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Title: Annual report of the Poweshiek County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association 1933
Description: Annual report for the year ending December 31, 1933. Includes Insurance report, financial statement, disbursements, general statement and report of the directors.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:21199

Title: Crop Planning Notebook
Description: Hand drawn maps of farm fields (with measurements) of Poweshiek County, Iowa, area farms created by Raymond S. Pilgrim. Indicates crops planted in each field for 1935 and 1936. Farms mapped include the following: Wm. Morrison farms, sec. 24 and 25; Al Martinson; H.W. Erickson, sec. 24; Vaughn; E.M. Hillman (sec. 25); Newton Tyson (Carl Snyder, operator) sec. 23; G.C. Murray (Ellard Broders, operator) sec. 26; Lewis Buchneau; C.M. Pilgrim; Ed Bohstedt; Ed Bohstedt (Taylor Place); Flannagan; Russell Windburn; Harold Renaud (Gun club); Airport farm; Leo Donohoe; Fred J. Anderson; Bledsoe; J.F.R.; Arthur J. Hansen; H.H. Rix; Harold Renaud; E.T. Evans; Lang; C.T. Evans (Frisbie); Paul Ester; B.A. Adams; Kogar; and Renbarger. Some blank pages were not scanned.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:18904

Title: Deed for land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell, January 1, 1859
Description: Deed for Land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell. WARRANTY DEED SIGNED 1 January 1859 RECORDED 5 January 1859. Land sold to Electa C. Cook.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12311

Title: Don Smith Interview
Description: This is an oral history interview of Mr. Don Smith, Professor Emeritus of History at Grinnell College. The interview, conducted by Ms. Judy Hunter, recalls many of Don's memories regarding the Democratic party and the political climate in Poweshiek County, Iowa, from 1970 to 2013.
Date Created: 2013
PID: grinnell:19501

Title: Eighth Grade Rural Commencement
Description: Program for the eighth grade commencement exercises for the Poweshiek County, Iowa, rural schools held on Sunday, May 27, 1934, at the Montezuma High School auditorium. The program includes a list of names of graduates arranged by township. Emma P. Denham was the county superintendent of schools.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:12459

Title: Geoff Peak Interview
Description: This is an oral history interview of Geoff Peak, a prominent teacher in Poweshiek County school systems and graduate of Grinnell College. The interview, conducted by Judy Hunter, recalls many of Geoff's memories from his days in a one-room schoolhouse and as a middle school, high school, and alternative program instructor.
Date Created: 2014
PID: grinnell:23040

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, April 3, 1859
Description: Electa thanks Sarah for the dress pattern, and briefly discusses their family. George writes about the District Court, the weather, buying a farm in Massachusetts, and the injury of an acquaintance.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12369

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 8, 1858
Description: Electa writes of how she misses Sarah and remembers good times together. George writes of their dog, Caper, and mentions crops.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:11881

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, July 1, 1857; July 4, 1857
Description: Letters six and seven are written on the same piece of paper. Letter six is from Electa C. Cook and letter seven is from George W. Cook. Both are to Sarah E. Cook.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11845

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, March 26, 1859
Description: George writes to Sarah that he has little to write, and reports that he and many others in town have been sick. The weather has been poor. He gives a report of the progress on the building of the railroad. Electa asks to be sent [clothes] patterns.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12361