Uncategorized The Beginning of the Wonder Lake Fire Department 9 Apr 20246 Apr 2024 As stated in a previous blog, Wonder Lake was created in 1929. Starting off as a summer vacation village, Wonder Lake had more and more people staying there to live.…
Uncategorized Jay Van Slyke and the Start of the Plaindealer 14 Feb 202413 Feb 2024 For many years McHenry had its own newspaper called the McHenry Plaindealer. Originally founded in 1875 by Jay Van Slyke, the Plaindealer would be a mainstay in the McHenry community…
Uncategorized The 1961-1966 McHenry Hospital Additions 29 Dec 202321 Dec 2023 The October blog post, featured the origins of the McHenry Hospital. From a little clinic building to a dedicated 23-bed medical center, the McHenry Hospital saw tremendous growth in a…
Uncategorized The 1915 McHenry High School Football Team 13 Dec 202312 Dec 2023 The 1915 football season was an exciting one for the McHenry football team. It was the first season the school had a football team in 1914 and the results, while…
Uncategorized The Origins of the McHenry Hospital 18 Oct 202318 Oct 2023 For most of McHenry’s early history, medical care was taken care of at either a person’s home or a doctor’s office. Hospitals were for very serious medical conditions or emergencies…
Uncategorized When The Cubs Came to McHenry 29 Aug 202325 Aug 2023 During the early 20th century, many professional baseball teams would play exhibition games against amateur teams. Oftentimes, the amateur teams would raise a certain amount of money to have the…
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