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In a story about the Sugar Grove Corn Boil in 2017, The Kane Country Chronicle noted:

"In 1985, Ted McCannon and volunteers were able to build Volunteer Pavilion in Volunteer Park. This also resulted from the community working together, as donated…

Before the Bliss House was moved, a foundation and basement had to be made

Meeting at Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School, 163 Main Street

Ralph Hartman, Postmaster inside Sugar Grove Train Depot

Photos of the Bliss House from 2006.

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Bliss, P.Y.

Farming and stock, Sec. 10, Sugar Grove; P.O. Aurora; 191 acres, valued at $60 per acre, and 262 acres in Kaneville Tp.; Rep.; was born in Strafford, Vermont, April 8, 1806. He married Miss Helen Mather, February 5,…

Peleg Young Bliss ( P.Y. Bliss ) at age 46 in 1852 or 1853. Photo cropped from portrait with daughter Janette Bliss.

Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss)

Peleg Young Bliss was one of the earliest settlers and businessmen in Sugar Grove. He was born…

Photos from the Bliss House in 1996.

Photos of the Bliss House with an unknown date,

Photos of the Bliss House from 1990.

Photos of the Bliss House dating from February-April 1997.

Bell, Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, 176 S Main St, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Cast by Meneely Bell Foundary, Troy, New York 1856

Stained Glass Windows, Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, 176 S Main St, Sugar Grove, IL 60554

Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, 176 S Main St, Sugar Grove, IL 60554

The restaurant on Route 30 in Sugar Grove by the Air Classics Museum has changed hands and names a number of times.

The Countryside Restaurant on Route 30 was built by Laura (Mrs. Roy Solfisburg) Mushrush in the 1950s. Workers at times were Donna…

The Gold Acres Restaurant and Motel was located on the southwest corner of Harter Road and Illinois Route 47. It was built by [?]. Workers and managers have been Dolly Johnson, Nina Bradley, and Jim Best.

Later known as Candy's Golden Acres, the…