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  1. 2012.5.61 - Bill

    Bill, 3 3/4" x 7", paper, front- printed in black "Bartlett, Ill.,__________, M_________, in account with, Franz B. Hesse, dealer in, Furniture, Household Woodenware, Window Glass and Toys, Also Undertaking ,Coffins and hearse furnished on short notice" Written in blue ink, "November 13, 1900, Town of Hanover, October 13, 1 Dz. chairs, 7.00, 1 table, 1.75, 8.75,", in black ink- "Paid, Franz B. Hesse" Back- blank Franz Hesse (1847-1913), was a ...

    Record Type: Object

    Bill
  2. 2013.1.141 - Calendar

    Calendar, 11" w x 8 1/2" l (folded), paper, full color, Cover- image of 12 women wearing bikini T-shirts and sunglasses, sitting/standing, in black- "Dazzling Divas, Hanover Township Senior Service, in white- "2005", the 12 months feature a diva, or more, in a seasonal appropriate costume, Back cover- all 12 months featured with listing of who was involved and cost of calendar. In 2005, the "Dazzling Divas" of Hanover Township's Senior Service...

    Record Type: Object

    Calendar
  3. 2014.17.13 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, sepia, 4 1/4" x 3 1/4", 10 men standing in front of threshing machine in a field setting. Fred Hecht Jr, (1883-1942) tallest man standing on thresher wheel with left hand on hip, was a Hanover Township farmer. His threshing business, pictured here with his crew, would travel from farm to farm to help in harvesting crops. The Hecht farm was once located on Irving Park Road. The family lost the farm in the Great Depression. ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  4. 2014.21.15 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 4 1/2" h x 3 1/4" w, black & white, Front- headshot of man wearing suit, tie and eyeglasses, curtains behind, hand of someone on his right shoulder, image cut to this size prior to donation. Henry C. Thurnau (1888 -1958) was village president at the time this picture was taken. This image and 2014.21.15 of William Bull were part of a larger image cut apart prior to donation. Thurnau, one-time owner of Thurnau's Sweet Spot ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  5. 2014.4.46 - Postcard

    Postcard, 5 1/2" l x 3 1/4" w, paper, cream Front- Printed in red and green-"Your postmaster wishes you & yours a very Merry Christmas Ralph H. Watermann P.S. May all your mail in '51 bring happiness." Back- hand addressed in ink- "Mr. & Mrs Harvey Brandt Bartlett Illinois" cancellation stamp, 1 cent George Washington stamp, written in other handwriting- numbers date, township location. Ralph Watermann (1918-1995) first served as Bartlett's ac...

    Record Type: Object

    Postcard
  6. 2015.9.27 - Map

    Map, 62" w x 74" h, framed with glass, canvas Front- Van Vechten & Snyder's Real Estate Map of Cook County 1875, included are townships showing land ownership and acreage owned, roads, waterways, railroads, some communities/or parts and ranges of townships enlarged at bottom portion, several advertisements including that of real estate sellers. Scale 1 1/2" to a mile. Reminisce of Marilyn Giles Ziegler, December 2015, concerning this map gifte...

    Record Type: Object

    Map
  7. 2016.25.109 - Book

    The Story of Our Towns

    Record Type: Library

    The Story of Our Towns
  8. 2016.4.32 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, color, 4" h x 6" w, two people, one man and one woman, under a tent with Hanover Township sign attached. Then Township Clerk Brian McGuire, right, and Township Community Health Nurse Trish Simon, left, are manning a booth in Bartlett Park at an unknown event.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  9. 2017.15.1 - Deed

    Release deed, 8 1/2" x 6 1/2" opened, paper, cream color, Side A- printed in black on one side "Release Deed" and form which was filled in using pen and pencil, printed in blue, "4108590." Deed was from Fred Oltendorf to husband and wife, Heinrich Scheele and Line Scheele, dated October 10, 1907. Side B- printed in black, form #507 a release deed. Information is filled in using pen. The form states that property, lot 9, with location description...

    Record Type: Archive

    Release Deed
  10. 2017.15.4 - Deed

    Release deed, 8 1/2" x 14", paper, cream color, dated November 6, 1907, Side A - printed in black on left side, "Release Deed" and form to fill in, stamped in blue, "6670175" and stamped as filed, in ink a signature and pencil scribbles. Side B- printed in black, release deed form no. 49 with information typed in blue ink. Fred Oltendorf of Bartlett released to husband and wife, Heinrich and Line Scheele property in Hanover Township described as ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Release deed
  11. 2017.1.9 - Cup

    Cup, 5" x 3 1/4", plastic, bright green, printed in black on both sides, "Brian P. McGuire, Hanover Township Supervisor, (Not paid for with tax dollars)" McGuire was first elected to the position of Township Supervisor in 2009. This glass was distributed to viewers of a Bartlett 4th of July parade, circa 2010.

    Record Type: Object

    Cup
  12. 2018.1.16 - Print

    Print, 21"h x 16"w framed, paper, metal, Print- college of three images- man driving horses and wagon, farmer with cows, plat of township, Printed in black- "For beauty, convince and goodness take all three together, and I think my choice surpasses any lands I ever saw" and "Hanover Township Celebrating 150 Years 1850-2000." Frame- black metal with black matt. To commemorate and celebrate the 150 years of Hanover Township in 2000, the Hoosier ...

    Record Type: Object

    Print
  13. 2018.1.23 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", sepia, man and woman standing outside in front of destroyed building, dog in foreground, intact buildings in background. Back- written in pencil, "Hoosier Grove, rural Cook Co, IL, Hanover Township after the tornado" Just before noon on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1920 severe thunderstorms began to form 50 miles west of Chicago which spawned tornadoes. One tornado passed through downtown Elgin where it destroy...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  14. 2018.21.1 - Pamphlet

    "Our Town, Hanover Township"

    Record Type: Library

    "Our Town, Hanover Township"
  15. 2018.21.2 - Pamphlet

    "Our Town, Hanover Township"

    Record Type: Library

    "Our Town, Hanover Township"
  16. 2018.30.5 - Handbill, Political

    Handbill, Political, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded, paper, cream, Front- printed in blue, "Citizens to Elect the PRO* Team *Proven Responsible Officials...," image of eight people, Inside- image of elected officials with biography, Back- printed in blue, "Re-elect Orlo Benson Hanover Township Road Commissioner..., " image of one man. On April 4, 1989, Orlo Benson (image and campaign stance on back) was up for re-election for the position of Hanover T...

    Record Type: Object

    Handbill, Political
  17. 2018.38.1 - Album, Photograph

    Album, photograph, 7 1/4"w x 11 1/4"l, black, cloth, 47 pages, black and white photos on both sides, Front- printed in goldtone, "Photographs", string tie. 3-6 photos per page documenting farm life. Farm life in Hanover Township is captured in this photo album of the Frederick (Fred) Hecht family. The farm was once located on north side of Irving Park Road between Barrington Road and Park Blvd. The family included Fred, his wife Amanda and chi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Album, Photograph
  18. 2018.38.7 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 4 1/4" w x 3 1/4" h, sepia, Front- Four visible people using a threshing machine. Back- in pencil, "From Elmer Hecht, Hecht farm" A threshing machine is a piece of farm equipment that removes the seeds from the stalks and husks. This image is from the Fred Hecht farm once located in Hanover Township off Irving Park Road, today Streamwood.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  19. 2020.34.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- Two girls, standing outside, surrounded by bags of food. Sisters, Lily, left, 9-years old and Charley, right, 7-years old organized a food drive on their S. Hickory Avenue block in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Flyers were delivered to neighbors asking for items that would be donated to the Hanover Township Food Pantry that serves our local communities. Look at all they collected!

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  20. 2020.55.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, sepia, Front- man wearing dark suit standing next to woman in long black dress wearing a hat, she has her hand on his arm, printed at bottom, "Beals, 23 Douglas Ave., Elgin, Ills." Written in pen on paper below- "Frederick & Wilhemena Ackman, Born in Germany, Parents of Minnie Ackman, Grandparents of Alice Larson" Frederick Ackmann (1846-1921) and his wife Wilhelmina "Minnie" Bierberg Ackmann (1841-1920) where both born in Germ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital

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