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!
Social visits fill Sumner area roster of gatherings
A long list of Sunday and weekend visits spans Sumner and surrounding towns with toasts, baptisms, and family moments. Residents from Readlyn Waverly Fredericksburg Nashua Westgate Denver and Charles City share hospitality, travel, and small celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Brase
Ernest Brase
Waverly
Bertha Drape
Todd James
Ronald Hills
Elgin
Alvin Hahn
W. H. Klein
Bill Hills
Tripoli
Hahn
Linda Hills
Art
Henry Schedtler
Sumner
Emil Schmudlach
Alfred Hahn
Effie Alcock
Wm. Burrow
Leland Alcock
Earl Gillette
Waterloo
Alcock Cemetery
Elmer Matthias
Walter Buhr
Tom
Westgate
Ronald Buhr
Clyde Jordan
Jim Jordan
Dale Mueller
Bernard Wenthe
Ernest O
Fredericksburg
Arnold Smith
Clyde Blunt
Garon
Grandma Blunt
New Hampton
William Smith
Charles City
Paul Lockey
Charles Smith
Ada Jean
Roy Schmudlach
Joe Dean
Oelwein
Richard Harken
Marion
Wayne Bravener
Delbert Bravener
Greenwood
Wis
Bertha Testreet
Ionia
Ethel Waterman
Lavern Lampe
Michael Sumner
Will Hagedorn
Orville Ostrogge
Artesian
Walter Reding
Fietta Bergmann
Art Kammeyer
Karol
Winnefred Smith
Alma Huffman
Nashua
Clayton Love
L. W. Bockhaus
Charles Steege
Bonnie Moeller
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Denver
Roger Andrews
Warren
Mich
Alvin Bergmann
Bert Parker
Republic
Alfred Bull
James Hartson
Minnie Coen
Harlan Pose
Roland Brase
Rolanda