The Flagg Township Museum at 518 4th Ave. in Rochelle will be hosting a book signing event Sunday, Aug. 4 from 1-2 p.m. with Tom McDermott, Museum historian and author of "STORIES: Glimpses into the history of the Rochelle area and its residents".
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ROCHELLE — The Flagg Township Museum at 518 4th Ave. in Rochelle will be hosting a book signing event Sunday, Aug. 4 from 1-2 p.m. with Tom McDermott, Museum historian and author of "STORIES: Glimpses into the history of the Rochelle area and its residents".
The book, which went on sale recently, contains 52 stories of Rochelle history. It is now available for purchase for $20 at the museum. It can be purchased online and shipped for $25 by visiting flaggtownshipmuseumrochelle.org/home and using the DONATE button on the home page. All proceeds from the book will go towards the museum.
In 2021, McDermott began writing history-based stories for the Rochelle News-Leader's opinion page. After his amount of stories completed and published began to number in the dozens, he began to consider publishing a collection of them in a book after the urging of Museum Director Jan Devore.
Stories in the book range chronicle military heroes with connections to Rochelle, the first settlers of Rochelle, the history of employers like Del Monte and Caron Spinning, the evolution of Rochelle’s school system, and various stories on historic buildings in the city.
