What's New...
New Postings to the Plymouth Co. IA GenWeb site since the Fall 2011 Review
--Thanks to all the researchers and volunteers for your help!
May 2012
"NEW" Zimmerman family history information has been submitted, along with photographs, by descendant, Willard Zimmerman. Don't miss the Zimmerman pages. Thanks, Willard.
Apr 2012
***Plymouth Co. IAGenWeb site pages PASSED the Spring 2012 Review. Awesome job to everyone who has helped to contribute information for these online free genealogy pages!
"NEW" During the month of April, 170 Obits, 1 Bio, and 2 Docs were posted to the corresponding Boards on the website. Excellent work to those who posted!
Mar 2012
"NEW" Another news article now posted from 1917: Welcome for Boys, ...Populace Greet the Returning Members of Co. K After Sojourn on Mexican Border, LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, March 27, 1917. Don't miss this history now posted, Co. K-1917.
"NEW" Mary Holub submitted a beautiful photograph of the Future Teacher's of America, 1946 Senior girls group. Check this out under the SCHOOLS heading on the main page of this website. Thanks, Mary.
"NEW" Under the rural schools heading now posted: 1953 - Rural Schools Conservation contest
"NEW" A family update has been submitted by a nephew of Priv. Byron K. Allen Akron, IA, WWII casualty. Don't miss this link which includes a beautiful cross marker photograph and additional information from nephew, Ken Allen. Ken, thank you so much for sharing your family information!
"NEW" Glenna Rice has submitted 2 family ancestor Marriage License scans: Jacob Braun & Maria Schmidt, married 03 Oct 1885 and Albert Bohlken & Jessie Colson, married 25 Dec 1919--both couples married in Plymouth County. Thanks, Glenna!
"NEW" Adding more family photo/data information: Mr. & Mrs. John Johnson (Ellen Obermire) and Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Obermire (Mary Effie Ewin) and M/M Joseph Obermier Sr (Mary Pouls Myer) ~more to come as information is found
"NEW" A wonderful Elgin No. 4 school photo has been submitted by Janice Albert. Janice has also provided identification for the subjects of the photograph. Thanks, Janice, you are very much appreciated.
"NEW" Mary Holub provided old newspaper articles & a fabulous 1911 photograph of the inside of the Dalton Opera House, LeMars, Iowa. Mary, super job!
"NEW" Linda Ziemann, county coordinator, has posted old news articles about the death of the first World War I soldier from Plymouth County, John W. Wasmer. Read these articles and see his photo on the link to his page on this site. You can also link from that page to news articles written about his Death & Obituary in 1918, and his interment in his home county in 1921.
"NEW" During the month of March, there was 202 OBITS posted and 10 DOCS to the corresponding boards on this website.
Feb 2012
"NEW" Check out the Seney, Iowa, town history index & subsequent pages of early history now posted. Watch for these pages to grow as time goes on.
"NEW" Now posted--check out this history: Plymouth County Jail History, submitted by Mary Holub, this website's assist. coordinator. Thanks, Mary!
"NEW" Glenna Rice has submitted more family images and news stories. Keep them coming, Glenna. Check out the Doering-Kordes photo page and the Herman Mohlmann 60th anniversary story!
"NEW" Linda Linn submitted a vintage family photo to be included with the 1903 Marriage news item she posted for family members: Edward P. Keenan & Agnes Clarey. Lovely photo! Linda also shared numerous Clarey family photos for an additional Keenan/Clarey Marriage page and the Thomas Clarey Family Photo page.
"NEW" The Merrill Opera House page is now online, including a photo of the building.
"NEW" Additionally Linda Linn submitted vintage farm photos from her Clarey farm photo collection. Don't miss these on the Agricultural Photo Collection page on this website.
"NEW" More data has been submitted for the Family Photo pages--Huge Thanks to family contributor, Bob Jacoby. Bob has been very generous to share CROUCH family photos and information for posting. Check especially the James M. Crouch family pages. Wonderful photos, don't miss them!
"NEW" Two more images are now uploaded. Check out the Perfect Attendance Certificate, 1908, Hinton Public School and the Prairie Creek Baseball Team photos. Thanks to contributor, Bob Jacoby, for this additional history!
"NEW" Added the Assumption Catholic Church, Merrill, IA, history and the St Johns Lutheran Church, Merrill, IA, history and photos to the Church History portion of this website.
"NEW" During the month of February, there were 283 additional obits, 13 additional Docs and 1 more Bio posted to the corresponding boards on this website. Great job to all who helped accomplish this task!
Jan 2012
"NEW" Just posted an additional index for: County News Stories of Disaster & Triumph. Brand new story added includes accounts of the NWIowa June 1953 Flash Flood. If you have additional family stories to add about the flood, be sure and contact this county coordinator, Linda Ziemann. Another disaster story has also been posted. Check out the 1899 Cyclone near Kingsley, Iowa, May 30, 1899. A photo is included with the cyclone story.
"NEW" Another Morsel is posted of Olla Podrida: Decoration Day becomes Memorial Day, LeMars Globe-Post, 11 Jun 1953.
"NEW" The County History Index now has the story link to the 1919 fatal wounding of young William A. Maxwell, son of then Sheriff Hugh Maxwell. This is a tragic story of an unexpected JAIL BREAK at the LeMars courthouse jail.
"NEW" One of our advid county volunteer submitters, Glenna Rice, has shared numerous family photos & data for the Plymouth County pages. Don't miss the Sieke Bohlken surname photo pages and related links. Thanks, Glenna!
"NEW" Glenna Rice also shared family 1946 newspaper clippings & items about the history of Plymouth Presbyterian Church. Great history, Glenna. Don't miss these pages.
"NEW" During the month of January, there were 373 Obits and 100 Docs posted to this website. Exceptional work, to all the volunteers who posted this month!
Dec 2011
"NEW" Ongoing project to post early county marriages--just posted 20 additional marriages for the year 1891. You can see the postings at the Marriage Index. There is an index of the Groom's last name, and also an index of a cross-reference to the Bride's name & date of marriage. This project will be added to in the days and months ahead. It is by no means complete.
"NEW" Another family contributor has submitted an early marriage photograph. Thanks to Inez Schuster for sharing the photo of Gerhard & Marie Louise (Decker) Schuster.
"NEW" During the month of December, there were 166 Obits and 49 Docs posted to this website.
Nov 2011
"NEW" Now posted--a news article about the organization of the Akron, Iowa, American Legion Hoschler Post No. 186. Transcription and posting done by Linda Ziemann.
"NEW" Kim Callahan also submitted photos & stories of her Korean War casualty, Uncle "Shorty" Stephen V. Hoschler. He was the first Korean War soldier killed from Akron, Iowa, Plymouth County. Thanks, Kim, for sharing and getting this site pages started with county history of the Korean War.
"NEW" An additional WWI Soldier photo and story has now been added for Pvt. Carl H. Barr. The news story & photo added by Linda Ziemann. Also, check out the new page which posts the WWI Soldier Picture Index. Hopefully this makes it easier to find your soldier ancestor from that war.
"NEW" Contributor & family descendant, Kim Callahan, has submitted some wonderful black/white pictures of the Honor Guard on the day of the Military funeral for Pvt. Albert E. Hoschler, of Akron, IA. Don't miss this. Newspaper articles describing the day are also included. Thanks, Kim!
"NEW" A church history article, with photos has been submitted for Christ Lutheran Church, Grant Twp. Linda Ziemann did the research & the transcribing. Anyone else have further photos and/or church history data, please feel free to email your submissions to this County Coordinator.
"NEW" A town page has now been posted for West LeMars, formerly known as Dalton. Included are two 1947 newspaper headline articles about West LeMars. Don't miss the "snake" story especially! ~these articles found & submitted by Linda Ziemann
"NEW" Volunteer, Barb Lasky, has submitted a very unique wedding photograph, which includes the bride/groom seated with the attendants behind them. I love this photo. Don't miss it on the Marriage pages, Groom is Lewis Klostermann. Barb has also submitted the wedding photo for Don Clausen & Bernice Braband. Thanks, Barb.
"NEW" Olla Podrida pages are being added to the Plymouth County site as time permits. Don't miss these great stories, authored by Anton J. Sartori, longtime correspondent for The LeMars Globe-Post (1938-1958.) Emphasis for this content is to include the wonderful, vivid stories that were told about the county and its pioneer people.
"NEW" Additional Talk Of The Town story/character now posted. Don't miss the series of articles about the Bank Bandit, Rex Frolkey.
"NEW" Added additional data to the following history data bases on this website: Western Union College, LeMars Sentinel, July 19, 1900 and Talk of the Town--Carl Deters (Escaped a Watery Grave) & Talk of the Town--Buck Middleton (Lover's Quarrel Suicide.)
"NEW" Transcribed data: During the summer of 2011, volunteer Linda Mohning has been transcribing & walking the cemetery/posting obituaries for burials at Remsen City Cemetery (now called Remsen Community Cemetery.)Linda Mohning will be posting her tombstone images to the Plymouth Co. GPP in the winter months ahead. The burial lists have been updated as Linda has sent in the info. As the obits are being posted, the deceased names are being linked. Check out the 2011 Remsen Comm. Cemetery list on this website. Huge thanks to Linda M. for all her hard work on this cemetery project!
"NEW" Volunteer, Doris Hoffman Snow has shared with the Plymouth County GPP pages some wonderful photos that she took of tombstones in three of the cemeteries in the Akron area. Huge thanks to Doris for those images now posted for Adaville Pleasant Valley, Akron Riverside and Akron St. Patrick's cemeteries! Doris is also helping locate and post obituaries for linking to the cemetery burials. HUGE THANKS! I could not do this job without the help of everyone (like Doris) who are sharing and posting obituaries and photos to this site!
"NEW" During the month of NOV, there were 319 additional OBITS posted and 33 additional DOCS posted to the corresponding boards on this website. What an accomplishment and huge THANKS goes to all of you who labored to submit this history!!
Also, just about daily throughout the month, many-many deceased names on the existing cemetery burial lists were linked to the corresponding posted obituary! This extra link step is being done, allowing visiting researchers the convenience to click on the link to quickly see the obit text.
Oct 2011
"NEW" Transcribed data: St. Mary's Remsen Cemetery now completed, but if anyone knows of others who should be listed please notify this county coordinator. Thanks.
"NEW" Additional MARRIAGE information is now posted for the couple, Leo Mansfield & Dena Mellette, who were married in May 1912. Thanks to Linda Linn for posting the news item about their 70th Wedding Anniv in 1982 and also to Linda Linn & her Mother for submitting the Wedding Photo of this couple taken in 1912. This County Coordinator then located & typed up the 1912 wedding announcement from the Akron Register-Tribune. Great history for this couple and their descendants.
"NEW" Mary Holub found and scanned an Avenue of Flags photo from Memorial Day 1978. Thanks, Mary, for that. Anyone with any photos or stories, news articles from any of the years of the Avenue of Flags in LeMars, please send your information to this county coordinator. The Avenue of Flags began in May 1965 and still continues each year at Memorial Day.
***Plymouth County IAGenWeb site passed the October 2011 Review. Thanks to everyone who has helped build these pages by submitting their family photos and stories of the history of the county!! Everyone deserves an award!
"NEW" 200 additional OBITS were posted during the month of October, plus 27 additional DOCS. Excellent work!
Last Update 05/15/2012