Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait Biographical Album of Lake County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Forgotten History of Lake County Illinois written by James D Lodesky and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the long-forgotten history of Lake County, Illinois. The period takes place mainly in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The first chapter tells the story of Robert Dady. Starting with nothing and never learning to read or write, Robert would become the largest landowner in the county. His daughter, Nellie Conrad, became one of Waukegan’s most successful businesswomen. She built the Times Theater, Roller Rink, two subdivisions, plus miscellaneous other real estate ventures. The next chapters concern Lake County violence in the form of fights, mobs, and riots. Most kinds of violence were common and accepted in society. Penalties were light for all but the worst crimes. Ethnic Lake County and North Chicago follows. Profiles for the various ethnic groups are covered. The area had Albanians, Armenians, Blacks, Bulgarians/Macedonians, Croatians, Czechs, Danes, Finns, Germans, Greeks, Irish, Italians, Jews, Lithuanians, Poles, Romanians, Russians, Slovaks, Slovenes, and Turks. Next are stories about Lake County men who overcame adversity. Most had little education and not many prospects. They overcame it all and became successful men in their communities. Famous Lake County women follow the men. These women had an impact on a number of county affairs. One Lake County woman was the first woman to vote in the state. The Lake County Historical Society is named after one of the county’s most influential women. The next chapter concerns Lake County women acting badly. Some Lake County women were anything but meek, and the reader might be surprised at just how violent some of them actually were. None of the county’s women could keep up with Lake County’s all-time worst woman. The next chapter tells the story of the Bender family. The Benders lived in the country for a time but were sent packing because of their detestable ways. They soon settled in Kansas and became one of the most famous serial killers in American history. Kate bender was the brains of the whole operation. The book finishes up with miscellaneous stories about Lake County men and women. Some of the stories covered include Lake County’s lynching record, hermits, gypsies, women farmers, and Lake County’s strongest man. Also included is the Fats baseball team. The Fats played baseball in the county a number of times and sported a 640- pound first baseman. Located in the ethnic Jewish profile is the story of Meyer Kubelsky, father of comedian Jack Benny. Jack Benny is Waukegan’s favorite son but not so much Meyer.

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Warren County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties Illinois written by Brookhaven Press and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Vermilion and Edgar Counties Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Record of Kankakee County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Dewitt and Piatt Counties Ill written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Peoria County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County Illinois Containing Full page Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois and of written by Chapman Brothers and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing full-page portraits and biographies of all the governors of Illinois and of the presidents of the United States, this album by the Chapman Brothers is an invaluable resource for historians and genealogists. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake Marquette and Waushara Counties Wisconsin written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Onward to Chicago written by Larry A. McClellan and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER, 2023 Underground Railroad Free Press Hortense Simmons Memorial Prize for the Advancement of Knowledge! Uncovering stories of the freedom network in northeastern Illinois Decades before the Civil War, Illinois’s status as a free state beckoned enslaved people, particularly those in Kentucky and Missouri, to cross porous river borders and travel toward new lives. While traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely on the romanticized tales of white men, Larry A. McClellan reframes the story, not only introducing readers to earlier freedom seekers, but also illustrating that those who bravely aided them were Black and white, men and women. McClellan features dozens of individuals who made dangerous journeys to reach freedom as well as residents in Chicago and across northeastern Illinois who made a deliberate choice to break the law to help. Onward to Chicago charts the evolution of the northeastern Illinois freedom network and shows how, despite its small Black community, Chicago emerged as a point of refuge. The 1848 completion of the I & M Canal and later the Chicago to Detroit train system created more opportunities for Black men, women, and children to escape slavery. From eluding authorities to confronting kidnapping bands working out of St. Louis and southern Illinois, these stories of valor are inherently personal. Through deep research into local sources, McClellan presents the engrossing, entwined journeys of freedom seekers and the activists in Chicagoland who supported them. McClellan includes specific freedom seeker journey stories and introduces Black and white activists who provided aid in a range of communities along particular routes. This narrative highlights how significant biracial collaboration led to friendships as Black and white abolitionists worked together to provide support for freedom seekers traveling through the area and ultimately to combat slavery in the United States.