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!
River voyage postcard hints haunt idle harbor days
A collage of local notices mixes farm loans and ads with residents visiting Hull Doon Iowa and Garner and Mason City. Names like J C Vitzthum Foppe Pioneer Store and Olive Tamplin appear with births moves and travel notes across May readings.
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John
H. O. Plumbe
State Bank
Lloyd Dunham
Hudson
Fuller’s
Foppe
Pioneer
J. C
Bob Miller
Hull
G. PF. Watt
J. C. Vitzthum
Shannon Bros
Rev. Huizenga
Boyden
Geo. P
Drew
Will M. Dunn
H. H. Dwight
J.W. Maher
E. J. Higgins
Doon
E. E. Burns
Hartley
Jas. A. Coad
Knapp’s
A.J. Davisson
Jas. Chisholm
Chicago
F. A. Scott
Foppe’s
Doherty and Large
Mason City
John Muilenburg
IF. van Zuiden
O. G. Reiniger
Ted Handy
Rock Rapids
J. C. Witzthum
Clark
Bradley & Metcalf
Sioux Falls
Tupper and Children
Manilla
Frank Large
Robert Miller
Chas. Cassidy
Celia Cassidy
Anna Long
Rock Valley High School
Opera House
Kingsbury
Brown
Tue
Bex
H. W. Wright
Queal & Co's
U. W
Chas. Barick
Thomas
Fairfield
Wash
Moss
Maine
Warren