Community: Samuel Crosswell, Buffalo SoldierWhile not a lot of information is known about Samuel Crosswell, research shows that he...Read More
Community: North Avenue Neighborhood and Mildred Poole StewartMildred Poole Stewart, who was born and grew up in Sycamore, graduated from Sycamore High...Read More
Hope: Chicago Insulated Wire (later Anaconda), SycamoreThe story of Chicago Insulated Wire (later Anaconda) is complicated. In 1917, Sycamore manufacturing company,...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1960’s and 1980’sAccording to several oral history interviews, there were rumors that the Klan would be coming...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1930’sWhile the 1920s was the heyday of Klan activity throughout the country, there is still...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