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Ottawa, IL 61350—Tel. (815) 433-5261 The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild – 115 W. Glover St.—Ottawa, IL 61350—Tel. (815) 433-5261 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 GUILD HOURS Mondays & Saturdays JANUARY MEETING 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday 20th 2018 Meetings—3rd Saturday of Month At 1:00 p.m. Our speakers for this month will be JANE DePAOLI and ANN NEWELL. 115 W. Glover St., Ottawa Their presentation will be on the history of THE LASALLE COUNTY POOR 815 433-5261 FARM AND CEMETERY. Jane and Ann will share in information on the peo- ple buried in the cemetery as well as old photographs of the farm, such as the Ad- INTERNET CORNER ministrator from around 1905 in front of the big red brick buildings. This will be a The LSCGG’s Home Page address is: power point program of the research they have done. Lscgg.org LSCGG’s e-mail address: [email protected] FEBRUARY MEETING Saturday the 17th 2018 If you are a member and have not given us your e-mail address, please do so GAIL RAPP will be our speaker for this months meeting. Gail enjoys at the above address. REPURPOSING OLD METAL AND WOOD, creating rusty yard art OFFICERS from old tools, farm machinery, car parts and other discarded metal. President: Jenan Jobst Thirteen years ago, on a trip to Chicago, I came across a metal sculp- (815) 433-2919 ture. Studying this piece of art I saw familiar object used to create the Vice President: Debbie Snook piece. This tweaked my interest and that is how it all started. I purchased (815) 434-6342 my welder and chop-saw. Co-Secretaries: Sandy Vahl & Carol Wenzel Editor: Carole Nagle My wife and I enjoy “picking” by visiting rummage sales, flea markets, farm auctions and even scrap yards. Items I most enjoy creating are flow- ers, animals, insects and signs. My most challenging project was creating 5 life size pieces for a man from California for his country retreat. PRESIDENT’S LETTER Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018, I’m writing this 2 weeks before Christmas, but you probably won’t get this newsletter before Christmas. We haven’t had too many visitors lately but we have been busy. Bob Jordan’s nephew and wife are cleaning out his house. They keep finding things that Bob had saved and bringing them to us, box after box. Bob always made a second copy for himself. We have over 1400 pic- tures that Bob had put on his computer that we now have. We also received an index to the Spectator columns from the newspaper. We have the index but the columns are at Reddick library. We are busy getting all the information filed. Remember to renew your membership to the guild for next year. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year. Jenan Jobst President THE GENIE’S VIEW PAGE 2 LASALLE COUNTY GENEALOGY PLACES TO GO—THINGS TO DO GUILD MEETING— 18 November 2017 State of Illinois Genealogical Society Webinars Our annual November Ethnic Potluck was enjoyed by about 20 members. We had a large variety of dishes which were truly 9 January 2018 delicious. Finding Scottish Ancestors Online There was no formal meeting but lots of good conversations 8:00 p.m. Central Time 13 February 2018 Illinois digital Resources 8:00 Central Time MEMBERSHIPS 13 March 2018 Finding Clues for Your Immigrant Ancestors in Ethnic Newspapers and Publications New Members 8:00 p.m. Central Time PRIVATIZED SECTION Please check the website for more information and regis- Only Available to Members tration http://ilgensoc.org National Genealogical Society 2018 Family History Conference 2—5 May 2018 Change of Address Grand Rapids, Michigan PRIVATIZED SECTION Presented by National Genealogical Society Only Available to Members More information http://www.conference.ngsgenealogy.org GENEALOGY TIP OF THE DAY Rejoined How much information in your genealogy files is PRIVATIZED SECTION there because you “thought” it instead of finding a Only Available to Members record or source to provide evidence of it? You may think that your relatives were married in a certain town, but the marriage record only says the name of the county. You may think great-great-grandpa was born in Jackson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, but all Additional Surnames the records you have only say the name of the county. You may think that your grandparents attended the PRIVATIZED SECTION same church as your great-grandparents, but it’s possi- Only Available to Members ble they did not. Researchers want to think. It’s essential. Just remember that before putting down locations, events, etc. we need more than just what we think to be true. Review materials you compiled early in your re- search? Is there information you put down because you “thought” it was true? That could be why you have a brick wall. Posted: 06 Dec 2017 10:01 AM PST THE GENIE’S VIEW PAGE 3 LaSALLE THEATER area. As Christmas of 1837 neared, he sailed to St. Louis to try to persuade Bishop Rosati to install a priest in LaSalle. He The LaSalle Theater was built in 1914 by Mr. Manny related the unruliness of the labor force, and the need for some Newman and a group of LaSalle businessmen. Manny was divine guidance. His prayers were answered on March 29, the first manager in the 1920’s and was succeeded by Tom 1838, when a steamboat from St. Louis brought Fathers Raho Norman. and Parodi to LaSalle to start a Catholic mission. The Byrne The theater featured prizefights, top-notch vaudeville and cabin hosted the first mass of the mission along with all daily stock company performances through 1930. masses held until a church building could be constructed. High School and Grade School graduations were held at Michael Byrne was also living in LaSalle at the same time the theater along with campaign rallies and talent contests as William, Although it is now unknown how the two were every Friday evening. Bank nights were held during rhe related, if at all. Michael became landlord of Harrisson Hotel depression. on March 1, 1887. He also had an interest in the lumber and LaSalle’s own Gertrude Olmsted, Pearl White, Clara grain businesses and was one of the first organizers of the Bow, Ethel Barrymore, Mary Astor, Ruth Roland, Mary LaSalle National Bank. His lumberyard was sold in 1885 To Pickford, John Barrymore, Walter Pidgeon, William Mr. Stuart. Desmont, Charlie Chaplin, Wallace Reed, Tom Mix, Will Rogers, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fatty Arbuckle, Buck Matthew Byrne was appointed manager of the Harrison Hotel Jones, Art Acord, Hoot Gibson, Yuke Knute, Young Jackie at the same time Michael Byrne took over as landlord. Later, a Coogan, Mickey Rooney, Snub Polar, Ben Turpin, Laurel & William F. Byrne became the hotel’s proprietor. William F. Hardy, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor,, Estelle Taylor and James made improvements to the structure including rebuilding and Cagney all came to life at the theater. rearranging the hotel office in 1902. The entire hotel was re- Saturday afternoon child’s admission was three cents. furbished in 1910 during his tenure. Some of the shows were serial movies and patrons had to Also listed in City directories is John Byrne who purchased come back the next week to see the rest. the lot next to Billy Byrne’s, leading one to believe they were An orchestra pit was located in front of the stage. Music probably related. John was listed as Sec. Foreman with the from the pit filled the theater with the appropriate music Illinois Central Railroad. He lived on Third Street near the during the silent film days. Some of the musicians were: I.C. tracks. His sister was, most likely, Eliza Byrne, based on Frank Powers on the drums, Ralph Shmoeger at the piano, land records indicating a joint purchase of the same lot. Illi- Dave Hamilton on the violin, Verde Halm on the coronet nois marriage records indicate that Eliza married David L. and Charles Miller on the clarinet and saxophone. Gregg in LaSalle County on June 1, 1842. Jensen Jewelry Store was located in the west front en- P.H. Byrne is listed as serving as City Marshall in 1876. trance and the Western Union Telegraph Office was located He lived at the corner of Fourth and Tonti Streets. in the east front entrance. Finally, the last Byrne to figure prominently in LaSalle history was Edward Byrne. Edward served LaSalle as City “THE AUSTRIAN BAND” Engineer from the early 1900’s to 1936 when Larry McGonni- gal took over the position. Around the year 1914, a band known as the Austrian Band played regularly in the City’s Pulaski Park band shell. City of LaSalle, 1852-2002 The band consisted of members of Austrian descent, and Sesquicentennial - pg. 9-17 they often played at midnight mass at St. Roch’s church on Christmas Eve. City of LaSalle, 1852-2002 Sesquicentennial - pg. 7-19 THANK YOU Big Thanks to Kathy Loebach and Gayle Wright for their very generous donations. Thanks to Billie Armstrong for BYRNE your generous donation in memory of Robert Jordan. Also, thanks to the following for their donations: Mary Carter, In the early days of LaSalle, the name Byrne must Donald Kerste Marilyn Schoenfeld and Jon C. Gealow. have been heard throughout the town on a regular basis. Every donation, large or small, is truly appreciated by the Guild as we run on dues, donations and fees for information William Byrne was a canal builder from Leinster, Ire- and copies.
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