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The building of the Sugar Grove Supply Company located at 221 Main Street was built in 1893. It later burned down around 1918 and became the site of Keck's Store. The new Keck's IGA Store was rebuilt in brick. For a time, the Post Office was housed…

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Information about the Sugar Grove Historical Society from a presentation.

Clare Groff Frantz: Wheels of Fortune Motorcycle Club, 1971 Beacon News
Newspaper Article Transcription

BEACON NEWS, AURORA, ILLINOIS
Tuesday August 17, 1971

CLASSIC CYCLE

This 1941 Indian "4," owned by Wheels of Fortune Motorcycle Club…

Handwritten Names on Back of Photo:

BACK ROW
George Lye?, Nan Lye, Eugen Kinney, Warren Kinney, Nelle Lye Johnson, Mattie Kinney, Will Johnson Sr., Kenneth "Scoop" Johnson

MIDDLE ROW
Everette Lye, Les Kinney, Lucille Johnson, Mabel Lye,…

Will Johnson Sr with grandson Rick Johnson at Main St. Ricks's third birthday 1950. Location Main and Maple Streets, Sugar Grove, IL

The Sugar Grove Historical Society hosted Sarah Linden's third grade class from John Shields Elementary School in 2017. Historical Society Members Sue Jacobson and Lori McCaffrey assisted and told the children stories.

Children playing outside: Rick Johnson and Ken Krieghbaum.

Will A. Johnson & Sons Company
Sugar Grove, Illinois

Breeders and Dealers in Registered Hampshire Swine.
Most Popular Blood Lines.
Breeding Stock any age for sale at all times.

NORMAL GIRL ELOPES
AURORA BEACON NEWS

Sugar Grove has lost its school teacher Miss Myrtle Seavey. She eloped today to Chicago with Everett Snow of Sugar Grove and married him. The people of Sugar Grove thought that they were not to be married…

https://www.sugargrovehistory.org/
259 S Main St., Sugar Grove, IL 60554

The Sugar Grove Historical Society is typically open Tuesdays from 1pm to 4pm.
FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH APRIL THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10AM-1PM.
We are located at: 259 Main…