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Giles P. Ransom Family Collection (Roscoe)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-275
Scope and Contents Records in the Dr. Giles Paddock Ransom Family collection date from 1789 to 2009 with the majority of the records from the 1850 through 1930 time period. They document the personal and business aspects of individuals living in Rockford and Roscoe, Illinois. There are four main families represented in the collection–Jenks, Sherman, Leland, and Ransom; the Ransom family is most predominant. The other families are associated by marriage or settled near the Ransoms or both. Documents include...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1839-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1850s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/2006
Found in: Northern Illinois University

World War II Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.79
Scope and Contents Scrapbook containing family photographs as well as newspaper articles from local newspapers in Lee and Winnebego counties, 1941-1945. Created by Neva Becker. Her husband, Clarence Becker, was in the Army during WWII in the 129th Infantry, Company A, 33rd Division (Camp Forrest, TN). Clippings are from the following newspapers are contained within: Rockford Morning Star, Dixon Telegram, Rochelle Leader, and Ashton Gazettee. Electronic files of scanned scrapbook pages. These scans have been...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-1945; Other: Date acquired: 01/29/2016
Found in: Northern Illinois University

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