Mount Ayr Depot Museum & Historical Society

BEALL, LEPLEY, LUNGREN, TODD

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/23/2009 at 21:28:11

Mount Ayr Depot Musuem

Ringgold County's Historical Society was established in 1939, primarily through the efforts of Randolph Sry BEALL. The first museum was housed on the second floor of the courthouse.

The Historical Society With Roy LEPLEY as the chairman of Ringgold County's Centennial Celebration, July 2nd through the 5th of 1955, the Historical Society played a big role in the festivites. The celebration was held at Ringgold County's fairgrounds with an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 standing witness to the July 4th Centennial Parade.

Carol LUNGREN of Redding won the Miss Ringgold County pageant over 130 contestants.

H. E. TODD, master of ceremonies, concluded his speech, stating:

And as we place the record [time capsule] of Ringgold County's first span of life in its rich soil, let us hope that those who break the seal will be able to read and learn that their predecessors and ancestors feared God, loved their neighbors and always labored for the common good.

SOURCE:
Mount Ayr Record-News, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa. December 9, 2004.

AVITT, Mike. Pages and Pictures from the Past . . . Ringgold County, Iowa: 1885-2005 p. 8. Paragon Publications, Inc. Mount Ayr, Iowa. 2009.

Photograph by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2009