Avis Dodge Blodgett
Avis and her husband Israel were active in the Underground Railroad. Their homje served as documented site for fugitive enslaved persons making their way to Canada. Israel and Avis Blodgett […]
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Women
Biographies of notable women
Anna Parker Paige
Anna Parker Paige was the daughter of American Revolutionary soldier Levi Parker. She was born in 1801. She married David Paige in 1823. The Paige family is represented by three
Abigail Stearns Root
Abigail Stearns Root was a pioneer wife and mother. She and her husband, Martin Root, made Downers Grove their home in the 1840s. Her father, Asa Stearns, served as a
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Lottie Holman O’Neill
Lottie Made History 100 Years Ago One hundred years ago one of the most colorful political figures in Illinois history was elected to the Illinois State Legislature. A major achievement for
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Pauline Wandschneider
Pauline Wandschneider was a noted local historian, and founder of the Downers Grove Historical Society. Pauline Wandschneider moved to Downers Grove in 1936 with her husband Fritz and two daughters.
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Carol Wandschneider
Carol Wandschneider was a local Downers Grove historian, tireless researcher, and former board member of the Downers Grove Historical Society. Daughter of Fritz and Pauline Wandschneider, Carol was raised in
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Montrew Dunham
Montrew Dunham was a local historian and co-author of Downers Grove (1832-1982) and the author of Downers Grove Revisited. She was the first Historian of the Year in 2013. Montrew Dunham
