25 Years of Celebrating
the Past
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Keep Iowa Beautiful
Received five gallons of paint, spring 2025, to paint the schoolhouse and front entry.
Hotel/Motel Tax
Funds received were used to purchase a computer and scanner so that collections can begin to be digitized. As this progresses, we will be able to put some of these collections on this website. In previous years the tax has funded new brochures and an AED for the community room.
Historical Resource Development Program
We received a grant from the State Historical Society, Inc. to organize and archival file material from O.H. Benson, and the early days of 4-H.
Bayer Crop Science
We received a grant for animal pelts, tracks, and posters which can be viewed in our prairie display.
HAGIES DONATION
Hagies Manufacturing provided funds to plant two trees and various shrubs and flowers around the schoolhouse. We selected flowers that were popular during the early 1900's.
Hotel/Motel Tax Grant
Clarion Lions Club
Clarion Ruritans
New windows in the 4-H schoolhouse were provided by funding from the Hotel/Motel tax fund, Clarion Lions Club, and Clarion Ruritans. The outside of the schoolhouse was then painted by Jim Hill, board member.
Humanities Iowa
This grant paid for speakers for 2023. The programs were: DNA and genealogy; Barn Quilts, and Barn History. 2024 program was "Researching your Civil War Ancestors"
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State Historical Society
We were able to purchase stands, which hold historical information on the tractors in the Red Shed. It also funded special tractor related brochures. 2025 -we received funds for our summer series, "Handwerk".
Wright County Charitable Foundation
How Women Helped Settle Wright County has been added! Mannequins dressed for their time period tell the story of how they lived. Both educational and fun, this is more of what we have to offer.