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!
Reuniting with those who helped
TOP RIGHT Charly Kruckenberg seven of Hiawatha pets Luke a therapy dog owned by Mike Buscher of Cedar Rapids. SECOND FROM TOP RIGHT Cindy Leclerc of Lisbon kisses her son Samuel at the NICU reunion. Samuel spent a month in the neonatal unit after being born at 32 weeks and six days and went home Oct 1. THIRD FROM TOP RIGHT Jamie Levi of Oelwein talks to her daughter Anja ten months held by Christina Grimm a nurse in the neonatal unit. FAR RIGHT Jillian and Corey Sandersfeld Cedar Rapids entertain their twin daughters Mallory and Megan. NEAR RIGHT Christina Grimm holds her former patient Nora Ackerson two Cedar Falls as mother Emily Ackerson takes a photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charly Kruckenberg
Hiawatha
Luke
Mike Buscher
Cedar Rapids
Cindy Leclerc
Lisbon
Samuel
Jamie Levi
Oelwein
Anja
Christina Grimm
Jillian
Corey Sandersfeld
Mallory
Megan
Nora Ackerson
Cedar Falls
Nora
Emily Ackerson
St. Luke’s
Anja Levi
Krista Husemann
Gabriel Ackerson
Nassif Heart Center
St. Luke’s Hospital