Lifelong Woodstock resident Angela Boe is putting her artistic flair on this year’s Groundhog Days.Having taught elementary art for 31 years in Crystal Lake School District 47, Boe retired in 2012. The move allowed her to pursue her own love of creating art on her own time.“It is great,” Boe said. “Because you can be […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com When a 175-year anniversary comes along, it’s worth taking a deeper look. First Presbyterian Church, while having moved locations over the years, has a loyal following, with some members even having ancestors who founded the church in 1846. The first church building stood at Jefferson and Church street, where Aurora University […]
By Heather Vosburgh news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Dick Tracy Museum is gone, but the police detective from the comics pages lives on in a display at the Woodstock Public Library. The museum in downtown Woodstock closed in 2008, and 12 years later the library display was put together with many pieces of donated memorabilia related to the […]
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