Browse Collections (41 total)

Nelson Smith Photo Collection

Nelson R Smith Jr. attended Maroa High School, graduating in 1939. He was a camera club member at Maroa HS, learning his craft by taking pictures for…

Willow Lane Schoolhouse

Willow Lane School, 1897 (from Prairie Post Aug. 13 1959, p. 7).jpeg

Collection regarding Willow Lane schoolhouse, which was 1.5 miles north and 1.5 miles east of Maroa.

Trojan Athletic and Activities Newsletters

February 2024.pdf

This collection contains the newsletter put out by the Athletic Department.

Miller School

1943 Miller School.jpeg

Columbia School, 5 miles east, 2 miles south of Maroa (on E. Hampshire Road)

Columbia School, 1924.jpeg

Columbia School, 5 miles east, 2 miles south of Maroa (on E. Hampshire Road).

The school was consolidated in the Argenta-Oreana district in 1947.…

Pleasant View North

Pleasant View North.pdf

Pleasant View North was located 3 miles west and 2 miles south of Maroa (Northwest corner of W. Hampshire Road and N. Bearsdale
Rd.). It was…

Excelsior North School

excelsior school north from pp march 28, 1968 (2023-1465).jpg

Items relating to Excelsior North school, which was about 4 miles west and 1.5 miles south of Maroa, Illinois.

The school opened in 1865 and was…

Maroa Public Library Collection

The history collection from the Maroa Public Library was donated to the MF School Archives in 2021. These items included all the donated material from…

Contributors: various

1930 Time Capsule Collection

1930 Cornerstone Time Capsule.pdf

A collection containing the items located in the time capsule found in the cornerstone of the high school building, which was built in Maroa in 1930.…

Contributors: Maroa High School gathered various items

Maroa Community Newpapers

1953 July 23 Maroa Post front page fragment (2023-1493).jpg

A collection of newspapers printed in Maroa, Illinois. NOTE: March 27, 1930 Maroa News Times (2023-1111) and September 18, 1930 Maroa News Times…