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Interment Jericho Cemetery, Mighell Rd, Sugar Grove, IL

Main Street
Photo shows Johnson House on west side of Main Street before it was relocated. Photo also shows former restaurant "The Point Restaurant and Lounge" and "Chicago West / The Retreat 1111" on the east side of Main Street before it was demolished. From…

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Margaretha Katherine "Marge" (Kewening) Lye 1909-1975 and Harold Miller "Bill" Lye 1903-1968

Sugar Grove, IL, Clare Groff Frantz Jr, 1930s (1914-2010)
Posed in the north side lawn of Hotel West. In the background is the south facade of Keck's Store and on the far right is the corner of the building that several years hence Groff will own.

The story of Groff Frantz as a boy during the…

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The Chicago Sun Times published an article with the byline:

"Housing growth is just around the bend for Sugar Grove, a crossroads west of Aurora in Kane County, and other small towns that have good rail or road connections and inexpensive land." …

Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders ocr.pdf
Informational articles, farm interest advertisements and index of Kane County farmers cataloging acreage, disposition of farm, spouse' maiden name and other information.

Poster, 2020 Quilt Raffle.pdf
Sugar Grove Historical Society
2020 Quilt Raffle

This beautiful heirloom quality 86" x 103" hand-stitched Dresden Plate Sunflower pattern quilt was crafted by renowed quilt artisan Vickie Frantz.
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