Source: ROCKFORD MORNING STAR – August 3, 1941 – page 17
Photo from Rockford Public Library Photo Archives
Events
South Main Street Business Men Invite You To Their Street Opening Ceremonies November 5, 1953
Source: Morning Star November 5, 1953 p.3
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Influence Of Early Baseball
“‘On the Fly’ was the name of an 1867 tobacco product from R. J. White & Co. produced for the Base Ball Clubs of America.”
“Many of the New York City area base ball teams played their games at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, which is shown above from an 1859 issue of Harper’s Weekly.”
“By 1868 base ball had been embraced by the corporate world, including Stiefel & Co., manufacturers of the ‘Base Ball Collar.'”
Source: Journal of Illinois History, Winter 2012, pp. 252, 257, 262.
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Doctors vs. Lawyers 1887
Source: The Stewart Story
R 917.733 G88
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Barbara Hale, Bill Williams Wed
Source: Rockfordiana Files, Rockford Public Library and Rockford Morning Star, June 23, 1946.
Couple weds at Old Stone Church in Rockton, IL.
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Seventh Street Fall Festival October 27 – November 1, 1919
Source: Rockford Public Library Local History Archives-Business and Industry Collection
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Dave Remington by James. Sullivan Rockford Morning Star August 18,1968 Pg. 41
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Honoring the Women of Baseball
Source: Rockford Register Star, Alex Gary, July 10, 2019.
Pledges will make possible a new museum to honor the women of baseball, announces IWBC.
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Chris Manuel, CEO, Prairie Street Brewing Co.
Source: Rockford Register Star, June 30, 2019
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Rockford Coming Back, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18, 2018, Section 5, pp.1,5
Source: Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18, 2018, Section 5, pp. 1,5
