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 …
Sailing on the Crow River abt. 1900
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 …
1890’s Rockford School
1859 – 1878 ROCKFORD SCHOOLS – from D. R. FARNHAM’S HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 1915 There are seven school districts in the town, and two parts of districts in connection …
D.R. Thompson Pocket Book
One of the earliest successful businessmen in Rockford was Daniel R. “D.R.” Thompson. He was born in Greenfield in 1860. In 1909 he had a 50′ X 70′ General store …
Luther Giese Store circa 1900
An early 1900’s photo or maybe 1890’s of Luther Giese’s Harness and Hardware store. The store is mentioned in the Dec 1909 Great Northwest Magazine. They sold everything a settler …