Exclusion: Sycamore’s Racially Restrictive Covenants There is evidence of several racial covenants in Sycamore. The Fox Subdivision was created...Read More
Hope – the Sims family, SycamoreThe Sims family is another example of a Sycamore Great Migration story. The story starts...Read More
Hope: Frederick Douglass comes to SycamoreFrederick Douglass came to Sycamore in 1870 and spoke at Wilkin’s Hall. The New York...Read More
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
Community: Caldwell family, ShabbonaAbove image: Shabbona Grove School, 1921. Photo courtesy Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Society. The Caldwell family story...Read More
Hope: Black Resort Community in KirklandThree newspaper articles cover a story about how a group of wealthy Blacks from St....Read More
Hope: Securing a Bank LoanThere are two examples of the local bank, The National Bank & Trust Company, working...Read More
Exclusion: Racial Covenants, SycamoreThere is evidence of racial covenants in Sycamore. The Fox Subdivision was created in 1927....Read More