Additions to the site
The site has been under construction since July, 2001.
Check here for recent additions.
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to our Contributors" to see who is contributing to our history web site!
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NEW on 4/21/12 - Over 900 scanned pages of Odebolt area obituaries!
2010
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Norwegians in Odebolt?
It was sent in by Donna Winkel, who said, "I recently received a picture
of a group of children on the day of their 1st Communion. I think it is in front
of St. Martin's because of old pictures on the web site. I would like to
find out the names of the children. My Grandmother gave me the picture but is
not sure which is a relative and there is not a date on the picture. She thinks
it is maybe in the 1920's sometime. Any help or advice would be greatly
appreciated.
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NEEDED - EXTRA COPY of the gold 1977 Odebolt Centennial Book, "As Time Goes By". If you have a copy you would sell, please contact the webmaster. (Email address below)
NEEDED -
OLD
PHOTOGRAPHS OF BANK ON 2ND ST.
Curt Wareham is looking for old photographs of
the bank building which stands next to Jim's TV, especially of the
interior, since all the bank fixtures, counters and cages were sold and
removed many years ago. If you can help him out, please contact him at
Jim's TV or email the web master at |
Coming in the future ... Mission Covenant Cradle Roll & Membership Certificates. [From Sharyl (Anderson) Mildenstein]; Stratton hotel and Hopkins information;
11/26/10 Misc. image additions:
Albert Dickensen popcorn bag
Cemetery Deed
W.E.
Hamilton booklet
Jan. 1904 Cedar Rapids Gazette popcorn shipping article
two photos of Fairview Farm;
Hiram B. Smith farm
photos of "Masons" taken by E.S.
Frey, an early Odebolt photographer.
article & photos from the Des Moines "Morning
Register", July 1943, telling about prisoners on the Adams Ranch, and also
about Adams Ranch (Fairview Farm); ALSO a letter of memories from a guard of the
prisoners, by Wayne Carlson.
obituary of Robert B. Adams, 1956 - scroll down to
bottom of Robert Adams section.
photo of the "Commercial House" - an
early hotel
11/25/10
William Henry Hopkins -
added business card (midway down page).
Stratton
family & hotel
11/14/10 - Photos from Allen S. Hoaglund, Ohio - Amelia Fertig home (scroll to bottom); photo of Henry Fertig, Dan Tews and William Rhule.
10/23/10 -
PHOTOS FROM THE PAST: Please view and help
identify old photos that were scanned by Odebolt Museum Curator,
Kathy Larson, from a photo album belonging to Mrs. Fred Einspahr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/odebolt/sets/72157624873008013/
If you can identify any people, please send an email.
10/23/10 - Tokens, Ads & Greetings page updated with three new rows of tokens.
Picture of the bunkhouse at Adams Ranch (Fairview Farm Photo Gallery
Cherry Sisters - 3 Additional photos
Adams Ranch Memories memories of Pete Stripling, who worked at the Ranch, and was known as "Cowboy".
Also - View 3 pages of photos of the Ranch posted by Mike Stuker on "smugmug"
From googlebooks: Den svensk-lutherska kyrken i Odebolt, Sac County (in Swedish; contains photos of some early Swedish people that organized the church Lutheran church in Odebolt.
2009
CHRISTMAS PAST 2009 -- Merry Christmas from the Odebolt History Pages!
Gustaf & Emma Anderson Family ... with wrestling & boxing posters
Photo of children of Christian Roth (bottom of page)
From googlebooks on-line
Cook Ranch Page Updated with ....
(New entries are highlighted on the Cook Ranch page. Scroll down to find them.)
Charles W. Cook Biography
Excerpts; Cook Family/Brookmont Farm
Brookmont Farm (Cook Ranch) Hereford History
Photo of a shipment of hogs from Brookmont FarmThe Story behind "Bang Town" - nickname for the north portion of Odebolt
Hiram C. Wheeler Biography from 1910 Annals of Iowa
The Rev. Jesse Helsell Biography (father of Odebolt attorney, W.A. Helsell)
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Photo of 1895 Odebolt School Children
1914 Panoramic Photo of Odebolt School, students and faculty
Mission Covenant Confirmation Photos, 1928/1930
2008
Added photos to Valentine Henrich biography
William Henry Hopkins, Civil War photo, biography and notes written during the war.
Photo of "Grandma Nable" by Lundquist Brothers, early photographers in Odebolt, contributed by Mike Peterson. The photo can also be viewed at History of Odebolt Businesses
The Odebolt Dairy & Cheese Factory owned by the Lindner family.
2007
December
Continuation of the Memoirs of Oscar F. Peterson
Happy Holidays from The Odebolt History Pages! Click for Christmas Past, 2007
2007 Obituaries (through November)
November
Postcard of the G.H. Ballard house, later owned by E.P. Potteiger, Anna Carlson and by Dennis & Eleanor Peterson.
Additional name identification to the
1917 photo of Mission Covenant
church members
(Picture #3 - 3rd thumbnail from the left)
October
- Excerpts from an 1891 article, "Farmer" Wheeler's Home, written when Hiram C. Wheeler was running as a Republican candidate for Governor of Iowa; talks about Odebolt, Wheeler's home, office and huge farm.
- Added numerous photos to the Arthur Post Card Page
September - 2006 Deaths/Obituaries; 1999 Deaths/Obituaries (See Obituary Index)
July - Anders "Montana" Anderson 50th Wedding Anniversary; photo and family information
June - Interview with P. Dale Gronemeyer; A Short History of Odebowl Lanes
April - 1956 Obituary on Charles Nelson, long-time Odebolt merchant, along with an editorial about him from the Odebolt Chronicle.
March - Article from 1910 about an Agricultural Tour of the Cook Ranch, W.A. Helsell's Lookout Farm, the Adams Ranch and Henry Hanson's Echo Valley farm. The article includes descriptions of the workings of the farms, as well as how Odebolt area people turned out with 26 automobiles to drive the participants on the tour.
February - Articles about Hiram C. Wheeler
January - Added several identities to the large 1917 photo of the Mission Covenant Church congregation.