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…
Uncategorized The Original St. Patrick’s Church (1853-1946) 26 Jul 201925 Jul 2019 On a bittersweet day in June 1946, the old St. Patrick’s Church was torn down. To many of the older St. Patrick parishioners, this was where they were baptised and…
Uncategorized Jessie Owens Speaks In McHenry 30 Apr 201915 May 2019 In the spring of 1957, the McHenry Rotary Club held its second annual sports banquet. For the previous year the event only allowed the parents of the athletes and Rotary…
