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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
Maple Grove Grange No.1746 Collection (Winnebago County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-209
Scope and Contents
The Maple Grove Grange Collection dates from 1872 to 1982 with the majority of the collection consisting of meeting minutes. The remainder of the collection includes a rollbook, manuals and songbooks, a group photograph of the grange, and a constitution and by-laws for the Winnebago County Grange.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1872-1982; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/1992
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Owens Center Grange Number 1750, Subordinate Grange Record Book (1 Volume), 1959-1967; Dues Account Book (1 Volume),1951 - 1967
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.17
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1951-1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Prairie View Grange Records (Pecatonica)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-014
Scope and Contents
The Prairie View Grange No. 1786 Collection documents the establishment and history of a farming organization in Pecatonica, Illinois from 1915 to its dissolution in 1970. The main series of the collection consists of a partial set of minute books (1931-1970) containing information about the members’ concern with agricultural problems. These books also relate how social events relieved the loneliness and isolation typical of the farming life. A major weakness in the collection is the lack...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1915-1970; Other: Date acquired: 08/25/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Union Grange Centennial Booklet, Rockford, Illinois, 1873 - 1973
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.29
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1873-1973
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Westfield Grange Records (Winnebago County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-088
Scope and Contents
These records document the establishment, development, and eventual demise of Westfield Grange No. 1764, Winnebago County, Illinois. Included are a complete set of due account/roll books, and a partial, informative set of minute books, treasurer’s ledgers, and subordinate quarterly reports which document the Grange’s business and economic functions for its entire history (1911-1972). Complementary information about the various social and business concerns is included in the committee...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911-1972; Other: Date acquired: 03/05/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Whig Hill Grange, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1847-1876
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.3
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1847-1876
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Winnebago County Pomona Grange, History, 1874 - 1974
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.9
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1874-1974
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Winnebago Grange Number 1803, Minutes and Dues Records, 1909 - 1975
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.14a - c
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1909-1975
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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