Accidents & Incidents… The Fire of The Colony Theatre and the Rise of The McHenry Theatre 21 Dec 202111 Jan 2022 At the end of World War II, the Colony Theater was one of the most popular places in McHenry. Originally built in 1911 as the Empire Theater, the building served…
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…
Accidents & Incidents… The Flash Flood of 1898 25 Jun 201924 Jun 2019 During Friday night and into Saturday morning of June 29 & 30th, 1898 much of the midwest experienced torrential downpours in such a great amount that flash flooding was prevalent…
Accidents & Incidents… The Mysterious Case of Frederick Wennerstrom 24 Jun 201823 Jun 2018 On a Sunday morning, September 3, 1911, a couple of fishermen who were out on the Fox River and made a gruesome find. Floating in the river was the body…
Accidents & Incidents… West McHenry Post Office Robbery 11 May 201810 May 2018 In the early morning of Tuesday, Aug 16, 1911, the West McHenry Post Office was robbed. It probably wasn’t too surprising, as there were a string of post office &…
Accidents & Incidents… Cherished Memories Of Days When We Were All Together. 8 Nov 201719 May 2018 While doing research for another blog post, I ran across the above memorial in the McHenry Plaindealer from March 1946. I became curious was to how Pvt. Pearson passed.…
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