This post card was dated 1920, more likely it is about 1930 when this photo was taken. It is Rockford’s first High School which was located where the Rockford Middle …
1890’s Rockford School
1859 – 1878 ROCKFORD SCHOOLS – from D. R. FARNHAM’S HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 1915 There are seven school districts in the town, and two parts of districts in connection …
1910’s Rockford Town Team baseball
Rockford Baseball team circa 1916: Back row Middle is John Schaar (I think Mutterers are on either side of him) Middle row left is Jacob Kettenacker, we are looking for …
D.R. Thompson Pocket Book
One of the earliest successful businessmen in Rockford was Daniel R. “D.R.” Thompson. He was born in Greenfield in 1860. In 1909 he had a 50′ X 70′ General store …
1965 Flood Bridge Street
The river had not yet crested when this picture was taken in April of 1965. A quote from Betsy Vergin expresses the thankfulness of the community -“The salvation army gave …
1965 Flood Omar Lemmage
The flood of 1965 raised the water level higher than any other year recorded. City workers used boats to travel through town checking on residents that stayed in their homes …