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Mae Hodous Schlick: The Early Years 1911 – 1920.

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Mae (Nee Hodous) Schlick was born on 21 March 1911 in Chicago Cook County Illinois. Her father was a teamster milkwagon driver for the Cicero Dairy Co. (2610-14-56 Avenue) in Cicero, Cook County Illinois. By 1930 per the U.S. Census … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day and Courtship 1890s and Klein and Schlick Families.

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Valentines day 2023 is fast approaching. I ran across this blog piece on the Dupage County Forest Preserve website. It was posted by Wayne Hill a heritage interpreter at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. It provides some insights on … Continue reading →

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Martin Schlick Visits the West in 1910?

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

[Note: This post was updated on 17 February 2023] One of my distant relatives Robert “Bob” Schlick relayed a story to me regarding his Grandfather Martin Schlick. Bob heard that Martin Schlick moved “out west” during his lifetime. Perhaps to … Continue reading →

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German Christmas Traditions

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

This past December 2022, the Winfield Glimpses published my article on German Christmas traditions. The article featured a photo of the Christopher and Margaret Daleiden family of Mack Road. Here is the link to the article. The above photo is … Continue reading →

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DuPage County History Book Revised: DuPage Roots

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The DuPage County Historical Society Board of Directors this past month (November 2022) announced it has revised and updated its 1985 book DuPage Roots by Richard A. Thompson & contributors. Cover photo of the 1985 edition of Thompson’s DuPage Roots … Continue reading →

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Scottie Dog Antique Boot Scrapper and Schlick Memories of St. James Farm.

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Artifacts and family history. Family heirlooms. Memories of an object. This is what I was thinking about the other day as I was cleaning and repainting the above antique cast iron scottie dog mud scrapper. I have had this near … Continue reading →

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Christmas and Holiday Candy Recipe from 1890s on Forest Preserve Blog and Daleiden’s Candy Store.

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The holidays of Christmas and New Years is a time when our sweet tooths begin to crave holiday goodies. A recent posting on the Dupage County Forest Preserve History Blog is titled: 1890s Holiday Candy Making. The blog article is … Continue reading →

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Winfield Public Library Expansion 1986

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The Winfield Public Library was my second home as a young boy. I would particularly spent time there during the summers when school did not occupy my time. I loved reading history (Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt biographies and World … Continue reading →

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Early Photo View of Church Street in Winfield IL

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

The below photo looks north along Church Street towards St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (on the right) and the school and rectory on the left. (Photo is courtesy of St Johns Church and the Winfield Historical Society). This view … Continue reading →

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“Roosevelt Road Dedicated” 1920 Newspaper Account

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Roosevelt Road (Illinois State Route 38) runs from Chicago near the shores of Lake Michigan west to the City of Geneva and to points further west. It is one of many commercial transportation routes for the suburbs. During my research … Continue reading →

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