100 Years, 100 Stories 100 YEARS 100 STORIES THE ABRAHAM READY TO WEAR STORE 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 The Abraham Ready to Wear Store Written by Dr. Anthony Bashir The Abraham Ready to Wear Store was located at 117 Main Street in Spring Valley and opened in 1903.…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 YEARS 100 STORIES FROM PEDDLING TO PRINTING 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 From Peddling to Printing written by: Karen Morrissey George Kaleel was born in Spring Valley, Illinois March 24, 1933 the youngest child of Nemer and Evelyn Kaleel.He grew up in…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 YEARS 100 STORIES A PASSION FOR LIFE AND LOVE 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Jameel “Jimmy” Saad written by son, Jeffery Saad Seven year old Jameel “Jimmy” Saad emigrated from Rashya, Lebanon in 1907 with his adoptive mother and her son Sam. Upon arriving…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 Years 100 Stories Nick and Shafica Kaleel 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Nick and Shafica Kaleel Rashyia, Syria (Lebanon) Written by Judith Kanag Sunday Dinner with Family & Friends My family went to Spring Valley and spent the whole summer with my grandparents.…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 Years 100 Stories The Jolly Six 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 The Jolly Six Written by Ron Malooley It is about 1952, and a group of girls from St. George Church decided that they were going to have a group called…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 Years 100 Stories What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 What the Statute of Liberty Means to Me Written by Jeannie Malooley Leonard Alexis Malooley – 1963 Alexis Malooley receives publication honor in 1963. It was the first time that a…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 Years 100 Stories Children of St. George 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 The Children of St. George Published by Nicole Christine Medawar-Wiltse on Facebook Turn back time to when we were young and didn’t know anything but love, both to give and receive……
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 Years 100 Stories The Door A Monument to a Century of Altar Service 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 The Door: A Monument to a Century of Altar Service By written by Ronald Malooley and edited by Jake Malooley The year was 1940. I was four years old. Father…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 years 100 stories Nemer Kaleel 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Nemer Kaleel: Born in Rachyia-El-Wadi, Lebanon, Nemer Kaleel dreamed of moving to America where his father peddled clothing.In 1905, his dream came true and he saw the Statute of Liberty…
100 Years, 100 Stories 100 years 100 stories Elizabeth Abraham Forsa 15 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 I was born in Spring Valley on E. Iowa St. (where I live now). My sisters Mary and Sadie with brother Henry were also born on Iowa Street. My brother…
