Edward Boomer was only 13 years old when the Civil War started. He tried to convince his parents, John and Margaret, that he was old enough to go fight in this war, but they asked him to wait.
In its heyday, the Wagon Wheel Resort was considered the premiere place to visit in this area. The creator of this legendary place was Walt Williamson. Walt started his quest in 1936 with a small loan and a desire to open a truck stop and root beer stand.
The Frederickson family was very excited on that August morning in 1928. Arthur and Edith were the parents of three children; Roland 15 years old, Rhoda, 13 years old and Reynold who was 11 at the time. The whole family had been invited by Edith’s brothers, Arthur and Carl A. Sall to the join them for a special day.
People who knew Clayton lngersoll, or Casey as his friends called him, would describe him as solid and dependable. They also said that Clayton was very patriotic and felt the need to defend his country when the time came.
The summer of 1971 was a violent one in Rockford’s history. It would later be labeled “The Summer of Fear” by the local newspapers. By summer’s end, there were ten homicides in Rockford, the most for that early in the year in over a decade.
Cemeteries have attracted people for as long as they have existed. Some are drawn to the place because they have a loved one that has been laid to rest there. Others want to experience the beautiful statues and artwork left as a lasting legacy.
There are many mysteries contained in the following story. For instance, it is not known how long the body had been lying there before someone saw it on June 22, 1944. People would later state that they had noticed the man stretched out on North Alpine Road as early as 7:00 a.m. But no one reported it to police until 11:45 when Ed Belin finally called the body in.
When that day was over, Frank Barris would claim that he was not in his right mind on June 20, 1933. That morning Frank spoke on the phone to a young woman named Anna Trenary. The conversation did not go as Frank had hoped. When Frank hung up the phone, it was the last thing he would claim to remember for hours.
Edward Boomer was only 13 years old when the Civil War started. He tried to convince his parents, John and Margaret, that he was old enough to go fight in this war, but they asked him to wait.
In its heyday, the Wagon Wheel Resort was considered the premiere place to visit in this area. The creator of this legendary place was Walt Williamson. Walt started his quest in 1936 with a small loan and a desire to open a truck stop and root beer stand.
The Frederickson family was very excited on that August morning in 1928. Arthur and Edith were the parents of three children; Roland 15 years old, Rhoda, 13 years old and Reynold who was 11 at the time. The whole family had been invited by Edith’s brothers, Arthur and Carl A. Sall to the join them for a special day.
People who knew Clayton lngersoll, or Casey as his friends called him, would describe him as solid and dependable. They also said that Clayton was very patriotic and felt the need to defend his country when the time came.
The summer of 1971 was a violent one in Rockford’s history. It would later be labeled “The Summer of Fear” by the local newspapers. By summer’s end, there were ten homicides in Rockford, the most for that early in the year in over a decade.
Cemeteries have attracted people for as long as they have existed. Some are drawn to the place because they have a loved one that has been laid to rest there. Others want to experience the beautiful statues and artwork left as a lasting legacy.
There are many mysteries contained in the following story. For instance, it is not known how long the body had been lying there before someone saw it on June 22, 1944. People would later state that they had noticed the man stretched out on North Alpine Road as early as 7:00 a.m. But no one reported it to police until 11:45 when Ed Belin finally called the body in.
When that day was over, Frank Barris would claim that he was not in his right mind on June 20, 1933. That morning Frank spoke on the phone to a young woman named Anna Trenary. The conversation did not go as Frank had hoped. When Frank hung up the phone, it was the last thing he would claim to remember for hours.
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