This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Local society notes from Sparland and vicinity
Sparland and nearby towns feature a flurry of visits and events. Mrs. Ida Dwyer’s Bonham school years are noted. burglars alarm demonstration at the Sparland bank. church services, choirs, and social gatherings fill the week. A new baby joins Mr. and Mrs. Dom—nic Diegler. several trips to Peoria and Lacon are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frank
Peoria
Vivian Miles
Bonham School
Ida Dwyer
Lloyd Hoadley
Lacon
Tiskilwa
Bertha Morse
Manito
Ben
Harry Russell
Lena Jarman
Hureka
Wilson
Kinney
Dominick
Iegler
Sparland Bank
W. H. Barber
R. W. Barber
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Zetta Gehr
Mesdames Marshall
M, & M. Club
Fred Schroeder
Henry Sargeant
Albert Russell
W. W. Jarman
Lacon School
Billy Muriel
Sparland
William Hill
Fred Harvey
Babe
Chillicothe
Charles Frederick
Fred Bliss
Little Son
Henry
Meneniger
Addison Sanquary
Dan Allen
Princeton
Allen
Whitefield Township
George Frank
Oscar Oscar Peintner
Royal Neighbors’ Organization of Sparland
Flora Frank
Walter Pride
Oracle
Edward Shafer
Robert Ingram
S. Vv. Hodge
Sentinel
Frank Wunder
Harry Frisbey
M. E
Bethel
Epworth
Jane Rae