Monthly Archives: February 2022

Illinois and Midwest Agricultural History Books

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Throughout the past several years I have run across several books that cover Illinois, Midwest or agricultual history. When you are working on family history research you need to read books to find contextual information on the places where you … Continue reading →

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Michael Daleiden First Daleiden to Come to U.S. in 1856

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The one challenge in undertaking genealogy research is keeping all relatives with the same first name straight. In the Daleiden family that lived in DuPage County I encountered three Daleidens with the same first name of Michael. I will explore … Continue reading →

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Mae Schlick Meets Herbert Hoover at St James Farm? Say What?: Taking a Sidetrack Journey on Family History.

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

We all have all at one time in our lives done this before. You know what I am talking about. Getting sidetracked when you are in the middle of a project or house work etc. etc. We get atttracted by … Continue reading →

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David McCullough on Books, History, Writing, and American Democracy: “You’ve got to marinate your head, in that time and culture. You’ve got to become them.”

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

(Note: David McCullough died on August 7, 2022. Here is a post regarding some reflecting on his passing.) One of my favorite writers is David McCullough. David is an excellent writer and storyteller of the American past. He is also … Continue reading →

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History Quote by James Baldwin for Black History Month February 2022

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read.  And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past.  On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that … Continue reading →

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History of St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville Illinois

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

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 … Continue reading →

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Chauncey McCormick of St. James Farm in Warrenville Illinois

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

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 … Continue reading →

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The German Immigrants of Winfield, Illinois.

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Winfield, Illinois is located in Winfield Township DuPage County Illinois. Today (2022) it contains a population of 9,700 people. In reviewing the growth of this community in the mid -1850s it contained a handful of German farmers and merchants. In … Continue reading →

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A December 1857 Passenger List Reveals Daleidens Arrival in the United States

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The Matthias Daleiden family arrived in the port of New York, New York City, at Castle Island on the 7 December 1857. Shown above is the actual passenger list. The Daleidens are passenger numbers 90 to 94. The family members … Continue reading →

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Schlick Family Landholdings Revealed in Farm Bureau Plat Map Book

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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