Uncategorized The Time That The Nike-Ajax Missile Came To McHenry 24 Mar 202019 Mar 2020 During the Cold War is was fairly common for countries to display their military might. This wasn't just to intimidate their foes, but could also be used as a way…
Uncategorized The Silent Hoosier 29 Feb 202027 Feb 2020 In the last week of January 1940, an interesting figure walked into the city of McHenry. Carrying 14 scrapbooks and a pad of paper, Ralph Bradford must have been an…
Uncategorized The Old Stand Pipe 5 Feb 20203 Feb 2020 During the 1890s, McHenry saw a substantial boost to its population, due to business and farming doing so well. While this was very much a positive, basic needs had to…
Uncategorized The 1932 Ringwood Robbery 21 Dec 201918 Dec 2019 Early in the morning on February 20, 1932, Walter Buck was arriving for work as the cashier at the Ringwood State Bank. Buck had noticed a car parked outside but…
Community Events Armistice Day & the “Home-Coming For The Boys” 9 Nov 201921 Nov 2019 The United States wasn't in the First World War for long, but when it did become involved, the nation fully immersed itself in the conflict. Overall, the county bought over…
Accidents & Incidents… The Fire and Rebirth of St. Mary’s Catholic Church 22 Oct 201919 Oct 2019 In April of 1918, Peter Sheid, a popular blacksmith who once lived in McHenry and Crystal Lake, passed away. On April 11, his funeral service was held at St. Mary’s…
