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Tales of Old Barrington

Table of Contents

Front Cover / Title Page / Contents (front cover, pages 1-5)
Introduction (pages 6-9)

It Was Planned and Not Just a Widening of the Road: Birth of Barrington (pages 10-21)

The Sound of the Saw Was Constantly Heard: Building a Life on the Prairie (pages 22-39)

We Stayed There, by God, 'Til We Did Know It: Schooling in Early Barrington (pages 40-49)

A House for Seven Dollars, and a Cow for Seven Dollars: Life in a New Country (pages 50-59)

Members Had Deeds for Their Pews: First Churches of Barrington (pages 60-67)

Any Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles Today? Special Memories of Early Barrington (pages 68-79)

Such a Lovely Place to Play: Downtown Barrington in the Early 1900's (pages 80-95)

Snake Oil for Every Ache and Pain: The Medicine Show, and Other Good Times (pages 96-105)

People Don't Know What It Was to Be Cold: Everyday Life in the Village (pages 106-137)

Sources for Stories / Bibliography / About the Author / Barrington Area Bicentennial Commission, 1976 / Acknowledgments / Back Cover (pages 138-143, back cover)

Index to Tales of Old Barrington

books about barrington area history

History of Cook County, Illinois
Andreas, A.T.

Stowaway to Heaven
Barsumian, Nazareth Sarkis

They Builded Better Than They Knew
Benson, Barbara L.

Echoes of a Century
First Baptist Church (Barrington, IL).

A Club in the Country: The Story of Barrington Hills Country Club
Schmitz, Patty Dowd.

Hark Back to Barrington: Fifty Years with the Fox River Valley Hunt
Fitch, Victoria R., and D. Susan Johnson.

A History of Barrington, Illinois
Lines, Arnett C.

Tales of Old Barrington
Sharp, Cynthia Baker

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