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Honoring Berwyn Veteran Don Pechous
Don Pechous, a former resident of Berwyn, is a resident at the Quincy Veterans’ Home and has been a longtime friend and supporter of the BHS. This short 30-second video honored Don on a Quincy TV station in May of this year. As we prepare to honor all Veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, we […] -
Newspaper Digitizing Project Overview
This page is a sample page of a project which the BHS will be undertaking this spring. You may not know, but we hold a collection of newspapers dating from 1910 through the late 60’s. Some of them have been microfilmed. Our project will convert the microfilm to digital images, and then use Optical Character […] -
In Loving Memory of Our Dear Friend Gail Lofgren
Our dear friend and former BHS board member died Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Gail was battling cancer. To say it is a loss seems almost an understatement. For anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Gail, they would tell you she was a delightful woman, an especially sweet person, a real gem. I met Gail […]