Bettenhausen Farm, John & Elizabeth Bettenhausen Family 1892 Andy Partak of Manhattan shares this photo of John & Elizabeth Bettenhausen’s family on the Bettenhausen Farm…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko While stuck in traffic the other day, I expressed the wish that I had a horse. They can go where cars can’t,…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko As December 1863 showed her frosty face, the brave soldiers from Will County serving on the front began to make their way…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko When November of 1863 came around, the Union was still reeling from the losses at Chickamauga. When the citizens of Will County…
Read More
Editor’s note: Sandy Vasko is on vacation. We are re-running one of her past columns. By Sandy Vasko I’ve been told that a picture is…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko We left the troops sleeping where they dropped before the battle commenced. Again, in Woodruff we read: “Next day, was the Sabbath,…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko After the Union victory at Vicksburg, there was a hope that it would cripple the South, and the war would soon be…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko Last time, we visited the Will County Poor House. It was August of 1877, and the Joliet Morning Sun reporter gave a…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko A while back, we talked about the Poor House, once located in Troy Township. Today we get a close up look at…
Read More
By Sandy Vasko July of 1863 found the citizens of Will County full of hope — hope that they would see their boys again and…
Read More