105 YEARS SAME HOUSE, JOLIET TIME MACHINE

This proud and kind German-American family has lived in this home since it was built in 1919, nothing was ever thrown out. The family came to Joliet in the 1860s, started a quarry, a blacksmith shop, owned 3 different corner grocery stores, one family member was mayor and another an important war hero in WWII. This is a beloved and prolific family in our community. No one in the family was a collector, these are all truly family heirlooms/antiques with provenance. I've been at this since 1974, I haven't been in a house like this in our area since the...