Evangelical Mission Church, Herbert Carlson Church Papers, DeKalb, 1916, 1929
4.143 Early Leaders of DeKalb County Calendar, 1984
4.144 Abstract of Title, 718 N. 4th St., DeKalb, 1844-1965
4.145 Westminster Presbyterian Church, Directory, DeKalb, n.d.
4.146 Hillcrest Covenant Church, 100 Years: An Inspiration for the Future, Annual Report, DeKalb, 1983

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have a good un.............................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[EDDE]

thanks for the short list now that you dropped that i need to check my favs/bookmarks

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

D,

almost forgot the usual goodluck cheerleading post

HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR.

have a good un................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[EDDE]

Re: research

serendipity #3 4.71 Coltonville (photocopy of May 25, 1912 story and map in The True Republican of Sycamore)

 

[Night Stalker]

Good Grief Sherman! Looks like you've covered it all....

 

[99Brown]

Good luck Ed, and if you need help, let me know!

 

[EDDE]

WILL DO 99