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Kane County History: Order Your Geneva Home By Mail — Right From The Catalog!

Kane County History: Order Your Geneva Home By Mail — Right From The Catalog!

January 22, 2021
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s post is contributed by Terry Emma, director of the Geneva History Museum….

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Kane County History: A Brief History of The Batavia Historical Society

Kane County History: A Brief History of The Batavia Historical Society

January 15, 2021
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article takes a look at the history of the…

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What's Open, What's Closed For Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day 2021?

What’s Open, What’s Closed For Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day 2021?

January 14, 2021
Rick Nagel
16th Judicial Circuit Court, Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, History, Holidays, Public Safety, Public Service, Quality of Life, State of Illinois

Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year falls on Monday, Jan. 18. Jan. 18 is also the National Day of Service, observed each year on…

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Kane County History: Christmas Memories in Elgin

Kane County History: Christmas Memories in Elgin

January 8, 2021
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was written by Elgin Historian Jerry Turnquist. It was…

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Kane County History: Geneva's Holiday Giving Tradition Continues Despite Pandemic

Kane County History: Geneva’s Holiday Giving Tradition Continues Despite Pandemic

December 18, 2020
Rick Nagel
Communities, Education, Events, Government, History, Holidays, Nonprofits, Popular Culture, Public Service, Quality of Life, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s post is contributed by Terry Emma, director of the Geneva History…

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Kane County History: Meet Elgin's Mary Muirhead of The WWI Army Nurse Corp

Kane County History: Meet Elgin’s Mary Muirhead of The WWI Army Nurse Corp

November 20, 2020
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Elgin History Museum Curator of Collections…

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Kane County History: St. Charles' Delnor Hospital — A Thanksgiving Gift in 1940

Kane County History: St. Charles’ Delnor Hospital — A Thanksgiving Gift in 1940

November 13, 2020
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s post was submitted by St. Charles History Museum Director…

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Kane County History: Aurora Soldier's Diary Reveals Gripping Story of War, Love, Pain And Heroism

Kane County History: Aurora Soldier’s Diary Reveals Gripping Story of War, Love, Pain And Heroism

November 6, 2020
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was contributed by Aurora Historical Society‘s Mary Clark Ormond….

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Kane County History: Batavia Inventor Paul Hassler And His Arithstyle Adding Machine

Kane County History: Batavia Inventor Paul Hassler And His Arithstyle Adding Machine

October 23, 2020
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Editor’s Note: This article, part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history, was contributed by Batavia Depot Museum Interim Director/Curator Amber Foster. Paul…

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Kane County History: Secret Symbolism in Elgin's Bluff City Cemetery

Kane County History: Secret Symbolism in Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery

October 16, 2020
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was written by Elgin Historian Margaret Rowe. Photos were…

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