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Category Archives: Schlicks
Frank Schlick Remembers Growing Up on Mack Road in Winfield Township – Part 2
This is the second part of a two part blog posting of my interview with my Grandfather Frank Schlick in 1984 that was published in both the West Chicago (Illinois) Press and the Dupage County Genealogical Society (DCGS) Review. Click … Continue reading
Frank Schlick Remembers Growing Up on Mack Road in Winfield Township – Part 1
In August of 2003 the DuPage County Genealogical Society re printed and published in The DCGS Review the following essay that I wrote for the West Chicago (Illinois) Press for the 20 September 1984 issue of the Press. This is … Continue reading
The Schlicks and Schneiders of Burlington 1880s to 1930s Part 3: The Hampshire Register Reveal Family History Details
In this third posting on the Schlicks and Schneiders of Burlington we will get a glimpse at the families as reported and covered in the Hampshire Illinois Register newspaper. One great source of information for family historians are newspapers printed … Continue reading
Burlington, Hampshire, Winfield and Wheaton Illinois: Towns with Connections to the Schlicks and Daleidens
In researching the Schlick and Daleidens family lines in DuPage and Kane County we begin to see strong patterns and interconnectedness of these people and how certain town names keep appearing in this research: Winfield Illinois in DuPage County and … Continue reading
Posted in Armbrust Family, Burlington Illinois, Casper F. Schlick, Casper Schlick (First in America 1852), Christopher Daleiden, Daleidens, German Immigration History, Hampshire Illinois Kane County, Kane County Illinois History, Maps Dupage County, Schlicks, Susan (Daleiden) Schlick, Uncategorized, Winfield History
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The Schlicks and Schneiders of Burlington Illinois: 1880s to 1930s Part 1
This three part posting will provide details of the Joseph Schlick and his sister Maria Schlick Schneider life, work, farming activities, civic contributions, and connections to the Village of Burlington in Burlington Township, Kane County Illinois. Both the Schlicks and … Continue reading
Posted in Burlington Illinois, Casper F. Schlick, Hampshire (Illinois) Register Newspaper Excerpts, Hampshire Illinois Kane County, Kane County Illinois History, Kane County Illinois Maps, Schlick, Mary Anne (Nee Armbrust), Schlicks, Schneider, Mary and George Family, St Charles Borromeo Church Hampshire Illinois, Uncategorized
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Remembrance of Things Past: Grandpa Casper’s Home on Mack Road
I can still remember as a child when I was still in elementary school in Winfield visiting my great- great Grandfather Casper Schlick’s home and farm on Mack Road. From my recollections, to the best of my current memory, my … Continue reading
German Family Naming Conventions: How Many Caspers, Williams and Marys Can One Family Have?
In the course of my research many questions keep coming into my mind. One article I read online this past month is titled “German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know by Diane Haddad on the Family Tree Magazine website. The one … Continue reading
What Is In a Name? Schlick
This past week I was at the Wheaton (Illinois) Public Library poking into their genealogy print collection. At one time the Wheaton Library was known as having one of the best genealogical collections of any public library in the Chicagoland … Continue reading
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Forest Preserve District of DuPage County History Blog
I try to keep up with new materials being published (in print and online) covering local history for both Dupage and Kane County. The Dupage County Forest Preserve District has a blog that it adds information to on a regular … Continue reading
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1906 St Johns Church Fire Destroys a Building But Not the Resolution and Faith of a Congregation
Casper and Susan Schlick were married in 1906, however this was the same year that St. John church was burned due to a summer storm. Here is how the Wheaton Illinoian reported the fire on the front page of the … Continue reading
Schlick Daleiden Family DuPage/Kane Co. Blog 