Early Dunkerton Residents Celebrate Ancestral Reunion
Forty five descendants of Edmond and Aun French, who emigrated from Lincolnshire England about 78 years ago and settled near Dunkerton Iowa, gathered for a reunion at Willard ball on Labor Day. The event brought together several generations sharing stories of hardship, voyage, and life in 19th century Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond
Aun French
America
Lincolnshire
Eugland
Dunkerton
Willard Ball
Labor Day
Iowa
Edmond French
George
Esther
George Arnold
Jesup
England
New York
Mesopotamia
Caleb
Ephraim
Eara
Tucy
J. H. Cowlishaw
Leah
Kiled
Mr. Crowley
Emily
G. B. Thayer
French
Dubuque
Ezra
How Fat Actress Was Made Slim
A newspaper ad notes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a weight loss aid used by stage professionals. It claims steady, easy slimming without diets or tough regimens and promotes purchasing options from Marmola Co. in Detroit or via drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Pathfinders Land In Minneapolis On Transcontinental Route
Lieuts. Kenneth Garret and Victor Bertrandias, government air pathfinders, mapped a transcontinental air route and landed in Minneapolis, Minn. They will depart for Fargo at 10 a m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Kenneth Garret
Victor Bertrandias
Fargo
Oldest Iowa professionals sought by history group
Edger R. Harlan, curator of the Iowa Historical Department, asks all seasoned professionals and businesspeople in Iowa to report when they began practice. He cites M Hubbel as the oldest Iowa lawyer, admitted in 1868, and aims to gather data on early professions and frontier life for historical records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Les Moines
Iowa
Edger R. Harlan
Iowa Historical Department
Harlan
Historical
USA
M. Hubbell
Des Moines
Trub‘bell
Theroe
Iowa Editors Invited as Decorah Guests for Conference
Northeastern Iowa publishers will visit Decorah on Friday and Saturday for the Iowa Press association district conference. The event includes business sessions in the forenoon and entertainment in the afternoon and evenings, with the Commercial club hosting a banquet Friday night for the editors and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Decorah
Iowa Press Association
Lems Wi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann French
U. S
Ira J. Magee
Betty
Elmer Gallup
Claude Miller
M. T. Felts
All of Waterloo
J. J. Cowlishaw
Felts
Glen Noble
Cedar Rapids
Laurel Noss
Davenport
Buck’s Boaterie
West Fourth Street
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Frank Brothers
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Commercial Street
Iowa Hfe
NEW Moon
Coptee Advertiser
2Nd St
Allen St
Pinkey Burch
Wilson Bros. and
Duoford
Heather Mixture
Men’s New Fall
Cheney
Lisle
Waterloo
Lothiers
Phoenix
van Raalte
Eiffel
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!