Before we move much farther into January and Christmas 2024 becomes a memory of Christmas past, I wanted to share these photos taken the weekend before Christmas in Galena, Illinois. As a Christmas gift

Galena Illinois is a charming small town at any time of year, but add a fresh snowfall and it turns into a storybook village! The slogan on their tourist literature is "The town that time forgot"

J Russel Jones grew up in my hometown in the 1830s on the banks of the Rock River, and at the age of 15 he left home and went to Chicago, which was a brand new city being built on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Hola hive amigos que tal su día? Por aquí sobreviviendo a estos días de calor intenso, un saludo muy especial a esta comunidad de Photo-essay en la cual me anime hoy a publicar porque tengo unas hermosas

I know that many of you live in towns that can trace the history back thousands of years, but for those of us who live in the US, our history only goes back a few generations to when our ancestors arrived

My kids stayed a few nights at the elegantly restored jail house when they visited Galena, Illinois. It was used as the county jail from 1878 until 1975. The building was empty for many years before it

Back in the 1800's, Galena Illinois had more than its share of wealthy steam-boat captains and rich merchants. The town is on the Fever River, just 3 miles from the Mississippi River. Many of the homes

My Chicago kids spent a few days last week visiting Galena, Illinois and filling our family photo albums with some fresh new pictures. Just an hour away from my home in Wisconsin, Galena has always been

Definition And Description Of Galena Galena is a lead sulfide mineral with PbS chemical composition. Galena is lead (lead) and is mined from a large number of deposits in many countries. Galena is found

On Saturday I drove my almost-always-trusty Subie out Turquoise Lake Road and parked at the intersection with CR9B/FSR107, which is the road to Uncle Bud’s Hut. I jogged up hutward with no plans to go

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