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Lillian Walker

December 21, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Lillian Walker was born February of 1869 in “North Rockford”. From 1900 to 1920 she is listed as a school teacher at Rockford school “in town”. Pictured on top are …

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R. A. Droneck Sample House abt 1910

December 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Circa 1910 picture of the Masonic Lodge on Bridge Street. The business in the bottom is R A Droneck in the widow on the left. The window on the right …

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Rockford Train Depot abt 1910

December 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Thursday July 18th 1907 citizens of Rockford lined up along the railroad tracks leading up to and after the new iron railroad bridge that was just completed. Men and women …

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Rockford Town School 1922

December 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Thank you to Debbie Buoy for donating this photo to the Rockford Area Historical Society which dates back to 1922. It was found behind some cabinets in her home, which …

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Rockford Town School 1911

December 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

In 1911 Rockford had a population of 350 and by the looks of this school picture 1/3 of that were kids. There were 4 churches, a bank, a creamery, a …

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Sailing on the Crow River abt. 1900

December 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

If you look closely above the sailboat is a 3 rail fence. I think it is the same fence that was on the east side of the Crow River just …

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