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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.

NEW Winfield History Book Coming in 2026.

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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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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Casper Francis Schlick 55th Anniversary of His Death on February 6, 1970.

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois
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Sister Barbara “Philippina” Daleiden

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Born Barbara Daleiden (above), the daughter of Christopher and Margaret (Weiland) Daleiden, Sister M. Philippina Daleiden, PHJC, was a sister of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ at the Ancilla Domini Convent located in Donelson (Plymouth County) Indiana, where she … Continue reading →

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Mary Anne Schlick’s Birthday Party in Burlington, Illinois.

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Here are some additional photographs from Frank and Mae Schlick’s photo collection from this celebration. On the same day the above photo was taken another photo of the grandchildren was taken (see photo below). The photos were taken at the … Continue reading →

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St. James Farm and McCormick’s Prized Guernseys

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The following article was printed in the September 15, 1954 edition of the Guernsey Breeders Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. The name of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and St. James Farm are synonymous to the Guernsey breeders of … Continue reading →

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George Davis: The High School Years

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

My father George Davis past away in 2020. He married Louise Schlick the daughter of Frank and Mae Schlick. George grew up in the Englewood area on Chicago’s southside from the mid nineteen thirties through the late nineteen fifties. Dad … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photo: St Michael Catholic Church Wheaton Illinois

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The above photograph was taken in the City of Wheaton Milton Township DuPage County Illinois at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church. I am posting this photo due to the fact that it is a mystery. There is nothing written on … Continue reading →

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Martin Armbrust Obituary Rediscovered

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

I spent some time this past week searching online past issues of the Hampshire (Illinois) Register via the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library in Hampshire Illinois website. I ran across several interesting articles from the “Burlington” column of the Register. … Continue reading →

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Hampshire Illinois’ Ela Johnson Memorial Library District History Collection

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The town of Hampshire is located in Hampshire Township in Kane County Illinois. The Schlick family lived near Burlington, Illinois in Burlington Township in Kane County. The Village of Hampshire played an important role in the Schlick family history. The … Continue reading →

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