Maple Grove Grange No.1746 Collection (Winnebago County), 1872-1982 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: Maple Grove Grange No.1746 Collection (Winnebago County), 1872-1982

ID: RHC/RC/209

Extent: 1.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/01/1992

Subjects: Maple Grove (Ill.), National Grange, National Grange. Maple Grove Grange (Winnebago County, Ill.), Winnebago County (Ill)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Maple Grove Grange Collection dates from 1872 to 1982 with the majority of the collection consisting of meeting minutes. The remainder of the collection includes a rollbook, manuals and songbooks, a group photograph of the grange, and a constitution and by-laws for the Winnebago County Grange.

Collection Historical Note

The Maple Grove Grange organized on February 14, 1907. The grange met in members' homes and then in Elmwood School. The organization remained active until December 6, 1963 when the members voted to turn their charter back to the State Grange. After the outstanding bills were paid, the balance of the money in the treasury was divide equally among the members to give to their favorite charity.

Subject/Index Terms

Maple Grove (Ill.)
National Grange
National Grange. Maple Grove Grange (Winnebago County, Ill.)
Winnebago County (Ill)

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection are held by the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. Charles Temple

Acquisition Method: Mrs. Charles Temple of Winnebago, Illinois, donated the Maple Grove Grange #1746 Collection to the Northern Illinois Regional History Center on May 1, 1992.

Related Materials: For further information regarding other granges in the northern Illinois region the researcher should consult the Regional Collections Guide.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1-8: Minutes, December 22, 1911-December 8, 1944

Box 2

Folder 1-3: Minutes, December 17, 1954-December 6, 1963
Folder 4: Rollbook, February 14, 1907-1963
Folder 5: Manuals, 1872, 1982, n.d.
Folder 6: Songbooks, 1874, 1911
Folder 7: Photograph - Visit to Implement Works Emerson-Brantingham Company, Rockford, Illinois, January 16th, 1915
Folder 8: Winnebago County Grange Constitution and By-laws, 1874