Community Events Uncle Johnny Coons 23 Sep 202423 Sep 2024 Television came into being during the late 1940s. It didn’t take long to get children’s programming involved. Children’s programs, depending on the station, ran for most of the morning and…
Uncategorized McHenry Gets The Telephone! 29 May 202428 May 2024 The invention of the telephone transformed the world for our ancestors. One could hear the voices of people who were miles away but were now reachable by using this wondrous device. Most…
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…
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