• Last & First: Mid-1800s Currency Issued by a Grundy County Bank in Morris, Illinois

    Wesley Center 111 W. North St., Morris, IL, United States

    Morris Illinois was a prime spot for commerce in the mid 1800s. The Illinois & Michigan Canal was located to the south of town, and new railroad tracks to the north. In the early 1860s the country and economy were going through major changes due to the

  • WWI Gold Star Veterans of Grundy County

    Wesley Center 111 W. North St., Morris, IL, United States

      Carter Corsello and Jeff Poundstone of the Grundy County Veterans Legacy Center and Museum have researched and summarized in a book the 38 WWI Gold Star Veterans of Grundy County. They will briefly tell their stories from what their research has uncovered. DUE TO FIRE AT