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Handwritten Message:

Dear Minnie,

Am ashamed not to have writing sooner after you have been so frequently lonely. Will write a letter this week and tell you how I am getting along. Smooth sailing so far.

Lovingly, Josephine

US Army items belonged to Vern Graham, Postmaster of Sugar Grove. Items include:
Two U.S. Pins;
Two Crossed Rifle Pins;
Blue Rifle Pin;
Bar with Gold, Maroon, and Purple with Star
Red and White Circular Patch

Items also include a piece of…

Doug Frantz and Lois Frantz Yoches at Bliss House. 1950s.

The Outlaw Farm was located on the Silas Reynolds property in Section 22 of Sugar Grove Township, south of the Chicago and Iowa Railroad. John Outlaw’s family cabin was built in the 1850s on the Silas Reynolds property approximately 0.5 miles south…

The Outlaw Farm was located on the Silas Reynolds property in Section 22 of Sugar Grove Township, south of the Chicago and Iowa Railroad. John Outlaw’s family cabin was built in the 1850s on the Silas Reynolds property approximately 0.5 miles south…

KANELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Roster
2007 - 2022

2007
Elizabeth Wiet, Valedictorian
Justin Pattermann, Salutatorian

2008
Victoria A. Mathieu, Valedictorian
Jacquelyn R. Mathieu, Salutatorian

2009
Christopher J.…

Wooden Box with Blacksmith Forged Items, including square nails, wall hanger, tongs

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…

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…

Ella Parker McCannon
BIRTH 1866
DEATH 1950 (aged 83–84)
BURIAL Jericho Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Ella McCannon was the wife of Frank McCannon and mother of Benjamin George McCannon.

Source: …

Michael McCannon
BIRTH 18 Sep 1943
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
DEATH 8 Mar 2002 (aged 58)
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL Jericho Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Michael McCannon was the father…

Nellie Rose McCannon
BIRTH 29 Dec 1917
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 11 Mar 2011 (aged 93)
BURIAL Jericho Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Nellie Rose McCannon was the only daughter of Ben and Bena McCannon. …

Emily Ravlin Frantz
BIRTH 31 May 1917
Kaneville, Kane County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 15 Jan 2007 (aged 89)
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL Sugar Grove Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Emily Ravlin Frantz, 89, of Aurora…

Clare Groff Frantz, Sr.
BIRTH 29 Dec 1880
Washington County, Maryland, USA
DEATH 27 Dec 1983 (aged 102)
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL Sugar Grove Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Clare Groff Frantz, 102, of…

“Come One, Come ALL! Wear your sun bonnets and straw hats. Recall the days of yesteryear and join in the old fashion countryside spirit.” These are the first three sentences from the 1971 edition of the Sugar Grove newspaper. They were describing the…

“Come One, Come ALL! Wear your sun bonnets and straw hats. Recall the days of yesteryear and join in the old fashion countryside spirit.” These are the first three sentences from the 1971 edition of the Sugar Grove newspaper. They were describing the…