History
Roscoe History: Christmas in the 1800s
Each year one or two of the wealthier families would host a Christmas party in their homes for the whole town.
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Roscoe, IL
Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department wins Roscoe Township Historical Society's Heritage Award
On Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 Roscoe Township Historical Society President Laura Zwart presented the Harlem-Roscoe Protection Department with the 2025 Heritage Award at the Cross House. Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief John Bergeron accepted the award for the department. The RTHS launched the Heritage Enterprise Recognition program in 2021 where the RTHS
Rockton Ramblings
Hononegah students learn local history at Rockton Township Historical Society Museum
“Many of the kids didn’t know how old Rockton is. The RTHS does a really nice job with the artifacts."
Macktown Living History
Lincoln and Liberty - honoring Lincoln, democracy, and the hands that made a nation whole
"So when people talk about recreating battles, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is to have lived it."
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Roscoe History: Medicine in the 1800s
The Roscoe Township Historical Society will be presenting “History of Medicine in the 1800s and Early Roscoe Physicians”, at 11 a.m. on October 5, 2025.
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Roscoe History: The Roscoe Red Cross
The Roscoe Red Cross was formed in June 1917.
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Roscoe History: Remembering the Ilsley Family and the Flood of 1858
At midnight on June 3, 1858, disaster struck a Roscoe home, west of what is now the Stone Bridge.
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Roscoe History: The Winnebago County Agricultural Society
In 1875, Roscoe citizens encouraged the board to uninvite Jefferson Davis from speaking at the Winnebago County Fair.
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Roscoe History: The Storytellers
Many have written about our small town of Roscoe, Illinois, but few have published their findings.
