I used to ride the streetcars to school. There was a conductor who stood on the back in the open and a motorman who drove. I had two brothers in law who worked on them. The one who was the conductor had the route that I took and if there was no one else on the back of the car he would wave me in free. I got to spend that 5 cents at lunchtime on a candy bar. They had a little changer attached to their waist and would click it when they got a rider. It held $5.00 worth of change. Then later they switched to trolley busses which were a pain sometimes as the trolley would come off the wires and the driver would have to get out and attach it again. There was only the one guy on the trolley busses. It helped tho as you didn't have to stand in the open in the street to wait for it as you did with the streetcars. I am not sure when they converted over to the busses but I started taking the streetcars in 1942 when I was in 3rd grade. Lillian in Parma Heights, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: RAROSE10@aol.com To: COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 3:12 AM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] (no subject) A friend of mine let me borrow her book on Chicago called ENCYCLOPEDIA CHICAGO. I am going to buy a copy of it for it is how Chicago started and it brings back memories.One memory was the opened street car.There was a contractor at one end and a motorman in the front.It was runned by over head wires.The street was made of bricks. Then There was the first bus which left people off and on at the curb It also had over head wires ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

A friend of mine let me borrow her book on Chicago called ENCYCLOPEDIA CHICAGO. I am going to buy a copy of it for it is how Chicago started and it brings back memories.One memory was the opened street car.There was a contractor at one end and a motorman in the front.It was runned by over head wires.The street was made of bricks. Then There was the first bus which left people off and on at the curb It also had over head wires

Does anyone know how to make a German or Polish Christmas dessert called "moe-cleazo" (I know I butchered the spelling). It consists of milk, poppy seeds, torn up bread, sugar and maybe some other ingredients. It's set in a snow bank on Christmas Eve day and when it's nearly frozen you eat it. My husband's family always had it but we can't remember the recipe and can't spell the name. Can anyone help? Marge

I was 8 years old, living in Hinsdale, and spent that day with my brother's roommate, watching the traffic in front of my house trying to navigate York Road (well, after shoveling the driveway & sidewalks!). He was in his first year at Purdue, and experiencing his first winter (he was here from Hawaii). My mom got the call from her brother in Deerfield to tell her their father (my grandpa) had just died of a heart attack. Despite the road conditions, the ambulance they'd called arrived quickly, but couldn't do anything for him. The wake was put off until Saturday night (probably so the roads could get cleared enough!) and Sunday, with the funeral on Monday. Even though Ridgewood Cemetery was able to open up the grave, and the roads were plowed enough to get the hearse to the grave, they wouldn't let the rest of us go. Realistically, no one was going to wade through 2-foot snow from the road to the grave, anyway, and they didn't want to risk anyone getting their cars stuck. But my grandfather had worried about not getting buried in the right gravesite, so after the service in the little chapel up by the front gate, my uncle climbed in the back of the hearse (the front seat was occupied by the men going to inter the casket) and rode out with them to be sure Grandpa got buried next to Grandma, where he was supposed to be. Christine

Does anyone know if it has become difficult to get lot information from Mt. Olivet? A few years ago they were quite good about sending me information. But now a cousin tells me that a lot card was to be faxed to her several days ago and she is still waiting. I'm in Ohio so I don't know how much the weather maybe has affected the office at Mt. Olivet.

I sure remember that storm. I was a senior at Lyons Township High School - which was closed for the first time EVER. My grandparents as well as my parents all went to that high school and none of them ever enjoyed a "snow day". As a kid, it was an exciting storm. I'll have to ask my mother and older sister what they remember about the storm. Gini Keller Mullaly On 2/9/07, South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society <ssghs@usa.net> wrote: > > Do you remember the Chicago Snow Storm January 26, 1967? > > When 23 inches of snow fell on Chicago in less than a day and a half in > the late winter of 1967 it not only paralyzed the economic life of a > great city, but also stopped grandpa cold in his tracts in his boats > about the horrible winters he endured as a boy. Weather Bureau records > showed definitely that there had been no such snow for more than 80 years. > The preceding extraction was printed in the January 28, 1968 issue of > The Illinois Intelligencer as part of Illinois' Sesquicentennial > Celebration. > http://www.illinoishistory.com/deepsnow.htm > > Pictures and related stories about the storm: > > http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/witnesses.htm > http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html > http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea00953.htm > > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society is looking for stories > about the storm of 1967 to include in an upcoming publication. > > Where were you forty years ago on January 26, 1967? Write a short > paragraph or two about the Snow Storm that hit the Midwest and what you > did or what happened to your family on that day. Include your name > (maiden name), where you lived then and where you live now. Anyone have > a photo you can share? > It's easy and fun! Have a part of your family history preserved. > > Start today by answering these basic questions. Who, what, where, when > and how. Then make it into a short story. Don't worry about grammar or > spelling, we'll fix that part. > > Please submit your story and pictures by the end of March 2007 directly > to: > SSGHS@USA.NET > > Thank you! > > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society > /Serving south Cook and east Will counties, > Illinois / > / including Chicago's Roseland and Pullman > neighborhoods/ > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society Web Site > <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Essghs> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Gini I'm not weird, I'm gifted!

Do you remember the Chicago Snow Storm January 26, 1967? When 23 inches of snow fell on Chicago in less than a day and a half in the late winter of 1967 it not only paralyzed the economic life of a great city, but also stopped grandpa cold in his tracts in his boats about the horrible winters he endured as a boy. Weather Bureau records showed definitely that there had been no such snow for more than 80 years. The preceding extraction was printed in the January 28, 1968 issue of The Illinois Intelligencer as part of Illinois' Sesquicentennial Celebration. http://www.illinoishistory.com/deepsnow.htm Pictures and related stories about the storm: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/witnesses.htm http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea00953.htm South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society is looking for stories about the storm of 1967 to include in an upcoming publication. Where were you forty years ago on January 26, 1967? Write a short paragraph or two about the Snow Storm that hit the Midwest and what you did or what happened to your family on that day. Include your name (maiden name), where you lived then and where you live now. Anyone have a photo you can share? It's easy and fun! Have a part of your family history preserved. Start today by answering these basic questions. Who, what, where, when and how. Then make it into a short story. Don't worry about grammar or spelling, we'll fix that part. Please submit your story and pictures by the end of March 2007 directly to: SSGHS@USA.NET Thank you! South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society /Serving south Cook and east Will counties, Illinois / / including Chicago's Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods/ South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society Web Site <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Essghs>

I have the color section from the Chicago Sunday Tribune with pictures and write-up about it. On the front is a picture of State St absolutely empty of cars, people, birds (yes even pigeons). I remember it well. Char ----- Original Message ----- From: "South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society" <ssghs@usa.net> To: <COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Where were you January 26, 1967? > Do you remember the Chicago Snow Storm January 26, 1967? > > When 23 inches of snow fell on Chicago in less than a day and a half in > the late winter of 1967 it not only paralyzed the economic life of a > great city, but also stopped grandpa cold in his tracts in his boats > about the horrible winters he endured as a boy. Weather Bureau records > showed definitely that there had been no such snow for more than 80 years. > The preceding extraction was printed in the January 28, 1968 issue of > The Illinois Intelligencer as part of Illinois' Sesquicentennial > Celebration. > http://www.illinoishistory.com/deepsnow.htm > > Pictures and related stories about the storm: > http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/witnesses.htm > http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html > http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea00953.htm > > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society is looking for stories > about the storm of 1967 to include in an upcoming publication. > > Where were you forty years ago on January 26, 1967? Write a short > paragraph or two about the Snow Storm that hit the Midwest and what you > did or what happened to your family on that day. Include your name > (maiden name), where you lived then and where you live now. Anyone have > a photo you can share? > It's easy and fun! Have a part of your family history preserved. > > Start today by answering these basic questions. Who, what, where, when > and how. Then make it into a short story. Don't worry about grammar or > spelling, we'll fix that part. > > Please submit your story and pictures by the end of March 2007 directly > to: > SSGHS@USA.NET > > Thank you! > > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society > /Serving south Cook and east Will counties, > Illinois / > / including Chicago's Roseland and Pullman > neighborhoods/ > South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society Web Site > <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Essghs> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Go to legacy.com. The whole obituary is there, including the guest book. Linda wrote: > I am requesting an obit looked up for > > Rubie Block > she died 7-13-2006 > She lived in Chicago Il. > > thanks in advance, > Linda > > > --------------------------------- > Never Miss an Email > Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I am requesting an obit looked up for Rubie Block she died 7-13-2006 She lived in Chicago Il. thanks in advance, Linda --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started!

Am sending you the obit. Robin On 2/9/07, Carol Appel <cappel@chartermi.net> wrote: > > Hi, I am new to the list and I need help in locating the obit for Mary > Jane Smith. She died the 14 of January, 1914. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > Thanks, > Carol > cappel@chartermi.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Robin D. Dombrowsky 2308 Hidden Lake Drive Palm Harbor, FL 34683 727-785-9268

I just wanted to know if anyone else is having this problem with the Tribune's Historical Archives. From my Library here in Las Vegas I can only get to the Historical Archives 1856-1986 from America's Death Notices and Obituaries and you can't search through the whole archives anymore, from the Newbank newspapers site itself the Historical Archives isn't there only the current Tribune Archives 1985- present. I needed a name from the WWII casualties list of 7/1945 and couldn't get to it from the death notices, had to go to the Tribune itself, put in the date which fortunately I had it would even find the name which it had done before and I forgot to save as PDF. Newsbank said it was my Library and not them, so is anyone else having problems with this? Alice Fluegge

Hi, I am new to the list and I need help in locating the obit for Mary Jane Smith. She died the 14 of January, 1914. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carol cappel@chartermi.net

Hi All, > If these records are not on film, would the CC clerks office be able to > do a search from approx. 1939-1942 without charging a fortune? I just had this same experience. My aunt got married "sometime around the time she turned 40" my cousin said. sheesh I figured this would be about 1950, so I used the Cook County genealogy request form, paid $15, and wrote a nice note on the form requesting that they search 2 years before & after the date, please. Voila! This week i received the marriage license in the mail. Good Luck Bobbi

I am looking for anyone that knows Karl Kania and his wife Mary Walaszko from the Chicago area. Both came from Dobrowick, Austria. Karl was born in Feb 25,1888 and Mary was born in 1895 had 2 kid one Anna and the other was Amelia. Please email at _Frankgiamb@aol,com_ (mailto:Frankgiamb@aol,com) Frank

Would you send that to me also--I think I knew Richard Newton, but I could be wrong. Grace

I've sent you the obit. Robin On 2/8/07, Bonnie <bselig@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am looking for an obituary for a Richard F. Newton, who died 23 Feb, > 1973. If anybody has access to the obits could they please check for me. > Thanks > Bonnie > > -- > > Jo Daviess Co, IL RAOGK Volunteer www.raogk.org > Find A Grave County Keeper www.findagrave.com > > Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Robin D. Dombrowsky 2308 Hidden Lake Drive Palm Harbor, FL 34683 727-785-9268

Robin, thank you so very much - I really appreciate it! Bonnie -- Jo Daviess Co, IL RAOGK Volunteer www.raogk.org Find A Grave County Keeper www.findagrave.com Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z

I am looking for an obituary for a Richard F. Newton, who died 23 Feb, 1973. If anybody has access to the obits could they please check for me. Thanks Bonnie -- Jo Daviess Co, IL RAOGK Volunteer www.raogk.org Find A Grave County Keeper www.findagrave.com Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z

From his WWII Army enlistment records I have found that my late in-laws married prior to July, 1942. Are marriage records from Chicago on microfilm from that time period? I am guessing the marriage took place maybe shortly before he enlisted. If these records are not on film, would the CC clerks office be able to do a search from approx. 1939-1942 without charging a fortune? Bonnie -- Jo Daviess Co, IL RAOGK Volunteer www.raogk.org Find A Grave County Keeper www.findagrave.com Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z