The Camp Sumter Military Prison at Andersonville, Georgia was of one of the biggest Confederate prisoners of war camps during the Civil War. It operated for 14 months and 45,000 Union prisoners passed through the gates even though the camp was designed for 10,000 men.
Sam Rotolo probably never knew what hit him. Sam was standing on the road with a flash light to warn people about an accident just as he had countless times before. Sam worked as a Deputy Sheriff for two years and was assigned to the traffic division. The newspapers are filled with the cases he investigated from 1935 and 1936.
An article written in the Daily Gazette in March of 1886 told the strange story of Goodliff family. Mrs Goodliff had suffered for some time with pain in her …
Driving the narrow back roads of Winnebago County in search of small cemeteries is like taking a trip back through time. It doesn’t take much to imagine the way the …
“The best woman in Winnebago County died last night.” These words were spoken after the death of Hononegah Mack in 1847.
The Der Rathskeller Restaurant on Auburn Street has been known for its tasty food and unique atmosphere since the 1930’s.
Sue Lewandowski is the Board President for the Ethnic Heritage Museum and she has a real passion for Rockford History.
Donald Hamilton Brown, an African-American, was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on June 22, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown. His family moved to Rockford a year later.
The Camp Sumter Military Prison at Andersonville, Georgia was of one of the biggest Confederate prisoners of war camps during the Civil War. It operated for 14 months and 45,000 Union prisoners passed through the gates even though the camp was designed for 10,000 men.
Sam Rotolo probably never knew what hit him. Sam was standing on the road with a flash light to warn people about an accident just as he had countless times before. Sam worked as a Deputy Sheriff for two years and was assigned to the traffic division. The newspapers are filled with the cases he investigated from 1935 and 1936.
An article written in the Daily Gazette in March of 1886 told the strange story of Goodliff family. Mrs Goodliff had suffered for some time with pain in her …
Driving the narrow back roads of Winnebago County in search of small cemeteries is like taking a trip back through time. It doesn’t take much to imagine the way the …
“The best woman in Winnebago County died last night.” These words were spoken after the death of Hononegah Mack in 1847.
The Der Rathskeller Restaurant on Auburn Street has been known for its tasty food and unique atmosphere since the 1930’s.
Sue Lewandowski is the Board President for the Ethnic Heritage Museum and she has a real passion for Rockford History.
Donald Hamilton Brown, an African-American, was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on June 22, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown. His family moved to Rockford a year later.
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