Ringgold Historical Society Metting, 1990

STEPHENS, RUBY, SWANSON, JOHNSON, SALTZMAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/4/2012 at 00:47:42

Mount Ayr Record News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
1990

Historical society holds meeting here

Several programs of the Ringgold County Historical Society have come to fruition, according to reports given before 10 members present at a September afternoon meeing of that group in the Ringgold courthouse.

A genealogy compendium (a comprehensive summary of a subject) has been placed in the Mount Ayr Public Library. The microfilming of the Mount Ayr Record-News is to be continued.

Also decisions were made to buy a wagon and move a tractor, donated by W. A. STEPHENS of Diagonal, to the museum at Ellston. Middle Fork Church has been placed on the national Historical Registry, it was announced.

The sixth grade Iowa history tours are scheduled for Sept. 25, 26, and 27.

Betty RUBY reported that there were records of 43 who were born in the 1700s and who died in the 1800s in Ringgold County.

Linda SWANSON presided at the meeting and reports of the secretary Donells JOHNSON and the treasurer Nina SALTZMAN, were given.

Submission by Ann Wyer, April of 2012