Local History

Do you have photos or documents of the Barrington area to share?
Send them to Dalia at dmills@balibrary.org.

Photograph of gates into White Cemetery in Cuba Township, text reads cemeteries
Scan of historical document with text about Barrington, text reads documents
Photograph of thumbnail image from video, woman speaking to camera, text reads histories
Close-up of old Barrington map, text reads maps
Newspaper headline from old Barrington Courier issue, cover story about opening of Poplar Creek Music Center, text reads newspapers
Scan of old telephone directory cover, for Barrington, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, December 1939, text reads people finder
Black and white photo of old Barrington School Band, band members wearing uniforms, bass drum, text reads photos
Logos for Ancestry library edition and Fold3 databases, text reads library resources
Illustration of a family tree in green and brown, text reads other resources

Yesterday & Today: Life in the Barrington Area

Fall Is In the Barrington Air

Lake Adalyn in the Fall.

As Fall begins with cold weather and Autumn festivals, we can see some trees start to transform into a variety of beautiful colors. This photograph taken on October 24, 1992 of Lake Adalyn in South Barrington starts to show some red and orange leaves on the trees. Located to the east of what was Millrose Farm, Lake Adalyn was named after Bill Rose's mother. Bill Rose is considered the founding father of South Barrington and was the owner of Rose Packing Company. If you're interested in learning more about Bill Rose and the Rose family legacy, you can come in and meet with me or check out some of the thousands of photographs donated by the Rose family on our Flickr page that can be viewed online.

This photo is courtesy of the Rose family. If you have any photos to share, please contact Dalia Mills at dmills@balibrary.org

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