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!
Factory town farmhouses and war relief at home
A first carload of workers and scarce beds in Michigan led to farm families hosting daily meals and crowded rooms. Two businesslike women arrived with supplies, enabling hot lunches, beds, and organization, while a Red Cross effort supported soldiers with sweaters from Iowa and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirage
Sding
Pei
Michigan
Gover
Nels Smith
Humboldt
Misa Lulu Logan
Linn Grove
H. P. Schoonover
I. J. Godden
Fort Dodge
Hilda Nelson
S. C. Campbell
Len Ripperger
Estherville
Nelson & Sheldon
T.S. Buck
Lucile
Jens Peterson
Sarah Brodale
Gilmore City
Laurence Meech
Rolfe
J. W. Tilton
W. S. Bryarly
A. E. Olsen
J. A. Blake
Rasmus Hemmerson
Havelock
Walter Turley
Steve Nelson
Frank Wallace
Ochevedan
D. R. Benge
W. L. Tupper
Jack Henderson
Cate Wallace
Herbert Benge
Pioneer
O. J. Sheldon
Will Bowen
Homer Straight
Clare
John Anderson
Frank Carlton
M. BE
Dr. Mossman
Morningside College
Sioux City
Bede
Bradgate
Thompson
Toronto
S. C
Magnus Sorlein
Bode
Camp Hospital No. 15
Red Cross
Iowa
Texas
France
William S. Cenningham
Medical Department
Rev
W. F. Dun ‘Ningham
Buffalo
Leon ‘County