Yorkshire immigrants shaped early Iowa towns and mines
Research by John Thorton Dixon reveals Yorkshire born settlers moving to Clinton and Dubuque counties in the 1830s to 1850s, drawn by mining then farming. Lead miners from Swaledale migrated to North America, financing Iowa farms after shipping lead down the Mississippi, while Hull Emigration Society members helped found Welton in Clinton County and later moved to Davenport.
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Iowa
Dixon
Yorkshire
Swaledale
North America
Dubuque
Dubuque - Galena
Mississippi River
St. Louis
George Sheppard
Hull
England
New World
Hull Emigration Society
Liverpool
New York
Welton
Clinton County
New Orleans
Davenport
English settler grave marker studied by Iowa State professor
John Thorton Dixon, visiting Iowa State University history professor, visited Center Grove Methodist Cemetery near Dubuque to collect notes for a doctoral thesis on Yorkshire immigration to Iowa from 1830 to 1850. The marker honors James Brunskill, born in Gunnerside, Swaledale, who came to Dubuque in 1849 and joined the Union Army in 1862.
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John Thorton Dixon
Iowa State University
Iowa
Dixon
Center Grove
Dubuque
Swaledale
Yorkshire
James Brunskill
Gunnerside
England
St Marys PTA Opens New Year In Riverside
St Marys Parent Teachers Association met for the first gathering of the school year with 21 members and Father Boeckmann present. A food shower for the Sisters is planned for September 29 after masses with a bake sale October 6 after Masses plus coffee and rolls. Dues for 1968 69 are due. The October meeting is set for the second Thursday. A religion classes start date is tentatively September 23 from 7 to 8 pm at St Marys Parochial School Riverside. Mr and Mrs Harry Valentine of Cloverdale CA were recent houseguests of Mr and Mrs Jack Muller and family.
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William Waldschmidt
St. Marys
Riverside
Harry Valentine
Cloverdale
California
Jack Muller
Public Auction Listings From Kalona Area Iowa
A sequence of sale notices listing public auctions in Iowa. September dates cover household goods, furniture, farm and estate sales in Kalona Keota Wellman Columbus Junction Columbus City Washington Wapello Ollie and Ollie area venues with start times from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Names include Mrs M J Brenneman Mrs Bess Huber Onia Roberts Harlan Hunziker Lynn Mitchel Clyde Crawford Dora Woolums Penningroth Brothers George Bixby and others with multiple sale types and locations.
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B Avenue
Kalona
Iowa
M. J. Brenneman
Keota
Bess Huber
Wellman
Kinross
Hwy
Onia Roberts
Kahoka
Missouri
Harlan Hunziker & Lynn
Max Mitchel
Columbus Junction
Bluff Road
Bill Gott
Washington County Fairgrounds
Fred Downing
Packwood
Jefferson County Court House
Dora W. Woolums
Columbus City
River Products
Clyde R. Crawford
Fred Jarvis
Ainsworth
Poland
Penningroth Brothers
Highland High School
Second Road
Haskins
C & J Feed
First Road
George Bixby
Kalona Sales Barn
Wayland
Towa
Wapello Livestock Sales, Inc
Wapello
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Funeral rites for Walter Rukgaber held in Mt. Pleasant
Funeral services conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson and Rev. Warren McFate officiating. Honorary pallbearers included M. I. Whitham, Herb Osincup, Harold Johnson, and E. D. Morrison. Active pallbearers were Glen Cuddeback, William Jones, Carl Jarrard, Richard Weeks, Claude Holmes, Cloyce Crone, Peggy Kephart, and Judie Crone, who sang a duet. Burial followed at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
Floyd Richardsons Host Cookout and Birth News
Floyd Richardson and family hosted a cookout for Mrs. Richardson s birthday with guests from Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Gary and Julie Collins welcomed twin girls Joe Lynn and Jill Renee September 10, with grandparents Pat Collins and Earl Daugherty.
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Crawfordsville
Floyd Richardson
Earl Daugherty
Tracy
Collins
Julie
Donald Lee
Sharon
Eva Bower
Mt. Pleasant
Montauk mansion showcases Northeast Iowa autumn color
Montauk, the historic mansion of late Governor William Larabee near Clermont, Iowa, opens to the public for the first time this year. Over 7,000 visitors have already toured its rooms from the music room to the governor’s study, enjoying fall colors as oaks and maples turn. Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through November 1, with admission at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children ages 6-12.
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Iowa
Little Switzerland
Montauk
William Larabee
Clermont
Turkey River
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Ames
ICPA
Prairie
Clinton
Halifax Technical College
Kingston Upon Hull College of Technology
Doncaster Technical College
Iowa State
Nova Scotia
Philadelphia
Australia
New Zealand
Sheppard
Washington
The
National Intelligencer
Canada
Colonist
Carada
United States
Boston
St. Mary's Pta
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Wapello Livestock
HIWAY
Packers and Stockyard Act
Special Commission On
Maurice Beckman
Mediapolis
Paul Heindel
Col. Junction
Bob Duncan
Dean Smith
Ike Yoder
Joe
Fred
Fred Waring
Oboy
Rory Calhoun
Sammi Sears
Mama
Journal
Land Bank Associations
Your Land Bank Association
Y. M. Boshart
Mgr
Haydn Owens
Goff’s Real Estate
Floyd Richardsons
Larabee
Larabbe
Anna
Henry Follet
Ulysses S. Grant
Grenville Dodge
U. S. House of Representatives
Mississippi
David B. Henderson
Ainsworth, Iowa
Crummer
Chevrolet
Sophronia Easter
Washington County
Ivan Jarvis
Roth & Soukup
Cleo Orris
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