Washington County Historical Society to acquire Conger House
The Washington County Historical Society will take possession of the Conger House at 903 East Washington St to restore and open as a museum and event venue. Plans call for furnishing the 23 room mansion with mid 19th century pieces and replanting historical gardens under Michael Zachs. Helen Wilson will advise. local volunteers lead restoration efforts including Mrs Stephen Wiggers and Michael Kramme. The site has deep local ties from Col C J Wilson and Jonathan Conger, who built the central brick addition after 1855 and made the property a social center for lawyers governors and legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Viggers
Washington County Historical Society
Jonathan Clark Conger
East
Washington St
Conger
Col. C.J. Wilson
Helen Wilson
Carleton Wilson
Washington
Lloyd Lytle
Robert Lytle
Conger - Wilson
Michael Zachs
Colonel Wilson
Stephen Wiggers
Cal Wolf
Clarence Goff
Michael Kramme
Dora Jones
Col
D.J. Palmer Conger
Clara
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Carrol
Washington County
Wilsons
Thomas Baker
Ohio
Nathan
John Lyon
Margaret
Thomas Ritchey
Adam Ritchey
Nathan Littler
Littler
Fanny
Ritchey
Wesley
Lydia
Caroline
Edwin
New York
Jonathan Conger
Mary Shaler
Woodlawn
John Conger
Hayesville
Aaron
Jonathan
Indiana
Burlington
van Ostrand Place
Jane Sloan
Billy Moore
Washington Street
Marietta
T.H. Stanton
United States Army
Madora Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
Florence Twining
C. J. Wilson
Mr. Conger
Washington Press
Highland Social Club Sees Pictures And School Lunch
Mrs. Larry Sexton hosted fourteen members for a Thursday afternoon meeting. Officers elected for six months include President Sexton and Vice President Murphy. Mrs. Elmer Steele invited the group to her home for February with a cookie exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Sexton
Highland Social Club
Elmer Steele
Sexton
Will Murphy
Oscar Steele
Rosalie Corpman
Riverside Notes include family news and a kitchen jam recipe
Mrs. Marge Luckey reports on Riverside life from meetings canceled by weather to a new great granddaughter born in Iowa City. She shares a refrigerator strawberry jam recipe using Surejel, notes on school fire drills, and a casual day of visiting with friends and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey Riverside
Journal
Riverside
Washington
The
Muriel Rosenkild
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lisa Marie
Robert Rittenmeyer
Lower Muscatine Road
Merle Blieu
Bernard Rittenmeyer
Marge Luckey
Ainsworth
Stork Gazette Names Newborns From Washington Area Families
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with parent names and addresses including Patty Lynn Williams, Brenda Kay Keeler, Joanna Robyn Plank, George Andrew Palmer Jr, Heather Robin Bruty, Lisa Anne Bower, Andy Ray Shetler, Mark Robert Rustan, Angela Christine Bender, Joseph Robert Wetrich, Chadburn Channing Foster, Bobbie Jo Stanton, Noel Austin Bright, Chad Richard Ulin, Theresa Lorraine Brooks. Entries show each child’s parentage and residence in communities such as Washington and Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Lynn Williams
Orville Clyde Williams
R. R
Washington
Brenda Kay Keeler
John Lynn Keeler
Ainsworth
Joanna Robyn Plank
Gregory Duane Plank
Wellman
George Andrew Palmer JR
George Andrew Palmer Sr
Marriages of the week in Cedar Rapids and Washington
Mr and Mrs Joseph Harold Walsh reside at 818 South Second Avenue after their January 3 wedding at St Patrick s Church Cedar Rapids officiated by Rev J Paul McGuire The bride Mildred Frances Kruse is from Cedar Rapids The couple reside in Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Harold Walsh
South Second Avenue
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
J. Paul McGuire
Mildred Frances Kruse
Paul J. Basinger
Washington
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Peggy Shalla
Richard S. Shalla
Kalona
Carl Bainger
Milwaukee
Mr. Basinger
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Almanac January 13 1973 highlights and history
The almanac notes January 13 1973 as the 13th day of the year with 352 to follow and lists celestial bodies Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter as morning visible and Saturn as evening star. It recalls Horatio Alger born January 13 1834 and key historical events including Stephen Foster death 1864 Edwin Stanton controversy 1868 Biafra surrender 1970 and New York ruling female baseball umpire 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Horatio Alger
Stephen Foster
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Conger House
Caleb Cleaves
Lyman Whitcomb
Peter Cray
Patterson
Guzman
Everson
Elm Grove Cemetery
C.J. Wilson
Pines Restaurant
Pines Rest Home
Historical Society
DuPont
Tedlar
Moline, Ill
CRULL
Lee
Agency
DIAL
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hynes & Howes Securities Company
Hynes & Howe
Hynes & Howes Real Estate
Hynes & Howes Securities Co
Larry A. Duncan
the Stork Gazette
Heather Robin Bruty
Hubert Alvin Bruty
Iowa
Lisa Anne Bower
Jimmie L. Bower
Columbus Junction
Andy Ray Shetler
Mrs
Jacob D. Shetler
Mark Robert Rustan
Garth Vernon Rustan
E. Harrison
Angela Christine Bender
Kenneth Ray Bender
W. Madison
Joseph Robert Wetrich
Robert Duane Wetrich
Chadburn Channing Foster
Larry Dean Foster
Brighton
Bobbie JO Stanton
Robert Raymond Stanton
S. Avenue C
Noel Austin Bright
Robert Austin Bright
Chad Richard Ulin
Richard LeRoy Ulin
Linn Hollow Trailer Ct
Theresa Lorraine Brooks
Nathan Eugene Brooks
W. Main
the Almanac
State Bank
F.D.J.C
Full Sags Bank
Ainsworth, la
Progress
Our
Sitler’s
House OF Lights
West Third St
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