Source: Rockford Register Star, Alex Gary, Sept. 18, 2019.
history
Rockford Watch Company Clean-Up
Source: Rockford Register Star, Jeff Kolkey.
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.
City Directory Advertisement
Ad page 44, 1859-1860 Rockford City Directory
Source: Rockford City Directory, p. 44, 1859-60.
Diary of Sergeant Joseph F Bold
Sgt. J.F. Bold (Ambulance Company 344 -311th Sanitation Train), a Rockford resident, details his activities in WWI in an unusual 55 page typed diary, from august 24,1918 (Camp Grant IL) to his discharge on January 31, 1919.
Rockford Public Library Local History Archives – Military Collection
Roscoe Pioneer Home To Be Preserved As Museum
Source: Rockford Register Star, December, 2019, Jeff Kolkey.
Rockford’s St. Patrick Celebrates Centennial
Source: The Observer, Sept. 6, 2019, written by Amanda Hudson
Champs of 1919
Source: Rockford Republic, Wednesday, December 31, 1919
Beekeeping Exactly 100 Years Ago
One hundred years ago Bee Culture seemed to be at its best.
Source: Rockford Morning Star, Oct. 22, 1919, p. 3.
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.