Source: The Rock River Time, Oct. 5-12, 2016, Vol. 23, No. 51
1885
Rockford Germania Gesang Verein – 6-29-1885
“The Rockford Germania won the second prize for singing at the Sangerfest in Watertown last Saturday. The prizes were awarded last night. There were fifteen singers, under direction of Prof. Dedrickson.”
Source: Rockford Daily Register, June 29, 1885
Ladies’ Cooking Club, East side – 1885
“A young ladies’ cooking club of the East side, with a number of invited friends, went to Rock Cut for a picnic at 11:15 a.m.”
Source: Rockford Daily Gazette, June 26, 1885
Germania Gesang Verein – 1885
“The Germania Gesang Verein were presented with a handsome colored baldric [a belt worn over the shoulder on one side, across the chest, to the hip on the other side, used to carry a sword or other weapon] yesterday afternoon, by their lady friends.”
Source: Rockford Daily Gazette, June 26, 1885
Walter Loomis, Frank Ashton – 1885
“Walter Loomis and Frank Ashton returned from their studies at Notre Dame, Indiana, this morning.”
Source: Rockford Daily Gazette, June 26, 1885
Germania Gesang Verein – Jan. 1885
“The Germania Gesang Verein hold their inauguration ball at Metropolitan hall this evening.”
Source: Rockford Daily Gazette Jan. 30, 1885
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