“Coats of Arms were long regarded as ‘indispensable appendages of gentlemen,’ but on the decline of feudal system, about 1688, and the rise of the Reformation, they were treated in a measure as idle trappings of aristocracy, and lost the prestige…
“We have recently had the pleasure of a visit by a remarkable man, an native of Vermont, who has resided for many years at Sugar Grove, Illinois. Peleg Y. Bliss was one of ‘God’s poor,’ but by industry, temperance, integrity, wit and wisdom, he has…
Photo of Addie Coulson taken from the book, "Sugar Grove and the Class of 1886" available at the following link: https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/29Also included is the class song written by Addie Coulson for the graduation…
A group of school aged children posing in front of the former Sugar Grove Town Hall at 163 Main Street. Two homes can be seen on the right side of the photo. 142 and 148 Main Street. The building in the back ground is the former Sugar Grove Town…
Photo is from the 1940's. Six mule hitch owned and displayed by Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, a collector of appaloosa mules. Said to be the only six appaloosa mule hitch in the world at that time.