Grace, I hope they don't demolish the house either. Do you happen to know who's home that was. How close to Mitchell Rd. is that can you tell me. Or how close to the Big Woods Church or Annunciation Church which I think are one and the same? My Great Grandparents lived out that way. Peter and Anna Linden. They had land in Big Woods and are buried at Big Woods Church. Thanks for any help you might give me. Would there be any records from the township of Eola do you think? Thanks, Laura Linden Freeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "grace w gathman" <wallace26@juno.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > Big Woods church and cemetery are still there--surrounded by commercial > space and a huge "peaker plant". There is one century old house on the > west side and all of that area on the west side of Eola Rd is Kane County > Forest Preserve and wetlands. There is a new Rd going west off of Eola > that goes past a lot of apartments closer to the very east edge of > Aurora. A friend of ours bought the old post office as an investment for > the land. Diehl Rd was a lane and now is a 4 lane Rd. The corner of Diehl > and Eola Rd is industrial. It has changed so much in the last 10 years > that it is hard for me to even remember what it used to be like. The huge > bridge over the toll way changed the landscape forever. I drive past it a > couple of times a week, and will make a mental note to see if there are > any more land marks still standing. I hope they don't demolish that old > house--it is brick with the stone lintels over doors and windows, but is > in very poor condition. Looks like squatters are living there, Grace > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >

It is a beautiful old home.......badly in need of some TLC, but you can see past the work that needs to be done. I work at Fermilab and a couple I know used to live there about 15 years ago. Since then I believe the Forest Preserve had someone living there. I'm unsure as to whom is living there now. The house is South of the Big Woods Cemetary and school house, on the West side of the road, before you get to Ferry. I know nothing else of the home. ----- Original Message ----- From: "laura/howard" <hfreeman@sktc.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > Grace, I hope they don't demolish the house either. Do you happen to know > who's home that was. How close to Mitchell Rd. is that can you tell me. Or > how close to the Big Woods Church or Annunciation Church which I think are > one and the same? My Great Grandparents lived out that way. Peter and Anna > Linden. They had land in Big Woods and are buried at Big Woods Church. > Thanks for any help you might give me. Would there be any records from the > township of Eola do you think? Thanks, Laura Linden Freeman > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "grace w gathman" <wallace26@juno.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > > > > Big Woods church and cemetery are still there--surrounded by commercial > > space and a huge "peaker plant". There is one century old house on the > > west side and all of that area on the west side of Eola Rd is Kane County > > Forest Preserve and wetlands. There is a new Rd going west off of Eola > > that goes past a lot of apartments closer to the very east edge of > > Aurora. A friend of ours bought the old post office as an investment for > > the land. Diehl Rd was a lane and now is a 4 lane Rd. The corner of Diehl > > and Eola Rd is industrial. It has changed so much in the last 10 years > > that it is hard for me to even remember what it used to be like. The huge > > bridge over the toll way changed the landscape forever. I drive past it a > > couple of times a week, and will make a mental note to see if there are > > any more land marks still standing. I hope they don't demolish that old > > house--it is brick with the stone lintels over doors and windows, but is > > in very poor condition. Looks like squatters are living there, Grace > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > >

Thanks Susan, I appreciate the info. Laura Linden Freeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanne Freund" <freund@fnal.gov> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > It is a beautiful old home.......badly in need of some TLC, but you can see > past the work that needs to be done. I work at Fermilab and a couple I know > used to live there about 15 years ago. Since then I believe the Forest > Preserve had someone living there. I'm unsure as to whom is living there > now. The house is South of the Big Woods Cemetary and school house, on the > West side of the road, before you get to Ferry. I know nothing else of the > home. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "laura/howard" <hfreeman@sktc.net> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:11 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > > > > Grace, I hope they don't demolish the house either. Do you happen to know > > who's home that was. How close to Mitchell Rd. is that can you tell me. Or > > how close to the Big Woods Church or Annunciation Church which I think are > > one and the same? My Great Grandparents lived out that way. Peter and Anna > > Linden. They had land in Big Woods and are buried at Big Woods Church. > > Thanks for any help you might give me. Would there be any records from the > > township of Eola do you think? Thanks, Laura Linden Freeman > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "grace w gathman" <wallace26@juno.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:47 AM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Eola > > > > > > > Big Woods church and cemetery are still there--surrounded by commercial > > > space and a huge "peaker plant". There is one century old house on the > > > west side and all of that area on the west side of Eola Rd is Kane > County > > > Forest Preserve and wetlands. There is a new Rd going west off of Eola > > > that goes past a lot of apartments closer to the very east edge of > > > Aurora. A friend of ours bought the old post office as an investment for > > > the land. Diehl Rd was a lane and now is a 4 lane Rd. The corner of > Diehl > > > and Eola Rd is industrial. It has changed so much in the last 10 years > > > that it is hard for me to even remember what it used to be like. The > huge > > > bridge over the toll way changed the landscape forever. I drive past it > a > > > couple of times a week, and will make a mental note to see if there are > > > any more land marks still standing. I hope they don't demolish that old > > > house--it is brick with the stone lintels over doors and windows, but is > > > in very poor condition. Looks like squatters are living there, Grace > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >