This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Local notes from Aurelia and surrounding towns
Readable items include tax due reminders at Farmers National Bank and First National Bank, social visits in Cherokee Quimby and Aurelia, job changes at the Illinois Central depot, a dance at the Lockin hotel, and local business promotions at Garber's. Community briefs cover travels, births, baptisms, and road conditions as residents prepare for upcoming events and institute sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garber’s
Peterson
Aurelia
Corneil Clover
Illinois Central Depot
Sadie
Edna Georke
Sioux City
Ray
Verna Howell
First National Bank
Will Garber
Correctionville
George
Misa Nila Watts
Edwin
Cherokee
E. O. ‘Watts
R. Vi Bartek
The
Lockin
A. Nyatedt Jaet
Albert Swanson
Albert
Everett. McManus
Emma McManus
Mackinawa
Garber’s. QO
Fred Fassler
Kiernan
L. P. Nelson
W. P. Dawson
Brodhead
Wisconsin
Henry Taylor
Montrose
South Dakota
Arlington
S. L. Bunday
Lockin Hotel
First National
Farmers National Bank