St. Johns Church Winfield Illinois Burns August1906

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Winfield was founded in 1867. In August 16, 1906 lightning struck the wooden church steeple. This is a newspaper account published the week of the fire in the Wheaton (IL) Illinoian.

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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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2 Responses to St. Johns Church Winfield Illinois Burns August1906

  1. Joah's avatar Joah says:
    March 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM

    Thanks for your hard work to recover Winfield’s lost history!

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    • Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois's avatar Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois says:
      March 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM

      Thanks for your kind words. I love resurrecting old stories that illuminate where we were and how we got here.

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