Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa
Event Dates: 2 - 5 July 2009
Commitee Contact Information:
Cathy Essick - Newspaper Office
Marilyn Rodgers
Jane Bigbee
LaVerna Moser
Mary Jane Stanerson
Marengo Sequisentennial Planning Site
The Marengo Sesquicentennial Commitee would like to invite you to our town!
Celebration Events:
The following events and attractions are in the planning stage
- Opening Ceremonies
- Evening Entertainment (and street dancing)
- Parades (compete for prizes!)
- All School Reunion
- Band Performances (Civil War Band, etc)
- Kids Pioneer Activities
- Beard / Vintage Style Contests
- Sunday Community Church Service
- Pancake Breakfast
- Historical Vignette Performances
- Cemetery Tours (via horse drawn transportation)
- Tours of Library, Courthouse, jail and Marengo Memorial Hospital
- Food Consessions
- Ag Display
- Horseshoe Tournament
- and more!
Contribute to Marengo's Heritage:
- History Book, Including Family Histories (please contribute!)
- Cookbook - 150 Years of Recipes: (500 Recipes so far!)
The cookbook committee is gathering recipes from community members to help complete their 150 years of cooking in Marengo! Receipes may be submitted to marengo150_cookbook. Please make sure to include your name, phone number, recipe name, ingredients and instructions within the email. In addition, if your recipe is a family favorite, or you have a special memory associated with the recipe, please note this on the email or bottom of the form. Please limit 5 recipes per family. Deadline for submission is June 1st. Call Mary Jane Stanerson @ 319-642-3628 with questions. - Tee-Shirts and other Memorbilia will be available (Tee-Shirts available June 19th 2008)
- 2009 Calendar will be available.
