American Legion, Sugar Grove Post 1271
subject: Don Norris, Carol Woulf, Marna Norris
description: ?, Marna Norris, ?, Carol Woulf, Don Norris
creator: Beka
date: 1981 or 1982

American Legion, Sugar Grove Post 1271
subject: Joe Kovalick, Joe Testin, Fred Mason, Glen Adkins, Ed Dagan, Arnie Liefight
creator: Beka
date: 1983

American Legion, Sugar Grove Post 1271: Street Dance. 1995.
subject: The site of the street dance during the day and during evening
creator: Beka
date: July 30th, 1995

Anthony Oliver, President of Board of Trustees of the Sugar Grove Library. 2018.
description: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Anthony Oliver, President of the Board of Trustees of the Sugar Grove Library.
creator: Sonya H.
date: January 2018

Antique Baby Bottle
creator: Zach R.

Antique Bissell's Universal Floor Sweeper, Wood and Metal
creator: Aeryn
identifier: 1990-25 (Accession Number)

Antique Car and Bike Show: 1984
subject: Old cars and bikes
date: July 29th, 1984

Antique Car Shows
subject: Antique cars
creator: Beka
date: July 29th, 1989

Antique Cars
subject: An antique car show
creator: Beka
date: July 25th, 1987

Antique Child's Linen Dresses
creator: Kaitlin

Antique Crocheted Mantle or Curtain Pieces
creator: Kaitlin L.

Antique Crocheted Table Placemat
creator: Kaitlin L.

Antique Linens, Table Runner
creator: Kaitlin L.

Antique Medical Care Advice
creator: Zach R.

Antique Suitcase
creator: Aeryn
identifier: 1990-22da (Accession Number)

Antique Wooden Pot
creator: Aeryn
identifier: 1990-22cj (Accession Number)

Appaloosa Mule Postcard: Will A. Johnson, Sr., "The Spotted Mule King", Sugar Grove, Illinois
subject: Johnson Family
description: Photo is from the 1940's. Six mule hitch owned and displayed by Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, a collector of appaloosa mules. Said to be the only six appaloosa mule hitch in the world at that time.
source: Sugar Grove Historical Society
date: C. 1940s
contributor: Richard Johnson
rights: Sugar Grove Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Photo Collection

Appaloosa Spotted Mules owned by Will A. Johnson, Sr.
subject: Johnson Family
description: Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, was a collector of appaloosa mules. Said to be the only six appaloosa mule hitch in the world at that time.
creator: Lisa
source: Sugar Grove Historical Society
rights: Sugar Grove Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Photo Collection

Apple Peeler
creator: Zach R.
identifier: 2010-16c (Accession Number)

Archaeological Dig 1984: Bliss Wood Knoll, First Cabin Site in Sugar Grove (Part 1 of 8)
subject: Click on the first image to open a PDF containing a compilation of photos, artifact catalog cards, and photograph logs. Part 1: Full document with Photographs and Logs Part 2: Volunteers at Dig Site Part 3: Volunteers at Dig Site Part 4: Volunteers at Dig Site Part 5: Dig Site Part 6: Artifacts Part 7: Artifact Catalog Cards Part 8: Artifact Log Sheets
description: In May and June of 1984, an archaeological dig was conducted on Bliss Wood Knoll near the location of the first log cabin built in Sugar Grove based on descriptions of the historic site. Several volunteers carefully delineated the dig site, surveyed the land, excavated the soil, photographed findings, cataloged artifacts, and preserved artifacts for storage. Records from the 1984 Bliss Wood Knoll Archaeological Dig include photographs of the volunteers at work and artifacts found, as well as Artifact Catalog Cards and Photographic Logs. Among the items found were: Barbed wire Metal shell casing Metal cylinder Bead Glass pieces Bone A description of the historic site can be found in both of the following resources as excerpted below: "Sugar Grove, Illinois 1834 - 1984" by Ruth Frantz and Frank Damon "Sin-Qua-Sip: A History of Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois" by Patsy Mighell Paxton "Spring of 1834 - Black Swamp, Ohio, six men happened to make camp together: Asa McDole from Chemung County, New York; brothers James and Isaac Isbell; nephew Parmeno Isbell; James Carmen; and Mr. Bishop, all from Medina, Ohio. Friendships were formed around the campfire when they discovered they all had the same destination. May 10, 1834 they left Oswego on the Fox River - then just two cabins. With two carts, two yoke of cattle, four cows, a couple of axes and each man his 'flint lock’, they followed Blackberry Creek north. An abandoned Native American Indian sugar camp by the Mounds and creek enticed them to stay in what is now the Bliss Woods area of Sugar Grove. Taking shelter in a brush wigwam, they set about building the first log cabin. Soon after, in the area south of Merrill Road, they built a larger and better log house, preparing for the arrival in July 1834 of James and Isaac’s mother, sister Miranda, brother Lyman, his wife and two children. These first white women to see Sugar Grove also brought the first team of horses here. Claim Laws of that day allowed a main…
creator: Elliot L., Chris E., Logan C.
date: May-June 1984