Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 1st, 2007
Byline: Liz Clemmons Daily Herald Correspondent
Americans quickened their pace during the 1920s, traveling by automobile, talking via telephone and dancing to jazz.
One small McHenry County town also was affected by changes the decade brought. Farmers and flappers, city families, Bohemian immigrants, and entrepreneurs eyeing money-making opportunities found their way to Fox River Grove during the 1920s.
Their stories are being told through a new exhibit at the McHenry County Historical Society and Museum in Union. "Arrival: The 1920s" looks at the decade through the eyes of those who live...
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