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 …
c1881, Joseph and Ernestine Schaar
Joseph Schaar married Ernestine Steinke May 25, 1881 in Medina, MN. By 1887 they were residing on the Schaar family farm, “Schaar Ranch” just over 3 miles NW of Rockford. …
Rockford Flood 1965
The post office in Rockford in 1965 was very near the river, on the east side of Leider street. The red item in front of the building was the mail …
1953 Rockford Town Team
Hard for me not to share great baseball pictures when I receive them. THe 1953 Rockford Town team played on a field by the rail road tracks near Maple street. …
Rockford 1965 Flood
April 1965 brought a fast melt of winter snow, along with a ground that was saturated from a wet fall in 1964. The result was the most severe flooding Rockford …
Walter & Elmer Vergin
Rockford gas station that was on Bridge street near where the Buffie Chiropractic building is now. Pictured are Walter and Elmer Vergin. They were brothers who owned and operated the …