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April 2025 Newsletter ChurchesEntertainmentNewsletterParks & LandmarksTransportation

April 2025 Newsletter

The History Of The Underground Railroad In Metamora premieres on June 22 at MTHS, history…
Jack Weddle
Jack Weddle
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
December 2024 Newsletter BusinessesEntertainmentGovernment & LawNewsletterParks & LandmarksProminent PeopleTransportation

December 2024 Newsletter

Progress on the Underground Railroad documentary, plus we hear from a conductor's grandchildren. Many facts…
Jack Weddle
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Laure & Dave at the rear of the wagon.
Farm Wagon Restoration Project Transportation

Farm Wagon Restoration Project

Dave and Laure show the process of renovating a farm wagon starting in 2005.
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams
Gene Obery with the firetruck in 1990. The Obery family bought the fire truck in the late 1980s.
Metamora’s First Custom-Built Fire Truck Transportation

Metamora’s First Custom-Built Fire Truck

The first custom-built Dodge pumper fire truck was purchased in 1930.
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams
Metamora Trains Transportation

Metamora Trains

A review of select articles from the Metamora Herald about Metamora's trains.
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams
Horse and Buggy Days Transportation

Horse and Buggy Days

In the horse and buggy days, there was an iron pipe fence surrounding the Village…
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams
Herman Elbert's "automobile buggy"
Early Modes Of Travel Transportation

Early Modes Of Travel

From horse and buggy to cars, see Metamora's modes of travel through the years.
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
February 2022 Newsletter BusinessesGovernment & LawNewsletterTransportation

February 2022 Newsletter

Sign from Schlipf's implement & appliance store; Abraham Lincoln 8th Circuit markers & rededication; difficulty…
Jack Weddle
Jack Weddle
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
February 2017 Newsletter NewsletterTransportation

February 2017 Newsletter

History of Black Partridge, Worth Township, Woodford County, Illinois, the settlement that later became known…
Jack Weddle
Jack Weddle
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
August 2015 Newsletter NewsletterTransportation

August 2015 Newsletter

Civil War soldiers from Metamora: roster and stories; the March 2, 1865, train wreck that…
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