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April 2012 Newsletter

Typhoon in Lt. Emma Sommer's Letter from Okinawa, April, 1945; Caterpillar Inc. matching gift program…
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December 2011 Newsletter

History of railway service in Metamora.
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History of the 1855–1922 Christian Union Church on S. Hanover St.; map and addresses of…
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Photos: pre-1940s Wagner & Belsly Implements "leaning building of Metamora" on N. Menard St.; Chicago…
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Pre-1953 eyewitness account of early days of Metamora by Madeline (Isch) Sullivan, granddaughter of pioneers…
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Biography of attorney Edward Abersol. Donations: Garber ice cream containers; Wernsman's Restaurant menu with history…
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Stories and photos: John F. Isch's store at Abersol's Corners (W. Partridge St. at N.…
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December 2010 Newsletter

Lots of MAHP progress. Photos: Santa arrives in a car in 1910; three million dollars…
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August 2010 Newsletter

History notes about Santa Fe Trail, authorized by the state in 1833. Photos: 19th-century Christian…
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February 2010 Newsletter

Oakwood Cemetery monument "in memory of U.S. Soldiers and Sailors", containing stone specimens from the…
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