Mapleton, Iowa

*1890's SCHOOL PHOTO*
Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa...photo shared by Steve Mosier. Steve says, "I thought you might like to see the attached photo. I don't know for a fact that it's from Mapleton, but it almost has to be. Second from the left in the front row is Earl George Carhart. Dead center in the photo, directly above the girl in white in the front row, is Lucy Mildred Jerome. The boy just behind the girl at the far right of the first row is named Charlie -- don't know the last name. Mildred Jerome graduated in the Mapleton H.S. class of '00; Earl Carhart graduated in '01. The only Charles who graduated within a few years of '00 or '01 was Charles Hayes, class of '02, so that might be him."

Also from Steve Mosier, "here's a mystery for you -- a Mapleton photo that I haven't been able to identify. It belonged to Josephine Snyder Carhart, the wife of Stephen Herculese Carhart, and is quite likely a Snyder or a Carhart. I inherited Josephine's photo album and a number of loose photos, and have spent 35 years trying to identify them. I've only been successful with about 30 of the 65-odd photos in the album, but Mapleton photos have not been a problem -- I've identified all but this one (not from the album). Most of my unknown photos are from Nevada, IA, Columbus, OH, or Platteville, WI."

Please email either Steve Mosier or this county coordinator, if you recognize this young woman. Thanks for any help you can offer!