1 20 35 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/96a0d4edb0f170dd00ce47f5bb708a51.jpg 2d6cb50046456840969cb59cfe1124ad https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/5b25524c61f91e85f48e052264f76d44.jpg 4137751b21d2aeb884bd0e1957464b96 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/5863ffa38a051b5b395f4accc1bb6f54.jpg 71ae0f71b536ebfb913ad38125eae480 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bliss Park Subject The topic of the resource Pavillion Description An account of the resource Bliss Park Pavillion. on Bliss Road north 1/4 mile north of Blackberry Creek. The photo is mislabeled, it should have read Sugar Grove, Illinois. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca.1900 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RWJ https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/57a611d75e518edc7975c7c898454f94.jpg c04f76c80407f979f1bc75db78376a55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bliss Park Description An account of the resource Bliss Park, Sugar Grove, Illinois Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D. Fitzgerald Bliss Park Park https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/6013e647e278ff35e1d3d171c567612f.jpg e567bf0076438f7d543ad1c428e50837 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bliss Park Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tim Wilson https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/c0229cd15d53f3b7653b8ba70cfe1421.jpg 71ae0f71b536ebfb913ad38125eae480 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/d7ed4920c56a7a7dfeef6d7251319699.jpg c04f76c80407f979f1bc75db78376a55 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/2e9b61a5bf6155a315c22e4755ee9b0b.jpg 2d6cb50046456840969cb59cfe1124ad https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/97833d37f4238fd2807b4f3e2926340e.jpg e531bc8ff57133e01a6e20d23ed4376d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Bliss Park in Kaneville, Illinois: Dancing Pavillion Description An account of the resource Historic Postcards of Bliss Park in Kaneville, Illinois Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Logan C. https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/240defee633170d4ef08a66cf37c6ca3.jpg 0ab8d9119be1cd02977888def21617d9 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/ed7ebd462cf33db80d0f5932c2cacbda.jpg 6c24faccf9d7efc3497ab98aa0308c8e https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/6904820af578bb004f18ec93170ef63a.jpg 5e1eafa9435e7ae8431fda9e7ea94cb8 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/ae6bc117360b172d685ba704d23d69ef.jpg 3d1b910748233e8ef278d4a3fdb72245 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/a385952f27ee63f60be5a37ec10c4d34.pdf 8ee60cf3b0ab21d999aa360edc44088d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bliss Woods Forest Preserve Caretaker's House Description An account of the resource This was the Caretaker's House for the Bliss Woods Forest Preserve located at 442 Bliss Road, Sugar Grove, Illinois. "The Chicago, Aurora & DeKalb Railway linked Sugar Grove to Aurora and DeKalb from 1902 to 1928. It started as gasoline driven cars - then went to steam and finally to electric cars. The present gate into the caretaker's residence of Bliss Woods Forest Preserve was the road bed and a stop for the passenger train." From "Sugar Grove, Illinois 1834 - 1984" by Ruth Frantz and Frank Damon. "The present path of the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail going through Bliss Woods Forest Preserve was the roadbed [for the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railway.] The train had a stop in the woods." From "Sin-Qua-Sip: Sugar Grove, A History of Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois" by Patsy Mighell Paxton. "The Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railroad, a freight line, ran to the south of the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railway. The two lines merged just north of Galena Blvd., before heading into Aurora. The entry to the [Village] Bible Church on Rte. 47 [at the location of the Bliss Woods Caretaker's House] was its road bed." From "Sin-Qua-Sip: Sugar Grove, A History of Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois" by Patsy Mighell Paxton. The Bliss Woods Caretaker's House was demolished as part of the project to widen the bridge on Bliss Road over Blackberry Creek. The resolution approving demolition was passed by the Kane County Board on June 13, 2017. The cost of the building demolition services was $23,400 plus $29,222.75 to pay for sanitary sewer disconnection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lisa https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/e6e9e7536cf22b157a5a52b587da2da1.jpg 740719a4186c7f1490f8cc12edc1963e https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/a79c036103d46576e233ce1c6cc9583b.jpg fed5cc4b16549ee033c22f350286ceb4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, 1938 Concrete Bridge Abutments "John H. Bloomdahl, Contractor, 1938, Geneva, Illinois" Description An account of the resource The concrete bridge abutments in Bliss Woods were poured by John H. Bloomdahl, Contractor from Geneva, Illinois in 1938 during the time that the Civilian Conservation Corps was doing work to develop natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The Civilian Conservation Corps built a nearby swimming pool in Bliss Woods fed by Blackberry Creek, which is no longer in existence. Only remnants of the concrete work remain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lisa Bliss Woods Bloomdahl Bridge Civilian Conservation Corps https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/93daa66dc5e39a8378aaeb0cb2e9c351.pdf fff670bf9c55d2280c44a3e397a2aa62 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/16fe702bd1c18977fcca6c26d91d4f7b.jpg b60ef89f43566f3e1103c928bbe9660b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grace Bliss - One of the Founders of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County Description An account of the resource Grace Bliss was the wife of Jedediah Harris Bliss, who was the son of Peleg Young Bliss. Sections of the article are transcribed below. NATURE FOR ALL: How the Women of Kane County Championed a Forest Preserve District Kane County Magazine January 2025 Bertha George and Grace Bliss were alarmed. Land along the Fox River was being snatched up for private development. Farms and forests were being bulldozed for industry and housing. Open spaces were shrinking. Where were kids going to find safe places to play? Would there be clean air left to breathe? How far would a family need to travel for a pleasant Sunday picnic? The year was 1922. Bertha George, of Geneva, and Grace Bliss, of Aurora, were two of many civically minded women in Kane County in the 1920s working to improve education, health care and the environment through dozens of women-led organizations. Among the most influential of these organizations were local women's clubs. Both Bertha George and Grace Bliss served in leadership roles of these organizations. In October 1922, the Geneva Republican reported on a meeting of the Kane County Federation of Women's Club that there was "an urgent plea for a forest preserve along the beautiful Fox River before the land is entirely taken over by campers for summer resorts..." Bertha George, president of the club at the time, appointed a committee of 11 women including herself and Grace Bliss to investigate the establishment of a forest preserve district for Kane County. https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/d2afcbf45ac81534e1b97810634966c3.jpg 6ca4dee2d73d2f8439f1b96e6cafe790 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/56b93037902d417ebe8e58223dbac6d3.jpg d7fa1fb1f7f46940778f902817a85e10 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/13c89dde355ffdc03fc6c62fb813071c.jpg a1b977bb0fd3df536e84d3d4dcf17d8f https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/524025deed548bd029ee25949a26c08d.jpg 5007b04cb4336aec865be97301771c26 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/1331f2a4018cba26270485472cb51745.jpg 2078cb9ffc0b89d0242fbde31f36f408 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 4, 1834 Historic Marker, Bliss Woods Subject The topic of the resource Standing west of the entrance to Bliss Woods Forest Preserve. Description An account of the resource JULY 4, 1834 First celebration in Kane County was by residents of Sugar Grove township under an elm tree located on this site. Attending were brothers James, Isaacc, and Lyman Isbell, nephew Parmeno Isbell and James Carman brother-in-law of Lyman. This marker provided by Sugar Grove Historical Society and Kane County Forest Preserve Commission. From "Sugar Grove, Illinois 1834 - 1984" by Ruth Frantz and Frank Damon: "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. ... The Fourth of July 1834 was a time of real patriotism. James Isbell had gone to Oswego and gotten a bottle of whisky. All drank to 'Hail Columbia' and had a merry time. This was the first Honored National Birthday ever observed in Kane County." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Photographed August 2020 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ryan M., Kim Ritchie Bliss Woods Forest Preserve https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/5e8963443e68e204586fac2e06ab874e.jpg e42d105a7876a5c0745c57dceb76c1b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Main Street Subject The topic of the resource Volunteer Park, Village of Sugar Grove Description An account of the resource 29 Main, Water Pump House Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 30, 1995 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/771cdf86b0517bb363c18fdad202fe64.jpg ed332923a256e85a7c4ede2a40bc1a90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Main Street Subject The topic of the resource Main Street Description An account of the resource Exit from Volunteer Park to Main Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 30, 1995 https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/42e198d3ee2de6ce265f6a5358f385d8.jpg 1e5107964e94ca76c009f299ec296a09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Woods Description An account of the resource Sign to Kane County Forest Preserve District, Bliss Woods Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/33e12d841c5cff0c02d1883193e47f5e.jpg 525b6c054bcae1c12cc26ffc764a3e0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Woods Description An account of the resource Sign: Welcome to Kane County Forest Preserve District Campground Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/7a6d26125365c282054109fd6769f2ca.jpg 8b104aed38131333eb1e8004a28c62c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Woods Description An account of the resource No information Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/969253148e7b6db241cdfb8ab95f4c96.jpg 5c7bfda4787a5173de3c68c9af57f56a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Description An account of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Swimming Pool, Lewis H. Washburn, Aug. 14, 1938 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Aug. 14, 1938 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/f9f715ff469419d9f981309a750a2aef.jpg 60cd4c6c6a212b9e4ea84cfa891a1848 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve,l Description An account of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Swimming Pool, David D. Washburn, Aug. 14, 1938 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Aug. 14, 1938 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/a02ff8bdc9b8ead36ff7239493428375.jpg 7118154284183838539d3ebbc391ac20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Road Description An account of the resource No information Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/a2701acb84962d59cf083bf508760de5.jpg 8ededbe1c89d46d35daee1c2b4e54d00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Description An account of the resource Looking South on Bliss Road. Campground on right side of street. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/0c61b4e67038b8cbc89b9f541eaa2573.jpg cae4a533b12683bcb4b2af770233f509 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Description An account of the resource No information Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/1f2fe90e7a7c8ebedef4bfb3a3037704.jpg 8a2ad02e9134918754ed9ca13f918f65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Sugar Grove Forest Preserve Description An account of the resource No information Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/b7f94b0997fd1d6a1d32176aa43d17e1.jpg 600e9e654b582d082330c48c3a8c6703 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Road Description An account of the resource From Hollmier's back yard, looking North into Bliss Woods Forest Preserve. The garden area is Jack & Kay Morleys. Also the old railroad track goes through there, which now is the Sugar Grove Bible Church driveway onto Bliss Rd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Apr. 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker https://museum.sugargrovehistory.org/files/original/f1136c68968ba693482999dd60110f45.jpg 57a0231acb3909b1ad1e3c37e873ddd3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parks & Forest Preserves Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N W Township, Bliss Road Subject The topic of the resource Bliss Road Description An account of the resource Kenneth McGill, Sugar Grove Swimming Hole Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ocker