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Children playing outside: Rick Johnson and Ken Krieghbaum.

The Sugar Grove Center School was built in the fall of 1848. It was a two story building on the east side of Main Street about where the street now ends near the present Route 30. The first floor was school rooms and the second floor was a large…

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(Names of people in the Worship Service Bulletin are noted below. Transcription is based only the partial image that is visible.)


MINISTER
Robert B. Pierce

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Byron Healy

SERVICE ATTENDANTS
Thomas Frantz
Mrs. Clarence…

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Sugar Grove Township Servicemen from Mexican War, Civil War, World War Veterans
The plaque is located inside the Sugar Grove Community Building.

PLAQUE READS:

This building dedicated to the men of Sugar Grove Township known and unknown who…

SG Troop 41 First Meeting 1949 Notes.pdf
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…

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"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…

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Dugan and Frantz Families: Franklin Dugan and Groff Frantz. October 19, 1994.

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Indian Motorcycle Business located 264 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL

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263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL

The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was…

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SUGAR GROVE VETERANS PARK
Engraved Pavers

Thomas F. Shevlin, US Army, Vietnam, 1965-1967

Hugh J. Shevlin, US Army, Died November 8, 1970 in Vietnam

Richard Gene Wormdahl, US Army, 196th Lt., Infantry Brigade. Born March 30, 1945. Died…

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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…

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Photo 1935 Basket Ball team, Sugar Grove, High School

BACK ROW L-R:
Ray Hankes, Oakley Skow, Don Fletcher, Bill Cornell, Deverl Hartman, Coach John Oster

FRONT ROW L-R:
Frank O'Brien, Don Myers, Wally Thomas, Tom Frantz, John Shield, Chuck…

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PHOTO

BACK ROW L-R:
Louis Richards, Charlie Calkins, Roswell "Spiv" Keck

MIDDLE ROW L-R:
Principal Chappelear, Edward Johnson. Captain elect: Clayton Coddington, Captain: Ferdinand Harker


BOTTOM ROW, L-R:
La Verne Schmidt, Ralph…

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Jericho Cemetery is located at the corner of Mighell Rd and Base Line Rd, Sugar Grove, IL. Jericho Cemetery opened in 1846.

A Plaque commemorating the church is displayed at the Jericho Cemetery and was dedicated in memory of Alice Kern Harker,…

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The location at 253 Main Street is now Skow Trucking.The building also provided storefronts for McCormick Harvesting Machines and Studebaker Buggies.

The gentleman standing outside is Will A. Johnson, Sr., the owner of Spotted Mules. Will A.…

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Located next to the William A. Johnson House at 263 Main Street. Current site of the Bliss House Museum-Sugar Grove Historical Society.

Bergfeld Family Home (last occupants). Lenny, Sue, Linda, Richard and Boyce

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Shuttle tatting is the technique of creating lace by hand by tying double stitch knots onto thread that is shaped into rings and chains to form a lacy material.

Tatting Shuttle belonged to Lou Johnson's mother, Viola Jacobson. She did the yellow…
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