Here is my presentation that I provided to the Wheaton Illinois Public Library in 2021 on the History of the St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville Illinois. This is the link to the Wheaton Library YouTube station where the presentation is now archived. I also had the distinct privilege to present the progam in Freedom Hall (i.e. The Library Wing) at the Col. Robert R. McCormick Museum in Wheaton illinois in November 2019.
This is where my grandfather Frank J. Schlick worked as the Farm Manager. I will have a posting on my Grandfather in the future.
Kevin Davis at the RR McCormick Museum Library in Wheaton Illinois giving a lecture on the History of St. James Farm November 2019. Photo Credit: Kevin Davis Photo Archives.
About Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
Kevin Davis is a retired Public Library Director. He is a Board member 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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