Category Archives: Winfield History

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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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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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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John Armbrust the Schlicks and the Building of a Home in 1940 on Beecher Street in Winfield, Illinois.

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

My grandparents Frank and Mae Schlick during the months of May and June in 1940 were in the middle of building their home at 27W356 Beecher. While the Schlick family was involved in building a new home, the American people … Continue reading →

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Winfield Tuberculosis Sanatorium Sign Discovered

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

This past weekend my wife and I stopped by an estate sale held on Park Street near the Winfield Elementary School. Much to our surprise while in the basement of the home at 0S185 Park St in Winfield we spotted … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Sources for Research: Handout from May 17th Daleiden Schlick Program

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Genealogical Sources Daleiden and Schlick Family History in Winfield Winfield Library and Winfield Historical Society Program Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Internet Sources: Ancestry: ancestry.com. Subscription.May also be available through your local public library. Family Search:familysearch.org. Free online. Church of Jesus … Continue reading →

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Frank Schlick Remembers Growing Up on Mack Road in Winfield Township – Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

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 →

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Frank Schlick Remembers Growing Up on Mack Road in Winfield Township – Part 1

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

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 →

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Burlington, Hampshire, Winfield and Wheaton Illinois: Towns with Connections to the Schlicks and Daleidens

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

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 →

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