W.A. McConnell Foundation

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McConnell Foundation is a 501c3 organization that exists for the betterment and preservation of the historical essence of the greater Richmond region in Illinois. McConnell Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the treasured history of the greater Richmond area in Illinois, the legacy of its founders, and the revitalization of its historic downtown for the b

enefit of generations to come. McConnell Foundation exists for the betterment and preservation of the historical essence of the greater Richmond region in Illinois.

👀 ⌛ 🔨 Broadway - then and now.📸 eBay.com📸 Google Maps
06/10/2026

👀 ⌛ 🔨 Broadway - then and now.

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Recognize any of these properties?🌳🏠🏘️🏡📷 Richmond Gazette, 1976
06/09/2026

Recognize any of these properties?🌳🏠🏘️🏡

📷 Richmond Gazette, 1976

06/08/2026

DID YOU KNOW❓

Just south of Richmond, deep within Glacial Park & Lost Valley Visitor Center under the shade of what had been a 250+ year old oak tree, lies the Thomas Family burying ground. The Thomases were a homesteading family who lived in the mid-1800s. Five of their children never reached adulthood. In the 1990s, the McHenry County Conservation District staff located the burial site and placed new stone markers to commemorate this brave family and their five young ones lost far too early.

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If you are of a certain age, you may remember the "Phone First" TV commercials of the 1970s and 1980s urging customers t...
06/06/2026

If you are of a certain age, you may remember the "Phone First" TV commercials of the 1970s and 1980s urging customers to call ahead before showing up unannounced. ☎️

This one was shot in Richmond at Ed's Antiques. 🎬

📷 Richmond Gazette, June 1984

Twelve gravestones were toppled in the historic English Prairie Cemetery in June 1978. 🪦🪦🪦📷 Richmond Gazette, July 1978
06/03/2026

Twelve gravestones were toppled in the historic English Prairie Cemetery in June 1978.
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📷 Richmond Gazette, July 1978

🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸We've got a lot to celebrate! Join us as we celebrate our nation's 250th birthday ...
06/02/2026

🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸 ⭐ 🇺🇸
We've got a lot to celebrate! Join us as we celebrate our nation's 250th birthday at Richmond Round-Up Days 2026 - America 250!

📅 Saturday, June 27
⏰ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 Olde No. 90 - 10328 N. Main Street, Richmond, Illinois

Visit us at the oldest building in town, built in 1844 by Charles G. Cotting.

✔️Hear about our future plans for Olde No. 90 and tour the basement🔨
✔️Learn about the U.S. Declaration of Independence, 🇺🇸
✔️Sample some old-fashioned candy, 🍬
✔️Watch LIVE metal detecting at 11 a.m. by professional detectorist Jim Winter, the "Driftless Digger" 🔍
✔️Try your OWN hand at metal detecting! 👀

1963 - Railroad crossing at Tryon Road, west of Rt. 12. Three men escaped serious injury when a Northwestern train hit ...
05/30/2026

1963 - Railroad crossing at Tryon Road, west of Rt. 12. Three men escaped serious injury when a Northwestern train hit the back of their car. 🚂💨💨💨

Not two months before, a fatal accident with a train occurred in nearby Spring Grove.

📷 NuVue News | October 1963

In memory of those near and far who have given all so that we may be free. 🇺🇸 ♥️
05/25/2026

In memory of those near and far who have given all so that we may be free. 🇺🇸 ♥️

🌺 🇺🇸 In Flanders Fields 🇺🇸 🌺 by John McCraeIn Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses...
05/24/2026

🌺 🇺🇸 In Flanders Fields 🇺🇸 🌺
by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

🖋" 'In Flanders Fields' is a famous World War I poem by Canadian soldier John McCrae, written in 1915 after the Second Battle of Ypres, where he buried a friend. The poem uses the image of red poppies growing on the graves of fallen soldiers to urge the living to continue the fight, passing the torch of duty to them, and it cemented the poppy as a symbol of remembrance for the war dead." 🌺

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