We drove on up to Aurora, Illinois, arriving in the
evening. Aurora is the city where both the Loves and the Peoples families finally settled after immigrating from different parts of Ireland. There is nearly nothing about the Peoples, but there is quite a bit about the Love family because Robert Love and two brothers who started the Love Brothers Foundry, a successful iron foundry of its time. Most of the ornate metal work in the area was done by this company.
The next morning, we drove around Aurora, passing several sites that had been locations of the foundry at different times.. Then we went to the public library where we were able to find many newspaper clippings about the family. I didn’t find anything about the People’s family, but it was still special to be where my ancestors had lived.
The next morning, we drove around Aurora, passing several sites that had been locations of the foundry at different times.. Then we went to the public library where we were able to find many newspaper clippings about the family. I didn’t find anything about the People’s family, but it was still special to be where my ancestors had lived.
The city today.
The Peoples first home was on Pierce St.
A main street.
Where the original foundry was located.
This cannon has Love Brothers Foundry inscribed on the lower right corner
A memorial to those who fought in the Civil War, including both Robert Love and Robert Peoples. The Foundry did all the iron work on the building.
They did this plaque which gives more detail about the memorial's purpose.
One of the Love brother's homes.
Although they did not do this manhole cover, this is the kind of thing that they would have done.
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