59th Monthly Zoom MeetingOn Saturday, April 19, 2025, two of us met in the zoom lounge for only one session. It was Easter weekend, and I suspect most of you had other plans.
On the other hand, I'm scheduled for another surgery in early May, so the meeting on the 17th is tentative for now. If I've recovered enough to run the meeting, I'll send out a reminder email as usual. If not, I'll send a meeting canceled email. If no email, please assume the meeting canceled. 
Bill Nolan, & Reid Simmons.
Come join the conversation at our next meeting tentatively scheduled for May 17, at 2:00 pm Central. Check your email just before the meeting.
Vietnam Wall of FacesYou've probably heard of the Vietnam Memorial Wall and it's travelling mini wall, but did you know that there is also a Vietnam Wall of Faces website that includes pictures and relevant facts for almost everyone whose name is engraved on the Memorial Wall?
There is also an In Memory Honor Roll website for those wounded warriors who returned home and later died as a result of their injuries. This information was brought to our attention by Richard Mann, and we have included this info on Darrell's Bio page. Freezing temps signal ice harvest season at
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We found this story on FOX32News Chicago and thought you might enjoy it. Turn on your sound and watch this video to gain an insight into life in this region prior to the advent of refrigerators.
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Received an email from Karen Allen Ballentine on 2/14/2025. The part that pertains to the above story follows:
Interesting video! My great or great-great grandfather, I forget which, was an original Kline. We visited the Kline farm a few years ago and since we were the only ones there, we got to hear some stories about the Kline family, something they don't share with other visitors.
Interesting video! My great or great-great grandfather, I forget which, was an original Kline. We visited the Kline farm a few years ago and since we were the only ones there, we got to hear some stories about the Kline family, something they don't share with other visitors.
Have you seen the Facebook post
All Aboard: A History of Population Growth in West Chicago?
Thank you Friends of the West Chicago City Museum.
All Aboard: A History of Population Growth in West Chicago?
Thank you Friends of the West Chicago City Museum.
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We Need Your Help?
Please help us keep this site interesting, current and relevant by submitting memories, stories and/or pictures form our high school days. Have you taken an interesting trip? Did you recently visit, or were your visited by, a follow classmate? What's happening in your life today?
While we can use all most anything, we are particularly interested in any of the following:
While we can use all most anything, we are particularly interested in any of the following:
- Any information on the passing of our classmates and/or faculty/staff?
- Pictures or memories from our first 3 reunions to add to Our Reunions page.
- The names of more local businesses from the 50's & 60's to add our Local Businesses page.
- Suggestions for things you remember from the "good old days" and might be wondering what they look like today or even if they still exist.
- Have you taken an interesting trip in recent years? Pictures & stories welcome.
- Do you have a favorite memory or story or picture(s) from your youthful years in West Chicago?
May 17 - 2:00 PM CT
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Jun 21 - 2:00 PM CT
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Jul 19 - 2:00 PM CT
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Aug 16 - 2:00 PM CT
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Recent Site Changes
04/19/2025 - Moved the 58th zoom to our Monthly Zoom Meetings page and added our 59th meeting to this page.
03/15/2025 - Moved the 56th zoom to our Monthly Zoom Meetings page and added our 58th meeting to this page.
02/28/2025 - Updated our Community -> Timeline page with info obtained by Bill Nolan at the West Chicago City Museum Open House on 23 Feb. Most of these changes were related to events between the mid-1850's and early 1930's.
02/20/2025 - Added the Vietnam Wall of Faces story to this page & to Darrell Colford's Bio page.
02/17/2025 - Added part of an email from Karen Ballentine to the Kline Creek story.
02/09/2025 - Added a picture from our 12th Annual Winter Event to the Home page.
02/08/2025 - Updated our Deceased Classmates page and our Contact Info PDF with Mike Coyne and Dale Buchardt.
01/29/2025 - Corrected a couple of the captions on our new What We Did After High School page.
01/27/2025 - Added a new page What We Did After HS, under the Remembering menu.
01/24/2025 - Added Kline Creek ice harvest story to this page.
01/18/2025 - Moved the 55th zoom to our Monthly Zoom Meetings page and added our 56th meeting to this page.
01/13/2025 - Updated our Contact Info PDF.
01/12/2025 - Removed the History of West Chicago sub-menu as it a duplicate of the first link on the Community page itself! Lots of local area history is referenced on that page.
01/02/2025 - Found & repaired some broken links on our Community page.
01/01/2025 - Posted a link to History of the Population Growth of West Chicago on Home and Community pages.
12/27/2024 - Posted History & Event; edited Winter Luncheon details.
12/26/2024 - Posted Winter Luncheon details.
12/22/2024 - Archived our Wildcats 2024 season story and updated the "We Need Your Help" story on this page.
12/21/2024 - Moved the 54th zoom to our Monthly Zoom Meetings page and added a brief note about the cancelling of our 55th meeting to this page.
Site Changes are continued on our Site Change Log page.
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