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      • Memorial Day Spotlights
        • Aaron Sprague Ames
        • Albert E. Hohenstein
        • William Henry Hopkins
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        • Walter Mutterer
        • Benjamin Smith Parmeter
        • Harvey (Spud) Schulze
        • Lillian Walker
        • Others
      • Stork Family Papers
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      • Past Stories – Tidbits
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    • River
      • Bridges
      • Floods
    • Schaar Photo Collection
      • 1880 Photos
      • 1890 Photos
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      • 1930 Photos
      • 1940 Photos
      • Unknown
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  • Ames-Florida-Stork House
    • Visit the House
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      • Public Tours
      • Book a Tour
      • Rockford Walking Tour
    • History of the House
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        • Ames Family
        • Florida Family
          • Diaries
        • Stork Family
      • About the Collections
    • The Beginnings
  • Get Involved
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People

Herman Mutterer Farm 1920’s

January 9, 2025 //  by Kevin Koehler

Sleighs were used often in the winter to transport people and products. The Rockford Mercantile Store in Rockford sold sleighs, cutters and buggies to area residents. Pictured are two of …

Herman Mutterer Farm 1920’sRead More

Peter Miller – Civil War Veteran

June 6, 2024 //  by Kevin Koehler

Elmwood Cemetery in Rockford, Minnesota is the final resting spot of more than 60 Civil War veterans. There are an additional 180 veterans buried there that served our country during …

Peter Miller – Civil War VeteranRead More

Joseph and Sarah Thomas farm 1910

August 9, 2023 //  by Kevin Koehler

Joseph Thomas was born in Wales during 1845 to Anna and Hugh Thomas. The entire family immigrated to the America in 1853. Joseph would marry Sarah Allen while living in …

Joseph and Sarah Thomas farm 1910Read More

Nellie Florida Hatch

June 11, 2023 //  by Kevin Koehler

Nellie Florida was the first born child to Joel and Lucinda Florida during May 1846 in Boone, Illinois. Joel Florida traveled to Minnesota in 1855 taking a claim in October. …

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Alice Crawford – Rockford Teacher 1898

March 27, 2023 //  by Kevin Koehler

One of the women who left an enduring mark on Rockford is Alice Crawford was born in 1872 to Oshea and Armenella Crawford. While growing up three of her siblings …

Alice Crawford – Rockford Teacher 1898Read More

Jeffie Hauser – circa 1870

January 25, 2023 //  by Kevin Koehler

Evelyn Jeffersonia “Jeffie” Hauser was the daughter of Judge Nathaniel Timotheus Hauser II of Minneapolis. In 1871 Jeffie married James M Harris. The couple would move east to Pennsylvania where …

Jeffie Hauser – circa 1870Read More

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