Company logos are a quick message to customers that identify a product on a store shelf or in an ad on TV explaining quality or improvements. Very few have been changed but many have…
Bell toys, a type of pull toy that had moving parts that rang a bell, were made in America just after the Civil War. The Gong Bell Co. of Connecticut made the first one. It was an iron…
It is easy to guess what this is — a rainbow spatterware water pitcher. But how old is it? Spatterware was first made in the late 1700s in England, but most found today dates from…
This vintage bank is easy to date. It is a type of tin bank that is no longer popular, and the dog decorating the front was a comic cartoon star from the 1920s to the 1940s. This is…
The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum will host its seventh annual Antique Appraisal Day from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Reserve a…
The “New Year” is celebrated in many ways, but in the United States, there are always midnight celebrations with pictures of an old man representing the past and a baby, the new…
Belsnickel is part of the Christmas lore of Germany, other German-speaking countries and the Pennsylvania Dutch, a community in the United States since the 1830s. He is a companion…
Buses were used for transportation as early as the 1820s, long before the modern motor was invented. They had horse-power — live horses pulled the bus. By the 1830s, buses were powered…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Community pulls together to save ...After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
