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Photos courtesy of:

Fred Neiser,
Insurance Broker
PO Box 662, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554

Photos courtesy of:

Fred Neiser,
Insurance Broker,
PO Box 662, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554

Kaneland John Shields Elementary School was constructed in 1997-1998 on the site of the previous Sugar Grove Elementary School. The School is located at 85 South Main Street, Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Photos courtesy of:

Fred Neiser,
Insurance Broker
PO Box 662, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554

BOY SCOUTING IN SUGAR GROVE

Scouting has been going on in Sugar Grove since about 1930 or 1931. Mr. Victor Fighte, then basketball coach at Sugar Grove Hight School was Scout master at that time. A Scout troop has been active here on an…

Hand-written notes:

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SCOUT TROOP #41 SUGAR GROVE First Meeting
May 23, 1949

The first meeting of the Boy Scout Committee was held at the home of Donald S. Myers Monday evening May 23, 1949. At this meeting, Donald Myers…

TROOP 41 PREPARES FOR ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

At its regular Tuesday meeting, June 9, the Sugar Grove Boy Scout Troop 41 began its year-long preparation for its 50th anniversary celebration by visiting with three of the original troop members and…

https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/23/scouting-values-transcend-time-as-sugar-grove-troop-celebrates-milestone-anniversary/ai69wuc/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

Scouting values transcend time as Sugar Grove troop celebrates milestone…

To help celebrate the history of Sugar Grove Boy Scout Troop 41's 70th Anniversary, Bill Keck displayed the patches and Order of the Arrow sash he earned as a scout with Troop 41.

Patches include:

* 1964 Cathoree, Pius XII
* 1957 BSA National…

Events surrounding Boy Scout Troop 41 appeared in the Sugar Grove News during its publication in the 1970s.

Sugar Grove Garden Club poses near the Village of Sugar Grove sign after planting a tulip garden in 1991.

Photos Courtesy of:

Fred Neiser,
Insurance Broker

Excerpts from:

"Elgin: An American History"
by E. C. Alft
Published online by ElginHistory.com
Copyright 2000 - All Rights Reserved

Chapter II. The Dividing Line
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1. Anti-Slavery

The slavery question was argued in Elgin from the…

SUGAR GROVE VETERANS PARK
Engraved Pavers

Earl Dean Kirk, World War II

Rick Johnson, US Army 1965-1968, 1 BN 68 Armor, Germany, Specialist 5

Wm. Lemke, World War II, Army

Glen Adkins, World War II, Army

Capt. David C. Johnson, US Air…