My grandfather Frank Schlick worked from the mid 1920s to 1985 for Chauncey McCormick and then his son Brooks McCormick at St. James Farm. The farm is now part of the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County. Here my my presentation on Brook’s father Chauncey McCormick. This is on the Winfield Public Library in Winfield Illinois YouTube Station. Enjoy!
About Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
Kevin Davis is a retired Public Library Director. He is Board President (since June 2024) of the Winfield (IL) Historical Society. Davis has over 35 years experience working in public libraries. He is deeply interested in local Chicagoland, Dupage, and Kane County History. Davis earned a BA in History and an MA in Library Science from Dominican University. He is a volunteer researcher for the St. James Farm Forest Preserve part of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County in Illinois. His work includes extensive writing and research on the McCormick family line who were former owners of St. James Farm. He is an avid family historian / genealogist and has done extensive research on the Schlicks and Daleidens of DuPage and Kane County Illinois.
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