1871 Sketch: Residence of W.G. Jones
subject: Section 22, Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois
description: Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.
creator: Lisa
date: 1871

1871 Sketch: Residence of William Price
subject: Section 5, Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois
description: Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.
creator: Lisa
date: 1871

1871 Sketch: Residence of George Crego
subject: Section 5, Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois
description: Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township. Quoted from 10-1-2022 News Article in "Kane County Connects": Historic Kane County Farm Given National Designation Kane County Connects Staff 10/1/2022 1:00PM The George Crego Farm is located on Finley Road in Blackberry Township, just south and west of IL Route 47. The farmstead consists of the main house, worker’s house, granary, smoke house, machine shed, banked barn, a ceramic structural tile silo, hog furrowing house and metal grain bin. It has historical significance from 1852 to 1920 for agriculture and is a significant example of a successful 19th century dairy and grain farm. The once prevalent farmsteads of the 19th century is an endangered resource that have been rapidly vanishing since the 1950s. As a result, few farmsteads, like the Crego Farm are associated with farm production today. In April, the Kane County Historic Preservation Commission approved the nomination of the Crego Farm for the National Register of Historic Places. The request for the designation was made by the current owner of the farm. Over the summer, the County was notified by the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office that the Crego Farm was entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Since the creation of the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, thousands of Illinois historic and prehistoric places have been designated as important resources worthy of preservation. According to the National Park Service, under federal Law, the listing of a property in the National Register places no restrictions on what a non-federal owner may do with their property up to and including destruction, unless the property is involved in a project that receives federal assistance, usually funding or licensing/permitting.

1871 Sketch: Residence of Mark Seavey
subject: Section 6, Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois
description: Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.
creator: Lisa
date: 1871

1871 Sketches and Modern Streetscapes 2020
description: Click on the PDF Document to view the sketches of prominent Sugar Grove Homesteads from the 1871 Atlas of Kane County alongside the modern streetscape of 2020.

1871 Sketches of Homesteads in Sugar Grove Township
subject: From 1871 Atlas: "New Combination Atlas, Kane County, Illinois by Thompson and Everts."
description: Sketches of Following Homesteads were drawn in 1871: Benjamin, L - Section 19 Bliss, PY - Section 10 Chapman, Henry - Section 8 Cole, F - Section 2 Densmore, HB - Section 14 Fikes, George - Section 25 George, B - Section 24 Gillett, LH - Section 21 Gordon & Brothers - Section 21 Ingham, SS - Section 14 Jones, WG - Section 22 Judd, DC Section 16 McDole, PS - Section 4 McDole, R - Section 11 Paull, CF - Section 34 Paull, SG - Section 16 Price, Wm - Section 5 Seavey, Mark - Section 6 Thompson, John - Section 6
creator: Lisa
date: 1871, Sketches were drawn in 1871

1886 Class Song written by student Addie Coulson
description: 1886 Class Song written by student Addie Coulson taken from the book, "Sugar Grove and the Class of 1886" available at the following link: https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/29 The class song performed in 2009 can be found on this youtube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSy32CcyjUY&feature=youtu.be Class of 1886 Video
creator: George Edward Congdon
date: 1886

1920-1921 Directory of Teachers and School Officers for Kane County Public Schools
description: Issued by Edwin M. Harris, Kane County Superintendent of Schools
creator: Tim Wilson
date: 1920-1921

1921 Freshman Class: Sugar Grove Township High School
subject: School Class Pictures Community Members
description: FRESHMAN CLASS Clara Maier Morris Gordon Elizabeth Kouth Francis Huss Elva Miller, Class Secretary Ferdinand Harker Edwin Jihnson, Class Vice President Eugene Kinney Kenneth Johnson, Class President Cropped from "The Ember 1921", Yearbook of Sugar Grove Township High School. Available under the "School Yearbooks" Collection.
creator: The Ember
source: Sugar Grove Historical Society
date: 1921
rights: Sugar Grove Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Year Book, Photo

1921 Main Street Roadscapes: Vintage
description: Photos cropped from The Ember 1921. Available in the "School Yearbooks" Collection and at the link below: https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/3646
creator: The Ember 1921

1930 Class and School Reunion at Dora York Kouth's
subject: Anna Wittry, Elisa Judd Kouth, Ruth Seavey Littleford, Nellie Cleaver Berq, Maud Casselman Whildin, Mae Ziegler Gusler, Dolly Snow Warne, Minnie McCannon Nieswender, Ethel M. Booth, Dora York Kouth, Laura Michael Davis, Erma West White
description: A school reunion picture
creator: Beka
date: August 1930

1941 Star Flag, Handmade by Agnes and Esther Lind: each star representing Sugar Grove servicemen from WWII.
description: Star flag made by Agnes Lind and Esther Lind with each star representing Sugar Grove servicemen from World War II (WWII). The flag contains 84 Blue, 12 Gray and 4 Gold stars. The four gold stars are for those who died in the service: * Noel Winkle * Warren Dugan * Roy Fisher * Bill Hohmann
creator: Aeryn
date: Donated January 1986
identifier: 1992-03b, 1990-11 (Accession Number)

1956-1957 Cookbook, Sugar Grove Elementary School
subject: Click on the first image to open a PDF containing the entire Cookbook.
description: "Personal Recipes sponsored by the Sugar Grove Parent Teachers Association 1956-1957
creator: Tim Wilson
date: 1956-1957

1958 Kaneland School Bus Crash: Law Suit and Plantiff's Exhibit Photos
subject: Source: Molitor v. KANELAND UNIT DIST. NO. 302 24 Ill. 2d 467 (1962) Supreme Court of Illinois. Opinion filed March 23, 1962. On March 10, 1958, a school bus of the Kaneland School District struck a culvert, exploded and burned, causing injuries and burns to 14 of the children who were passengers in the bus. Suits were filed against the school district on behalf of the injured children, including the four Molitor children and the other four children who are all plaintiffs herein. Motions to dismiss the complaints which omitted the allegation of insurance were filed by the school district. … The circuit court of Kane County dismissed the common-law negligence counts of plaintiffs' complaints against defendant Kaneland Community Unit District No. 302. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgments of dismissal on the ground that they were based on an accident occurring prior to December 16, 1959… … [The case was then brought to the Supreme Court of Illinois who found the following:] Hence the counts omitting the allegation of insurance in plaintiffs' complaints should not have been dismissed, and the judgments are reversed and the causes remanded to the trial court, with directions to reinstate the counts. Reversed and remanded, with directions.
description: SOURCE: Molitor v. KANELAND UNIT DIST. NO. 302 24 Ill. 2d 467 (1962) 182 N.E.2d 145 NORMA MOLITOR et al., Appellants, v. KANELAND COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT NO. 302, Appellee. No. 36588. Supreme Court of Illinois. Opinion filed March 23, 1962. Rehearing denied May 23, 1962. REID, OCHSENSCHLAGER, MURPHY & HUPP, and GIVLER, MEILINGER & CASEY, both of Aurora, (DALE C. FLANDERS, of counsel,) for appellants. MATTHEWS, JORDAN, DEAN & SUHLER, of Aurora, BURRELL & HOLTAN, of Freeport, and CARBARY & CARBARY, of Elgin, (JOHN T. MATTHEWS, DAVID M. BURRELL, and ROGER W. EICHMEIER, of counsel,) for appellee. HAROLD W. NORMAN, of Chicago, for Illinois Association of School Boards, amicus curiae. FRANK R. SCHNEBERGER, DAVID S. KERWIN, and KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, all of Chicago, *468 (THOMAS F. SCULLY, of counsel,) for the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Park District, amici curiae. Reversed and remanded. Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court: The circuit court of Kane County dismissed the common-law negligence counts of plaintiffs' complaints against defendant Kaneland Community Unit District No. 302. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgments of dismissal on the ground that they were based on an accident occurring prior to December 16, 1959 and were, therefore, barred by our decision in Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit Dist. 18 Ill. 2d 11. A certificate of importance was then issued to this court. On March 10, 1958, a school bus of the Kaneland School District struck a culvert, exploded and burned, causing injuries and burns to 14 of the children who were passengers in the bus. Suits were filed against the school district on behalf of the injured children, including the four Molitor children and the other four children who are all plaintiffs herein. Motions to dismiss the complaints which omitted the allegation of insurance were filed by the school district. That there was uncertainty as to whether the dismissal wo…
creator: Kaitlin
source: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1962/36588-5.html https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2481&context=luclj
date: 1958, 1962
identifier: 1992-59D, 1992-59F, 1992-59B, 1992-59E, 1992-59C

1992 Sugar Grove Corn Boil
subject: Click on the first image to open a PDF with a compilation of photos.
creator: Lisa
date: July 25, 1992
identifier: 2001-1.hh (Accession Number)

1993 Roadscapes of Cross Street, Route 47, Chelsea Meadows, Galena Blvd. Bridge over Route 56, and Mallard Point
subject: Click on first image to open a PDF with a compilation of photos. Roadscapes of Cross Street, Route 47, Chelsea Meadows, Galena Blvd. Bridge over Route 56, Mallard Point
description: Photos courtesy of: Fred Neiser, Insurance Broker, PO Box 662, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554
creator: Fred Neiser
date: 1993
identifier: 2000-1.p (Accession Number)

1997 Alumni Meeting
subject: Margaret Harker Calkins Greyer, Frances Harker Burton, Frances Cook Schunrstein, Ada Knudson Lippold, Mona Mighell Knuth, Elizabeth Mighell Wilson
description: Six women at an alumni meeting
creator: Beka
date: June 10th, 1997

2/4 Sugar Grove History. Source: “History of Kane County, Ill.” By R. Waite Joslyn, L.L.M., and Frank W. Joslyn, 1908 [Part 2 of 4: Pages 302-601]
subject: Source: “History of Kane County, Ill.” By R. Waite Joslyn, L.L.M., and Frank W. Joslyn, Ex-State’s Attorney of Kane County, Volume I, Illustrated with Portraits and Views, Chicago, The Pioneer Publishing Co., 1908.
description: Excerpts: At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house in 1838. The store was long one of the largest in Kane county and drew the trade from many miles distant. ... Sugar Grove was settled by parties who came in May, 1834, and found an Indian encampment near the Grove. They were James, Isaac C. and Parmeno Isbell, James Carman, a Mr. Bishop and Asa ]McDole. All but McDole were from Wood county, Ohio. William O. Tanner arrived in 1835 and staked a claim on the northeast comer of the township. Rodney McDole and Theophilus Wilson came in 1836; John Harkinson about 1835; Joseph Ingham in the fall of that year. C. H. Snow was an early settler from New Hampshire. S. S. Ingham came from Oneida county, New York, in 1839. In 1836 came Silas Reynolds, from Sullivan county. New York; Silas Gardner, Samuel Cogswell, Joseph Bishop, Samuel Taylor, Silas Leonard, Isaac Gates, N. H. Palmer and Lorin Inman ; Jonathan Gardner, James Judd, H. B. Densmore, Ira H. Fitch came in 1837, as did Ezekiel Alighell, from Rutland county, Vermont, who afterward moved to Aurora ; also P. Y. Bliss, Reuben Johnson, J. H. Fitch, Captain Jones and the Austin family. The first death was a child of James Carman, in 1835. Asa McDole died in 1839. The first marriage was that of Dr. N. H. Palmer and ^Miranda Isbell in 1835. The first birth was that of Charlotte Isbell, August 19, 1835. Robert Atkinson opened a tavern on the old Chicago and Dixon road in 1836. A post ofiice was established in 1840 at the home of Thomas Slater, first postmaster. The first frame house was that of P. Y. Bliss, built by "Boss Read" in 1838. Religious service was held there by "Father" Clark before it was completed. Mr. Bliss opened a store in the building June 1, 1839, and for years drew trade from as far north as Dundee. The first public…
source: https://archive.org/stream/historyofkanecou01josl/historyofkanecou01josl_djvu.txt https://archive.org/details/historyofkanecou01josl/page/n7/mode/2up https://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2008-06/historyofkanecou/historyofkanecou02josl/historyofkanecou02josl.pdf http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/stc/id/7321
date: 1908
rights: Sugar Grove Historical Society
format: Text
type: Text

2010 Sugar Grove Corn Boil Photo
creator: Kaitlin
date: July 24th, 2010

2010 Sugar Grove Corn Boil Photos
subject: Click on the first image to open a PDF containing a compilation of photos.
creator: Tim Wilson
date: July 2010