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German-Style Well in Old St Stephen’s Cemetery Lauds Carol Stream’s Immigrant History

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The following article was posted and printed in the Daily Herald newspaper on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Kevin Davis and his wife attended this event on August 18 2022. Thursday, Aug. 18, was a beautiful summer day at St. Stephen … Continue reading →

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Wheaton Illinoian Newspaper Posts on Winfield Illinois and Christopher Daleiden Purchases Property in Village

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

I have used newspaper extensively throughout my research. News items posted in neighborhood sections of the newspaper provide a wealth of detailed information that is not available in official primary source government documents including the United States Census. Newspapers provide … Continue reading →

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David McCullough Historian July 7, 1933  –  August 7, 2022

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

I do feel in my heart of hearts that if history isn’t well written, it isn’t going to be read, and if it isn’t read it’s going to die. David McCullough Prizing winning historian David McCullough died on August 7 … Continue reading →

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Christina Daleiden’s Probate File

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

One valuable document genealogists/family historians need to find and review are the probate files and Probate Court records for their family members. The DuPage County Clerk’s Office was a rich source of family history information on the Daleiden family. One … Continue reading →

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Frank Schlick Baby Photo

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

One of the photos that I keep in my family archive is an oval shaped photo of my grandfather as an infant. Frank was the father of my mother Louise Eleanor Schlick Davis. The photo was taken around 1911 within … Continue reading →

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St. James Farm History Revealed: The East Farm of the Bollwegs

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The Dupage County Forest Preserve District (Illinois) recently posted a history of the “East Farm” of Brooks McCormick’s St. James Farm. Frank Schlick, my Grandfather, was the Farm Operations Manager for many years. This blog includes a nice aerial photo … Continue reading →

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Caroline Armbrust Sittler and Daughter Marie Sittler

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

We Genealogist people love a mystery. We love to dig into the stories of our family members who appear in old family photos. One intriguing story my wife and I unraveled was the story of Mary Anne Armbrust Schlick’s niece … Continue reading →

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“The Old Timer Says”: A Collection of Quotes from Historian Jerry Apps

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

Time for a break from family history. Here is a collection of quote from The Old Timer Says: A Writing Journal by Wisconsin Historian Jerry Apps. When we forget our histories we forget who we are. Most of what absolutely … Continue reading →

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Land Records for Michael and Christopher Daleiden 1864 – 1900s: DuPage County Farm and Land Purchases Revealed.

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

In June I went to the DuPage Recorder of Deeds Office in Wheaton Illinois in DuPage County. The staff was very helpful and patient. The main research objective in visiting the Recorder’s Office was to find original deeds recording the … Continue reading →

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4th of July Weekend 2022: Reflections on Family and Genealogy Research

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Six months ago I began my journey to pull together my family’s history on this blog. I have been collecting information since the early 1980s in between finishing college, going to graduate school, changing homes, raising a family and working. … Continue reading →

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