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!
Fourth of July Notes From Story County Towns
Local notes recount Fourth of July activities across Story City and nearby areas. Residents attended picnics at Wallingford and Rumetsburg, while others visited relatives in Chicago and Kansas. A Danish celebration at Jensons Grove drew a sizable crowd, and farm life, travel, and weather details appear alongside social visits and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GO. J. Larson
Story City
J. Fleming
Glen Elder
Kansas
Terril
My & Ste
T. J. Lambe
Lamotte
Iowa
Fannersburgy
Prank
Jas
Gammon
Sewell
Jenson
Grove
Bertha Cabrielson
Mikeell
Luger
Lin Vets Nrg
B. J. Bergeson
Chicago
Benton County
Vasilies
Cedar Rapids
We Dows
Syth
Fra
Inez Overholt
N. Dak
Berg
W. S. Jones
Jesse’ Hemings
P. J. ‘Claer
Ayrshire
J. By Randall
Whittemore
Blanche Barrett
Rock ‘Rapids
Portland
Oregon