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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Newspaper Article "Sugar Grove, Village of Culture"
Newspaper Article Transcription
SUGAR GROVE, VILLAGE OF CULTURE
The Sugar Grove area was first settled by three Isbell brothers (form Ohio) in 1834, who found an Indian encampment near the grove. A post office was established in 1840, a public…
SUGAR GROVE, VILLAGE OF CULTURE
The Sugar Grove area was first settled by three Isbell brothers (form Ohio) in 1834, who found an Indian encampment near the grove. A post office was established in 1840, a public…
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Sugar Grove, IL
Handwritten on the back:
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1876-1879
9-15-92
The first "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was built in 1876 to board students of the Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School. The residential building was named in honor of Thomas Judd…
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1876-1879
9-15-92
The first "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was built in 1876 to board students of the Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School. The residential building was named in honor of Thomas Judd…
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Sugar Grove, IL
Printed on the photograph:
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
[CULVER & JAMES, Photographers]
Handwritten on the back:
1995-1b
Built in…
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
[CULVER & JAMES, Photographers]
Handwritten on the back:
1995-1b
Built in…
Uncle Tom's Cabin Sugar Grove, Il
Printed on the photograph:
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
Handwritten on the back:
9-1-95
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
Handwritten on the back:
9-1-95
Uncle Tom's Cabin Sugar Grove, IL
Printed on the photograph:
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
[CULVER & JAMES, Photographers]
Handwritten on the back:
9-1-95
UNCLE TOM's CABIN.
SUGAR GROVE DEPOT,
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOARDING-HOUSE,
STORE AND POST-OFFICE.
[CULVER & JAMES, Photographers]
Handwritten on the back:
9-1-95
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Printed on the front:
Sugar Grove, Village of Culture
Handwritten on the back:
1-1987
Sugar Grove, Village of Culture
Handwritten on the back:
1-1987
Tryphena Thompson (1812-1906): Obituary. Oldest Woman Settler in Sugar Grove.
NEWSPAPER TRANSCRIPTION
March 18, 1906
OLDEST WOMAN SETTLER DEAD
Mrs. Tryphena Thompson
Had been resident of Kane County Seventy Years – Native of Vermont
The death of Mrs. Tryphena Thompson of Galena Street, probably the oldest woman…
March 18, 1906
OLDEST WOMAN SETTLER DEAD
Mrs. Tryphena Thompson
Had been resident of Kane County Seventy Years – Native of Vermont
The death of Mrs. Tryphena Thompson of Galena Street, probably the oldest woman…
Tru-Copy Duplicator by Beckley-Cardy Company, Chicago
See https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/SILNMAHTL_6904
Trophy, Bowling 1941 Sugar Grove Rangers
"Watch City Tournament Champions 1951, Elgin, IL. Won by Sugar Grove Rangers: M. Hanson, E. Hanson, H. Skau, F. McCannon, W. McCannon.
Trophy, Baseball 1949
"Kane County Baseball Champions 1949" (Engraving Unclear)
Trophies, Basketball 1940-1943, 1946: Sugar Grove High School Basketball Team
"Little 8 Conference 1st, 1940-1941"; "Little 8 Champions 1941-1942"; "Little 8 Tournament 1942 1st"; "Little 8 Tournament 1943 3rd"; "Little 8 Tournament 1946 1st"
Tresa Goodale, Joanne Skaw, Jeanette Hartman
A picture of three women at a gathering
Train Wreck 1918
In November of 1918 a trip via train to a football game in Chicago was arranged for soldiers at Camp Grant in Rockford. The route took the train on the CB&Q line through Sugar Grove, Illinois 10 Nov 1918. On that day the excursion train from Camp…
Train Wreck
In November of 1918 a trip via train to a football game in Chicago was arranged for soldiers at Camp Grant in Rockford. The route took the train on the CB&Q line through Sugar Grove, Illinois 9 Nov 1918. On that day the excursion train from Camp…
Train Wreck
In November of 1918 a trip via train to a football game in Chicago was arranged for soldiers at Camp Grant in Rockford. The route took the train on the CB&Q line through Sugar Grove, Illinois 10 Nov 1918. On that day the excursion train from Camp…