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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…
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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…
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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…
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Armistice Day & the “Home-Coming For The Boys”

9 Nov 201921 Nov 2019
The United States wasn't in the First World War for long, but when it did become involved, the nation fully immersed itself in the conflict. Overall, the county bought over…
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The Fire and Rebirth of St. Mary’s Catholic Church

22 Oct 201919 Oct 2019
In April of 1918, Peter Sheid, a popular blacksmith who once lived in McHenry and Crystal Lake, passed away. On April 11, his funeral service was held at St. Mary’s…
Businesses…

The Riverside Manufacturing Company

10 Sep 20191 Oct 2019
During the mid 1940s, McHenry was going through somewhat of an economic boom, mainly brought upon producing war materials for the front. It was this opportunity that brought Sam &…

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