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Jedediah Harris Bliss, son of Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss), moved the original little Bliss House across Bliss Road from west to east to build the Big Bliss House at 754 Bliss Road in Sugar Grove in 1897. The original little Bliss House was moved…

Jedediah Harris Bliss, son of Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss), moved the original little Bliss House across Bliss Road from west to east to build the Big Bliss House at 754 Bliss Road in Sugar Grove in 1897. The original little Bliss House was moved…

Jedediah Harris Bliss, son of Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss), moved the original little Bliss House across Bliss Road from west to east to build the Big Bliss House at 754 Bliss Road in Sugar Grove in 1897. The original little Bliss House was moved…

Handwritten Note on Back:

Seavey Home: 6 miles from Batavia, Illinois.

Built in 1860s.

James Snook and Mary Elizabeth George probably lived here then. Their daughter Mattie married Frank Seavey in 1886, and they probably lived here, too. …

Photos taken by Sally Hovinen of Sugar Grove.

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Photos include:

* John Thompson Farm, Chicken Coop, Hankes Road (Photos of John Thompson Farm by Sally Hovinen)
* Flood on I-56 viewed from Hankes Road Overpass
* Flood on Bliss Creek Golf Course…

Original House no longer at location:
Norris Rd, Sugar Grove, IL (Approx. PIN 14-11-178-001)
Currently Walnut Woods Subdivision & Aurora West Forest Preserve.

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Ira Judd Home
Located in the area of the current Prestbury Subdivision in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Around 1836, this spot was settled on by Silas Reynolds, grandfather of Ira Judd. The brick in this house represents the house built in 1847 and…

Located in the area of the current Prestbury Subdivision in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Around 1836, this spot was settled on by Silas Reynolds, grandfather of Ira Judd. The brick in this house represents the house built in 1847 and remodeled into…

Postmarked October 3, 191?, Batavia, Illinois

Hand written note:

To: Miss Lillian A. Davis, R.D. #2, Sugar Grove, Illinois

Can you see where your room is? Looks fine, don't it. There is plenty of room on the roof.

PRINTED POSTCARD

The Only Six Mule Appaloosa Team in Existence. Name of Mules: Pedro, Lady Diamond, Amos, Andy, Joker, Sunflower Joe.

Will A. Johnson & Son
Live Stock, Hay and Grain
Real Estate and Farm Implements
Sugar Grove,…

Postmarked November 5, 1910

Handwritten Note

To: Miss Ida Emeni (?), Evansville, Wisconsin

Many happy returns of your birthday.

Judd

Postmarked July 19, 1910, Kaneville, Illinois

Handwritten Note:

To: Mr. M. D. Seavey, Sugar Grove, Illinois

I thought you would like a picture of the picnickers. I am enjoying my vacation. Tomorrow I am going to Birt, Iowa. Eva Shorllhom

"Greetings from Sugar Grove" Postcard depicts photos of Old West Hotel, Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School, Sugar Grove Supply Co. Wagon, Will A Johnson Livery and Stable, Sugar Grove Methodist Church, and Sugar Grove Railroad…

Photo cropped from The Ember 1921.

Available in the "School Yearbooks" Collection and at the link below:
https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/3646

Stamped July 30, 1952, Sugar Grove, IL

Handwritten Note:

To: Linda Christian, Seville, Ohio

Linda,

I am having a good time here. But it would be better if you were with me. I sure miss you a lot, so you know how much I like you. Have…