Memories of Life in Downers Grove

In celebration of the Village of Downers Grove's 175th Anniversary, the Downers Grove Public Library asked residents and former residents to share their memories of life in the village. We are happy to share these memories with you.

 

A Lifetime in Downers Grove

Dolores Harrison

Rose Pfaff Beales

Grace Clevenger Schramm

A Downers Grove Youth

Donna Hankiewicz

The Henkle Family

Carol Kania Morency

Ellen Foss

Dorothy Gadzala

Fourth of July and the Bicentennial

Jan Donda

Mark Posherps

The Grove Masonic Temple

Ralph E. Gray

Veterans of Foreign Wars Century Post #503

Ralph E. Gray

Friends and Neighbors

Jeanne Nelson

Susan Shields

Nancy Goodman

Downtown Downers Grove

Patricia Olson

Jackie Mason and Aly Simpson

Rita Regis

Agatha Pfaff Thiesse

Joan Wilson

Bonnie Kendall

Anonymous

 

Homes and Neighborhoods

John Bollinger

Tony Dolatowski

Marjorie Blaida

Susan Chester Brixie

Ralph E. Gray

Farm Fields

Rich Manak

Train Memories

Tony Dolatowski

Agatha Pfaff Thiesse

A History of DG AARP

Freda Mullen

The Pine Hollow Open

Bruce Swanson

Chicken Joe

Rose Herlien

56 Years of Downers Grove Memories

Rose Herlien

History of Alexander Bradley Burns American Legion Post #80

Post historians