Saturday, since we didn't go out to the Spring Football game at NIU, I was able to go to this presentation of the McHenry Area Historical Society given at the McHenry Savings Bank. Presenter was Craig Pfannkuche, Mr. History, when it comes to local county stuff here.
And, as it turns out, he is very active with the Chicago and Northwestern Historical Society where he is their genealogical archivist. This is one of the railroads in the Chicago area. He says they have a huge collection of maps and personnel information. You can go to their site at www.cnwhs.org.
When we lived in Palatine, Illinois, this is the railroad line that served the northwest suburbs and my dad used to take it back and forth to his job at Quaker Oats in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.
I did not know Craig, but did know his wife who was library director when I was on the board in Round Lake. He taught history. They are both retired now.
I was able to talk with him before the program and he told me about getting a chance to tour the upstairs of the Mineola Hotel on Fox Lake, something I sure would have liked to do. The hotel has been closed for a long time, but until last year the bar at ground level was open, before the mayor made the owner close it down. He agrees that the building is beyond saving. It would cost a million alone just to scrape off the lead paint.
More to Come. --Cooter
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