Uncategorized Captain Hill & the Mary Griswold 28 May 202022 May 2020 The areas of the Pistakee Lake & Fox Lake has always been some of the most picturesque in the state. As McHenry County became more settled, the area became a…
Uncategorized White Sox Day 21 Apr 20209 Apr 2020 1914 was a particularly good year for baseball in McHenry. Richard Walsh organized the McHenry White Sox by retaining some of the good players they had in 1913 and filling…
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…
