Adams County, Iowa

This egg-tempera-on-gesso mural, Band Concert, was painted by Marion Gilmore in 1941.

“Band Concert” by Marion Gilmore in 1941, was the winning entry in a WPA competition for a mural in the Corning, Iowa, post office. Although she changed the look of the bandstand and park, Central Park, a Corning resident wrote to Washington that "this mural artistically and truthfully depicts the happy community way of life in the finest little town in the most livable section of the most prosperous state of the most democratic country in the whole topsy-turvy world in this problematical year of 1941." The original painting is on display in the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum.
Citation: When Tillage Begins: The Stone City Art Colony and School.

Karyn Techau is the Temporary Coordinator for Adams County. Karyn can be reached at kbtechau@gmail.com.

Meet Your Adams County Coordinators:

Saundra Clem Leininger and Kathy Parmenter are seasoned genealogists, with over 100 years of experience between them.

Kathy will be the Adams County Coordinator. Kathy has been the site coordinator for Union County, IAGenWeb for many years. She is also the Vice-President of the Union County Genealogical Society, and Union County Genealogy website coordinator. She is an active researcher for herself and others. You can reach Kathy by email at: ksparmenter@gmail.com.

Saundra will be the Assistant Coordinator for the Adams County site. She is a long-time Adams County resident and very active in Adams County historical and genealogical activities. She is currently serving as Chair of the Adams County Historic Preservation Commission. She is also President of the Union County Genealogical Society and is webmaster for the Society’s website. She currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the Iowa Genealogical Society. In addition, she does genealogical research for her family as well as for others. You can reach Saundra by email at: saundra.leininger@gmail.com.

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