25 Years of Celebrating
the Past

Sometime between 1964 and 1969, age 9-14, I decided to hang out with Dad in the barn. We did not have a lot of milk cows - maybe 15 or...

Housekeeping chores of the past Spring housecleaning….a thing of the past? Perhaps it is, and that may be a good thing. Housewives - or...

March is Iowa History month, and what better time to flex your brain muscles with a few trivia facts? The word "Iowa" comes form the...

Some say that windmills helped build this country - and they may be right! The great plains of the USA were so difficult to settle - with...

February, 1877 - the Clarion Library now has 285 books on the shelves. In the 1870’s, libraries were established in the different...

Barns are the most well known, and probably most beloved of all the outbuildings on afarm. After a shelter for humans, a barn was most...

Holmes seems to always be destined as a small town. Described as a “village” or “hamlet” in early days, Holmes was platted in 1895. It...

Some say that windmills helped build this country - and they may be right! The greatplains of the USA were so difficult to settle - with...

Scoop the loop! Whichever direction you come from, a loop of 50 miles gives you three great destinations. To see the Belmond Museum, call...

Clarion – the only town in the USA that is the county seat and located in the middle ofthe county! Clarion also has the distinction of...

In 1854 Major Minter Brassfield became the first settler in Liberty township, and the second settler in Wright County. Reportedly he was...

1896 - from the Clarion Monitor Did it ever occur to you that Clarion makes an excellent showing in all that goes to make a good...

January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island opened to process immigrants, most of whom came from the European countries. Over the next 62 years, over...

This is a tribute to the local newspapers. Times have changed, and so have newspapers. They have served us so well over time! Early...

Take a tour around Wright Co. cemeteries. They are all beautiful, peaceful sites. Some of the stones are amazing, while others are...

In the late 1800’s, a post office named “Otisville” was changed to Dows. September 28, 1880 the town was platted, from land owned by...

In 1881 the city of Eagle Grove Junction was platted as a junction point between two railroads, and named after nearby Eagle Creek. Judge...

Before Belmond was officially platted in October, 1856, it was to be known as “Crown Point”, and most of the town was west of the Iowa...

I n 1881, Norwich was platted as a Rock Island railway town. This was followed by a post office in 1882, named Galtville. Finally, the...

Woolstock, located in southwestern Wright County, was named by the Northwestern Railroad. The railroad was heading that way, but before...