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…
Uncategorized McHenry’s Air Man 31 Mar 201930 Mar 2019 During the 1930s America went through a period where parachuting became a popular form of entertainment. Parachutes for use in airplanes were originally designed to help a pilot escape a…
Uncategorized The Chic Perkins Comedy Company 4 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 For the better part of McHenry’s early history, the Riverside Hotel was the place for some of the best entertainment in the city. In the early 1890s, the Riverside featured…
Uncategorized The Bridge Ballroom 29 Jan 201928 Jan 2019 In the beginning of the 1930s, the Polly Prim soon went by the name of ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Bridge Ballroom.’ During the 1930s and 1940s, the Bridge would operate…
