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DeKalb County Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-003
Scope and Contents

The records in this collection document the activities of the DeKalb County Historical Society from 1972 to 1986.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1865+; Other: Date acquired: 03/17/1978

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