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        • Harvey (Spud) Schulze
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      • Past Stories – Tidbits
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    • River
      • Bridges
      • Floods
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      • 1880 Photos
      • 1890 Photos
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      • 1940 Photos
      • Unknown
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  • Ames-Florida-Stork House
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      • Rockford Walking Tour
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        • Florida Family
          • Diaries
        • Stork Family
      • About the Collections
    • The Beginnings
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D. R. Thompson Sales Brochure – Stevens Guns

December 5, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

A rare advertising brochure from D.R. Thompson’s store in Rockford. Stevens first started making rifles in 1880. By 1892 they had produced over 3.5 million rifles. The Crack Shot model …

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Ice Harvest on the Crow River

December 5, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

In the late 1800’s ice harvesting was still the main source of keeping food cold in our area. Refrigeration was just becoming popular in the East coast, but it would …

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Rockford Bowlers

November 27, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

The late 50’s and all through the 60’s bowling was one of the favorite hobbies for men and women in Rockford. The American Bowling Congress championship was held multiple times …

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Rockford gentlemen on east bank of the Crow River

November 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Unknown gentlemen on the east bank of the Crow River. In the background, while faint, there is a tremendous amount of detail. On the right you can see the iron …

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c1880’s, Augusta Krause Steinke

October 21, 2020 //  by Maryjo Spence

Augusta Anna Krause Steinke was born in Friedheim / Miasteczko Krajenskie (German/Polish town name) in what today is Northwestern Poland, near the town of Pila. She arrived in Minnesota with …

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c1889, Schaar Family

October 17, 2020 //  by Maryjo Spence

Ida, Joseph, William, Ernestine, Emma This is the only known photo of William as he and Emma died 9 days apart in August of 1896 of Diphtheria. William was 8 …

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