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Frederick C. Jones taken poses for a portrait during his time as a member of the 24th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. Jones died during the Battle of Stones River while in command of the 10th Brigade.

The historic Frederick B. Townsend House, located in Sycamore, is a bed and breakfast today. On verso: "Charles Boynton, banker, built this Victorian Queen Anne for his daughter and son-in-law (Townsend) using granite from 25 DeKalb farms."

Portrait of Frederick "Fritz" Boch standing in a workshop surrounded by paint cans.

Portrait of Frederick "Fritz" Boch with his coal mining equipment. Boch was born in Taylorville and worked at the Peabody Mine.

Maria "Mary" Prozniker Boch of Taylorville stands in a barnyard with her sons, from left to right, Frederick "Fritz" Boch, Max Boch, Frank Boch, and Otto Boch.

Portrait of Frederick "Fritz" Boch (left), Max Boch (center), and Frank Boch (right).

Portrait of Boch brothers of Taylorville. From left to right: Frederick "Fritz" Boch, Frank Boch, Otto Boch, and Max Boch.

Portrait of brothers Frederick "Fritz" Boch (left), Frank Boch (second from left), and Max Boch (second from right) with their niece and nephew Anna "Annie" Paul (center) and Frank Paul (right).

Illinois legislator Fred J. Smith speaks at the event. His wife and fellow legislator, Margaret Smith, is on his right.

Illinois Industrial University Literature and Science student George Frederic Kenower of Carlyle poses for a portrait. Kenower graduated from the university in 1875.

Agricultural student Frederic Lewis Hatch of Spring Grove poses for a portrait. Hatch graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1873.

Fred Gillies (standing, left), head of Republican fund raising in Illinois (for Goldwater-Miller campaign, 1964), president of Acme Steel Company of Chicago, and former Chicago Cardinals football player, poses for a photo with Illinois Secretary of…