Thank you to Ken Jellema for his research assistance on this article. In the 141 years since our headquarters, the Albee House, was built, it’s only changed hands 3 times – a fact that’s pretty remarkable for a structure of that age. Though it’s come to be known as the Harry & Myrtle Albee house, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Blue Island History
“How Chicago’s Suburbs Were Planted And Named” – Norman Rexford’s Journey to Blue Island
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From the March 4, 1900 Chicago Sunday Tribune “Norman Rexford gave Blue Island its name. He was the first permanent settler in the suburb, and up to the time of his death, March 28, 1883, he was one of its most prominent residents. Mr. Rexford was born in Charlotte, Vt., in 1802, and represented the […]