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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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Born April 13, 1801, in Vermont, Anna was the daughter of Levi and Mary Lyon Parker. She married David Paige on June 15, 1823, in Royalton, Vermont, and had five
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 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 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 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 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
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