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…
Uncategorized The Closing of the West McHenry Post Office 12 Oct 201817 Oct 2018 When the McHenry Post Office moved in 1882, it opened up one of the most interesting parts of the city’s history. For many years, McHenry was the only city in…
