1858-Building was constructed as the Davis Hotel, Camden Mills (Milan), IL.

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1882-Building became C.H. Dibbern & Son Hardware.

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1941-Hardware store was purchased by Israel (Is) Post (Great, Great Uncle to R.J. McDaniel) Store name was Post Hardware.

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1951-Store name was changed to B&B Hardware when owners were transferred to non-family member (Harold Brown).

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1955-Store joined the True Value co-op.

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1963-Store changed owners back to current family ownership. Edna Post & John McDaniel (R.J.'s Great Aunt and Grandfather) assumed ownership but decided to keep B&B Hardware as the name. 

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1967- B&B Hardware became a corporation.

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1968-A new building was built onto the old building/frame (same location:334 W 2nd Ave Milan, IL.). Store never closed during the construction. 

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2000-B&B joined the co-op Do It Best from direction of owners; Marylyn McDaniel & Reed McDaniel (Grandmother and Father to R.J.)

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2007-Store was relocated to a bigger location in Milan with great parking. Owned & operated by Reed McDaniel & R.J. McDaniel Jr.

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