History of the Northern Illinois Region

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About History of the Northern Illinois Region

From the original ''old west'' to the present. Photo's of historic & cultural merit of nearly any subject are welcome as long as they stay true to the title.

150 pictures of your kids birtday party would not be welcome. Is it historic? Yes but mostly only to you & your close relatives.

A few pictures of yourself or the family farm or home or town are welcome. People, places & things with some relative common point with the Northern Illinois Region & its history, that's what we're looking for.

I'm going to open the group with pictures of the Davis Junction Illinois Depot. These are modern pictures of the train yard & village as it is today.

The depot itself was torn down around 1990 but the historic value of my photo's is obvious. An era gone by.

This group will not limit the subject matter to trains or any other single subject. Historic pictures from any time in the past to the present are welcome.

Older photos that need to be scanned are great as long as they are not previously copy-writed. Personal photos handed down from one generation to the next are best for scanning to the net because they belong to you where as pictures in books or newspapers may be copy-writed.

Stories to go along with the pictures are great. It's not always possible of course but if you have some knowlege of the photo, the whats happening or who, what & where is in an old photo, it sure does add to the interest of the picture.