Cross Lutheran Church
Cross Lutheran Church on the corner on Main and Walnut streets. Photo was taken in 1956 when the congregation was…
Rockford House circa 1960
The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. Doc Torblaa started the establishment, later added…
Midland Lumber & Coal Company
It was common for homes in Rockford to use coal for heating prior to 1940. In September of 1921 there…
Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church was one of the first organized church bodies in Rockford with Rev. James H. Hunter serving the…
1952 Rockford Flood
While the 1965 flood was the highest on record, the flood of 1952 flood also displaced many residents and caused…
Rockford Train Depot
A haunting image of the Rockford train depot on the north side of the tracks, just east of the Crow…
Schroeder Lutheran Church
Most of Rockford’s earliest settles were of English ancestry. German immigrants began coming with greater frequency about 1870. Once settled…
David Cadwell
Rockford had it’s own version of Davy Crockett. Below is the story of David Cadwell from the St. Paul Globe…
1963 Rockford City Officers
We are researching the complete list of mayors that Rockford has had. Surprisingly this has been challenging. Any help would…
1930 Rockford High School
This post card was dated 1920, more likely it is about 1930 when this photo was taken. It is Rockford’s…
1890’s Rockford School
1859 – 1878 ROCKFORD SCHOOLS – from D. R. FARNHAM’S HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 1915 There are seven school districts…
1910’s Rockford Town Team baseball
Rockford Baseball team circa 1916: Back row Middle is John Schaar (I think Mutterers are on either side of him)…