October 2024 Newsletter
A first-person account of the Lincoln-Douglas debates by the daughter of the Woodford County sheriff.…
Waldschmidt Bros. Store
View an old photo, obituary, and ads for the Waldschmidt Bros. Store in Metamora.
Rohman Gas Station
View an old photo an ads for the Rohman Service Station in Metamora.
Fred & Martin Becker
A series of articles from the Metamora Herald details the lives of brothers Fred &…
Metamora’s First Custom-Built Fire Truck
The first custom-built Dodge pumper fire truck was purchased in 1930.
Cyrus Niles vs. The Village Of Metamora
View the old bar docket and a 1913 article where Cyrus Niles sued the Village…
Metamora Creamery
The creamery business was started in 1902 by Charles R. Klumpp and sons. It functioned…
Morsetown School District 42
The state closed Morsetown School after 103 years. Several families in the area have had…
Metamora Bands
Photographs and three articles of historic Metamora bands are detailed in this compilation.
Joe Noe’s Tavern
The property was owned by Adlai E. Stevenson 1 from 1865 to 1887 while he…
