Aug 6, 2019 – Added 4 documents about Fred Francis and 2 new articles by Dean Karau … see the documents tab
July 24, 2019 – Added 2 New Articles by Dean Karau … see the documents tab
July 19, 2019 – Added very nice architectural drawings of the Fred Francis house and the cistern / water system. Â Search for “Francis” in the documents tab
July 16, 2019 – Added 1930 and 1964 Kewanee City Directories … see the documents tab
July 15, 2019 – Added 3 New Articles by Dean Karau … see the documents tab
June 3, 2019 – Added 3 City Directories — 1989-1899, 1905-1906, and 1921
May 18, 2019 – Added Crystal Lake article by Dean Karau
April 29, 2019 – Added articles and videos on Kewanee history by Dean Karau
April 15-20, 2019 – Added articles and Videos on Kewanee history by Dean Karau.
March 21, 2019 – Added a great video by Dean Karau on the history of Windmont Park. To see it click on the “Photos & Videos” tab, then click the link to the Video Gallery page.
March 9, 2019 – Added 1954 City Directory to the Documents page.
March 1, 2019 – Added 1937-1938 City Directory to the Documents page.
Feb 28, 2019 – Added Kewanee Chamber of Commerce Booklet from 1977. See the documents tab of the website.
Feb 23, 2019 – Added the dedication booklet for the “New” Kewanee High School (1956). See the documents tab of the website.
Feb 7, 2019 – Added a photo gallery of the winter ice storm of 1920-21 and added a 32 page newspaper insert booklet about the 100th anniversary of Kewanee Boiler
Jan 26, 2019 – Added 30 new documents to the “Documents” tab
Jan 19, 2019 – Added a 70+ page PDF with numerous photos, documents and clippings about the Black Knights (later the Knights)
Jan 24, 2019 – Added 3 items in the “Documents” tab … 90 pages of baseball documents and clippings, another 36 page baseball document, and 3 pages related to the Ballhawks.
Jan 19, 2019 – Added a new photo gallery — The Black Knights
Jan 9, 2019 – The website has been “remodeled”
- Over 1,000 new images have been added bringing the total to about 2,500 in over 40 different categories.
- A new “Documents” tab has been added and over 50 documents are available, including 6 fully scanned city directories (several hundred pages each)
- New items are included in the “Kewanee History” tab
- The site has been simplified to improve navigation