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…
Community Events Decoration Day in 19th Century McHenry 21 May 201920 May 2019 Following the Civil War, the nation was looking for various way to heal itself and deal with the carnage it had just gone through. Decorating the graves of fallen Civil…
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…
