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 histories recall decades of town events
A staged retrospective lists notable happenings from 1963 to 1923. It notes Sydney Beckord’s military entry at Fort Leonard Wood, dinner guests including Grant Johnson and Mrs. Howe, new Howard Hall head resident Emma Molyneux, Cub Scouts’ fundraiser near Deane Gunderson farm, Sheila Wood’s leave from Des Moines to Hamilton AFB, and community scenes from 1943 to 1923 including teachers, Armistice Day programs, residents’ visits, and local aviation road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beckord
Sydney
Fort Leonard Wood
Conrad Majorowicz
Grant Johnson
Forest City
Anna Howe
Anna Vaughn
Emma Molyneux
Howard Hall
Parsons College
Fairfield
Wesley Lehnus
Elmer Bishop
Libbie MacVey
Iva Brown
Good Will Industries
Sioux City
Deane Gunderson Farm
George Yabsley
Sheila Wood
Des Moines
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Calif
Pat Wood