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Claiborne Junior Wilson born 100 Years Ago, Dallas County, Iowa

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D. R. Wilson’s Public Sale circa 1917

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Georgia Laurayne Goff – Brain Fever

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Daniel Sheridan Wilson, Born 100 Years Ago, Stuart, Iowa

October 24, 2022January 25, 2023joynealkidney

Prairie College Country School and first “Talking Machine”

October 5, 2022October 21, 2022joynealkidney

The Thornton W. Burgess “Mother Westwind” Stories

September 2, 2022September 26, 2022joynealkidney

Did “close application to work and studies” cause the death of Georgia Goff, age 28?

May 12, 2022July 29, 2022joynealkidney

Unfortunate Spring Weather, May 12, 1907

March 14, 2022August 13, 2025joynealkidney

Emilia Ann, Grandmother of Leora Goff Wilson

December 31, 2021July 23, 2023joynealkidney

A Child’s 100-Year-Old Bowback Chair from Sunday School

October 16, 2021January 7, 2023joynealkidney

Leora Attends Mrs. Connrardy’s Sewing College–1910

October 11, 2021October 24, 2022joynealkidney

Famous Hog Raiser: Daniel Ross Wilson

September 15, 2021October 3, 2025joynealkidney

The Goff Kids wear William Jennings Bryan Campaign Caps to School

May 12, 2021October 3, 2025joynealkidney

Twins Dale and Darlene Wilson, Born 100 Years Ago, Stuart, Iowa

March 29, 2021December 1, 2023joynealkidney

Stuart Bank Robbery Attempt–Night Watchman Killed

May 1, 2020December 24, 2021joynealkidney

A May Day Tragedy in 1892

March 27, 2020February 2, 2021joynealkidney

A cow for her watch

March 2, 2020June 20, 2025joynealkidney

Leora Goff and the Guthrie County Jail

December 23, 2019December 29, 2023joynealkidney

The Great Influenza Pandemic and Christmas 1919

November 8, 2019November 9, 2024joynealkidney

Armistice Day 1919

August 2, 2019August 17, 2022joynealkidney

Iowa State Fair–1909

July 26, 2019October 18, 2025joynealkidney

1916 Tragedy in Audubon County, Iowa

July 3, 2019January 13, 2024joynealkidney

Independence Day 1907

June 17, 2019February 1, 2026joynealkidney

Those Goff Brothers of Guthrie County, Iowa

May 27, 2019May 25, 2025joynealkidney

Decoration Day 1900–Guthrie Center, Iowa

April 19, 2019March 19, 2023joynealkidney

Guthrie Center, Iowa–Union Cemetery

March 25, 2019April 13, 2024joynealkidney

Nebraska or Bust

January 1, 2019January 23, 2023joynealkidney

Penn No. 4 Country School

November 9, 2018November 9, 2024joynealkidney

Armistice 1918

October 4, 2018June 27, 2025joynealkidney

Ditch Lilies and Country Schools

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