Community: Caldwell family, ShabbonaAbove image: Shabbona Grove School, 1921. Photo courtesy Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Society. The Caldwell family story...Read More
Community: New Hope Missionary Baptist ChurchPastor Leroy Mitchell served at the North Avenue Baptist church in 1986. A year later,...Read More
Community: The Israel of God’s Church, White Horse ArmyThe Israel of God’s Church, White Horse Army [1] was first established in St. Louis,...Read More
Community: North Avenue Neighborhood, SycamoreThe 1924 Sandborn Insurance Map of Sycamore, illustrates houses along the three blocks of North...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, DeKalb CountyLocal Ku Klux Klan activities were first reported in 1923. The September 5, 1923, Sycamore...Read More