Source: Rockford Daily Republic, September 9, 1926, January 13, 1972; Rockford Morning Star, June 11, 1965
A Digital Collection of Rockford, Illinois History
Source: Rockford Daily Republic, September 9, 1926, January 13, 1972; Rockford Morning Star, June 11, 1965
Source: The Observer, May 5 and June 3, 2022
Source: Rockford Register Star, e-edition, Saturday, March 19, 2022, p.1
Source: Rockford Morning Star, December 7, 1941, second extra
Source: Rockford Register Republic, Dec. 18, 1950, p. 27.
George Anne Duckett, 1939-2019, represented District 12 for 14 years on the Winnebago County Board. She was active in the Democratic Party and was Vice-President of the Rockford Neighborhood and Development Corporation and received the Points of Light, presidential award from President George H. W. Bush for that organization’s work (1991). Duckett was also publisher and owner of the VItal Force newspaper for more than 20 years. She was a member of the NAACP, NCNW, Rainbow Push Coalition, ACLU Southern Poverty Law Center and the Democratic National Committee. Source: Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, Stafford, VA
Source: Rockford Register Star, May 23, 2019
Source: Rockford Register Star, May 21, 2019, by Georgette Braun.
Source: Rockford Register Star, May 6, 2019
Source: “A New Chapter for Stronghold Castle,” Northwest Quarterly, Cabin Fever, 2019, vol. 16, no.1.