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June 29th, 2 p.m. – Ever wonder what it was like to learn in a one-room schoolhouse? Did you attend a one-room school as a child and want to relive the experience? This summer the McHenry County Historical Society will offer the public a unique opportunity to learn the old-fashioned way.
Chris Frenz was among those who volunteered to teach students at the 2014 Ag Day, April 15-17, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.
The theme of this year's McHenry County Historical Society booth described lunches at one-room schoolhouses. Most students had never heard of a "lard" sandwich or handled a Karo syrup can (turned lunch pail) before.
Have an original piece of art showing portraying a historic structure, landscape or vista? Contact the Historical Society to find out how we help each other – and further historic preservation.
Watching - 19 x 16 oil ($70) Artist: Betty Schmidt
MCHS Committee plaqued the El Tovar Theatre, Feb. 8, 2014
MCHS President Bob Frenz accepts certificate from Rich Carter
DECEMBER 2013- The unassuming gravestone with the surname “Sayer,” found in McHenry’s St. Patrick Cemetery, belies how powerful and influential this family was at the turn of the century – in McHenry County and Chicago.
Born in Two Rivers, Wis., in 1864, George Sayer and his bride, Rose, had moved to Chicago by 1890. Once in Illinois, he and two partners founded a butcher’s supply company that became, according to an April 13 Chicago Tribune article, “one of the most prosperous businesses [in that field] in the middle west. The business was incorporated at $2 million.”
The city of Woodstock has begun the process for the acquisition, restoration, preservation and reuse of the historic old McHenry County Courthouse built in 1857. It is one of a few remaining pre-Civil War courthouse buildings in Illinois. The sheriff’s house was added in 1887. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
More than 200 people celebrated golden anniversary of the McHenry County Historical Society
In late summer, while the cicadas drone, come and see the annual Afternoon Sing-along at the 1895 Riley Church, 9316 Riley Road, Marengo
Check out our event calendar to see when the event is scheduled.
To reach the church, take Route 23 south of Marengo to Anthony Road. Turn right (west) to Riley Road. It is located just north of the intersection – between the school and township hall. Parking is permitted in the school lot. Refreshments and conversation follow.
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