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    • Greenwood
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      • Memorial Day Spotlights
        • Aaron Sprague Ames
        • Albert E. Hohenstein
        • William Henry Hopkins
        • Armin Christ Lieder
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        • Walter Mutterer
        • Benjamin Smith Parmeter
        • Harvey (Spud) Schulze
        • Lillian Walker
        • Others
      • Stork Family Papers
    • Pop Culture
      • Past Stories – Tidbits
    • Railroad
    • River
      • Bridges
      • Floods
    • Schaar Photo Collection
      • 1880 Photos
      • 1890 Photos
      • 1900 Photos
      • 1910 Photos
      • 1920 Photos
      • 1930 Photos
      • 1940 Photos
      • Unknown
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    • Sports
  • Ames-Florida-Stork House
    • Visit the House
      • Public Hours
      • Public Tours
      • Book a Tour
      • Rockford Walking Tour
    • History of the House
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        • Ames Family
        • Florida Family
          • Diaries
        • Stork Family
      • About the Collections
    • The Beginnings
  • Get Involved
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Rockford Drive Inn – Circa 1960

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

Inside of the diner that John and Elsie Mutterer owned. The girl on the left is Judy Vergin, not sure who is on the right. Inside of the diner that …

Rockford Drive Inn – Circa 1960Read More

Rockford Feed Mill Circa 1980

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

The truck on the right belonged to John Beise and the one in the middle was Eric Reddipenning’s. The bridge was closed off to car traffic after the flood of …

Rockford Feed Mill Circa 1980Read More

Rockford Businesses Circa 1980

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

Note – E.P.A.  Audio Visual stands for Elaine & Pete Ask who started the business in Rockford which still thrives today. Ken’s barber shop, city hall which only had 1 …

Rockford Businesses Circa 1980Read More

Rockford Businesses on Bridge Street – Circa 1920

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

The first building on the left still stands today in Rockford. At the time this photo was taken that would have been a bank most likely. The next building which …

Rockford Businesses on Bridge Street – Circa 1920Read More

Rockford Woolen Mill and Rockford Railroad Bridge – Circa 1910

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

Hoping to partner with a few individuals to share more postcards from the turn of the century soon. This is a pretty common postcard that shows the Woolen Mill on …

Rockford Woolen Mill and Rockford Railroad Bridge – Circa 1910Read More

Rockford Creamery – Circa 1945

April 1, 2020 //  by RAHS

The Rockford Creamery was a co-op for many years and was very well respected for the quality of dairy products they produced. I’m guessing this photo is from the 1940’s.

Rockford Creamery – Circa 1945Read More

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