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 Pella and surrounding areas
Local items report travel and visits by residents Asa Vander Mast in Santa Ana and friends in Pella, Mrs. Derbyshire visiting Waterloo, Orris Allen’s recovery from a sanatorium stay, Jersey cattle sale near Des Moines, births in the area, and various short updates on family trips, shopping, and community happenings including a Delca light plant shipment and a new radio gifted to Ed King.
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Asa Vander Mast
Santa Ana
Calif
Pella
Central
South America
Coolidge
Herrick
van Zante Bros
Eileen Sadler
Billy
Ed King
American Foundation For the Blind
Dave Breen
Mrs. King