Here we have the beginning of the Tagee Bengston political saga, as his predecessor, Phin J. Maw, has died in office and Tagee is appointed Auditor of Winnebago County, Illinois. It was October 31, 1946. Back then, Rockford had two daily papers – the Rockford Register Republic and the Morning Star (later merged into the […]

My grandfather, Tagee Bengston, (1907-2008) was a public servant for over forty years. During his long career, his wife Vayda clipped every article that mentioned his name and pasted it in a scrapbook. By the time he retired, there were twelve volumes. The stack of scrapbooks is about four feet high, so I’ll be scanning […]