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Databases
Sycamore City Directory
1906-1907
Oral
History Project
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collection of oral history tapes date from 1976 to 1979. Most of
them were interviews conducted at Kishwaukee College by local
volunteers. Thanks to a grant from National Bank and Trust of
Sycamore, these tapes have now been converted from cassettes to CD's.
Copies are available for purchase. |
Grand Army of the Republic
Potter Post No. 12 Reunion Encampment Database
DeKalb County had an active GAR post.
Hand written attendance records span the years 1886-1908. Not
all years were recorded. The organization appears to have been
very popular with county Civil War veterans as the names of 19 men who
had never attended a previous encampment were recorded in 1908.
The database contains 859 names of soldiers and guests, the soldier's
company and regiment, the GAR post they were associated with at the
first reunion they attended and the years of attendance.
The Joiner History Room has no other information on these encampments
other than some newspaper articles. The original record cannot
be photocopied. |
Adoptions and Juvenile Court Actions
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Covering the period 1869-1965, legal notices appearing in the Sycamore
True Republican newspapers regarding adoptions and court adjudgments
of dependency. Most information is only one or two lines.
Most useful to date an event. Last name, first initial, and
information needed to request a copy. This may not be a complete
list of all court actions. |
Registration of Farm Names 1915-1988
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Rooted in English tradition, proud land owners
often named their property. In Illinois an act of the General
Assembly entitled An Act Providing for the Registration of Farm
Names was approved on 25 Jun 1915 and in force 1 Jul 1915. |
Professional License
Registers
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A set of seven register books was found in the
basement of the Dekalb County Court House in 1979. Physicians,
Chiropractors, Dentists, Veterinarians, Architects, Nurses, etc. had
to register their certificates before they could legally open a
practice.
Information in these books varies, starting in the mid
1800's. It may contain copies of the individual's license to practice
or a hand written description of the person applying for the permit,
or some other means of identification.
If you find the name of an individual of interest to
you, you can contact the
Joiner History
Room to view the record or get copies. |
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