Origin of a Local History Reference Quest(ion)

In October I delivered a presentation entitled “1914: Libertyville 100 Years Ago”.  At that program, an audience member asked me if the Libertyville One-Mile Track was in operation during the time. It was, but there were not many articles in the newspaper about the race track in 1914, so I had not included it in…

Milwaukee Avenue Through the Years

    While scrolling through some microfilmed issues of old newspapers at the library, we happened upon this charming 1927 article extolling the “progress” of enhanced transportation down Milwaukee Avenue.   “One thing that is foremost in the minds of most all people in Libertyvilleis the vast change that has come about in the last…