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Chicago Tribune Logo
The logo of the Chicago Tribune from a 2010 sales catalog.
110 N. Benton early 1900s
Sanborn maps from 1885 to 1912 show two businesses in the building at 110 N. Benton, a barber shop and a harness shop. There was also a third business in the basement. Sometime between 1900 and 1902, Bernie Sherman moved his "Sherman's Sporting…
126 E. South Street
Built for A. B. McConnell in 1894; plaqued house; southwest corner of South and Jefferson.
The library has glass negatives of the McConnell family photos in File Cabinet 6.
The library has glass negatives of the McConnell family photos in File Cabinet 6.
1852-1856 Minutes for the Town of Woodstock, Illinois Board of Trustees
Abstract of votes at the first corporation election in the town of Woodstock in the County of McHenry and the State of Illinois on Monday the 2nd day of August AD 1852
Board of Trustees Minutes 1852-1856
Board of Trustees Minutes 1852-1856
1856-1874 Records of the Board of Trustees Corporation of Woodstock
Records of the Corporation of Woodstock McHenry County and State of Illinois Commencing April 14, 1856 through October 2, 1874. Includes a listing of ordinances beginning on page 599.
Part I: April 14, 1856-April 19, 1869
Part II: April 29,…
Part I: April 14, 1856-April 19, 1869
Part II: April 29,…
1872 Illustration of the Todd Campus
The Todd School for Boys (1848–1954) was an independent school located in Woodstock, Illinois founded by Reverend Richard Kimball Todd, a Presbyterian pastor. Under the guidance of Headmaster Noble Hill in the 1920s and Hill’s son Roger in the 1930s,…
1874-1893 Minutes for the City Council of Woodstock
Records October 2, 1874 through May 5, 1893 City of Woodstock. Includes a listing of Legal Voters for areas of Dorr sections 5, 6, and 7 being annexed into the City in February 1893 beginning page 552
1892 Map of Woodstock
Maps are extracted from the 1892 Plat book of McHenry County, Illinois pages 58-59, 62-63
1893 Plat of the contiguous territory annexed to the City of Woodstock, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, February 3rd A.D. 1893
1893 Plat of the contiguous territory annexed to the City of Woodstock, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, February 3rd A.D. 1893 as was included in the circa 1890s Ordinances
1893-1908 Proceedings of the Woodstock City Council
1893-1908 Proceedings of the Woodstock City Council in two parts
Map glued into place between pages 16 and 17.
Blank check/receipt for City Auditor found on page 427. Fill in date "191_”
Two tickets that read “Special Assessment No. 23 Interest…
Map glued into place between pages 16 and 17.
Blank check/receipt for City Auditor found on page 427. Fill in date "191_”
Two tickets that read “Special Assessment No. 23 Interest…
1908-1916 Proceedings of the Woodstock City Council
1908-1916 Proceedings of the City Council Woodstock in two parts
Newspaper clipping were pasted onto the following pages: 150, 287, 288, 329, 402, 426, and 427
Newspaper clipping were pasted onto the following pages: 150, 287, 288, 329, 402, 426, and 427
1930 Todd School Class Photo (Includes Orson Welles)
1930 Todd School class photo with Grace Hall in the background. A young Orson Welles (age 14 or 15) is in the middle of the back row (standing in front of the tree). Roger "Skipper" Hill, headmaster, is fifth from the right in the back row.
The…
The…
1st Floor of Jail (Post-Renovation)
The first floor kitchen of the Sheriff's Residence & Jail after the renovation. Among the new tenants, a restaurant is slated to begin operating by early August 2023.
1st Floor of Jail (Pre-Renovation)
The first floor of the Sheriff's Residence & Jail prior to the renovation. The steel bars on the windows are from the building's past and serve as a reminder of the vital role that the Sheriff's Residence and Jail played in securing suspects…
401 W. Jackson Always Inn Postcard
This postcard, published circa 1910, shows the Cyrus Durfee House, 401 W. Jackson, during the years it was a hotel. Cyrus Durfee built his "mansion" in 1867. The Woodstock Sentinel extolled it as "One of the largest, most convenient, and best…
401 W. Jackson Always Inn Postcard
This postcard, published circa 1910, shows the Cyrus Durfee House, 401 W. Jackson, during the years it was a hotel. Cyrus Durfee built his "mansion" in 1867. The Woodstock Sentinel extolled it as "One of the largest, most convenient, and best…
445 Fremont St
The snow in this photo erases some of the clues to the date, but we know who lived in the house in 1914, the earliest City Directory in the library collection. Dexter and Mable Herrington moved there sometime between the 1900 US Census, when they…
522 Dean Street
Elijah Burbank built 517 Dean St. and 522 Dean Street in 1855. According to his great granddaughters Jennette Burbank and Dorothy Luedtke, this house (522) was occupied by the family and the one across the street (517) was for the farm hands. Elijah…
531 Dean Street
Dean Street looking South
Horse-drawn sleigh in distance
Melvin G. Tripp Photographer from 1891 to 1937
Photo taken the same time as those of 522 Dean (ID 15)
Near intersection of Tryon
Horse-drawn sleigh in distance
Melvin G. Tripp Photographer from 1891 to 1937
Photo taken the same time as those of 522 Dean (ID 15)
Near intersection of Tryon
920 N. Seminary Avenue
920 N. Seminary
Was either incorporated into or demolished for Sunset Manor a.k.a. Hearthstone Manor/Carefree Village/Woodstock Christian Care
May 20, 1904 Free Methodist Church formally open "Old Folks Rest Home" on 15 acres, formerly the…
Was either incorporated into or demolished for Sunset Manor a.k.a. Hearthstone Manor/Carefree Village/Woodstock Christian Care
May 20, 1904 Free Methodist Church formally open "Old Folks Rest Home" on 15 acres, formerly the…
A Glimpse of Woodstock
This postcard is a photo montage of eight W. G. Hoffman postcards: "Benton St. From Van Buren #730"
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…
"C. & N. W. Depot #705"
"Main Street #734"
"Oliver Typewriter Factory"
"Woodstock Typewriter Co."
"Benton Street #729"
"Congress Dairy…
A&P on Van Buren ca 1954
The A&P Supermarket on Van Buren can be seen from an angle. The old blacksmith shop has a black glass façade but no sign identifying the occupants. An edge of the Post Office is visible as well as a low, long building on Throop St. that is difficult…
Aerial photo looking north from railroad tracks 1950
A companion to 'Aerial Photo of Square Looking South' that shows the Square, this photo has Washington Street on the bottom, the Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks above that, the Autolite manufacturing plant with the city Power Plant to the left.…
Aerial photo of Square looking south
A companion to 'Aerial Photo Looking North From Railroad Tracks 1950' this aerial photo shows the Square from the railroad tracks, southwest on South Street to Woodstock High School, southeast Dean street to about Kimball, northwest to West Judd and…
Algonquin Hill Climb Persson 1909
Gus Persson often identified the photos by writing on the negative. This is lebeled Algonquin, Hill, Climb Aug. 5-09. At that time Gus worked at Oliver Typewriter and chronicled the activities sponsored by the company.
The photo is taken from a…
The photo is taken from a…
Algonquin Hill Climb-2 1909
The companion photo to ID443, the hill climb is over and spectators are walking downhill to Algonquin. Three men are perched in a large tree across the road. You can feel the heat--one woman has her umbrella open, another is shielding her face with …
Annetta Collins and Student - Todd School
An integral part of the campus, Annetta Collins was in charge of Kitchen Services and was house mother to the younger students. Many of the photographs in the Woodstock Public Library's Todd School archives are from her personal collection.
The…
The…
