Requesting your old photos or postcards of Linn Grove to scan for website. Will be returned quickly in same condition rec'd. Please email webmaster@linngroveiowa.org with contact information or leave with Becky down at the bank. Thanks!

Linn Grove

World War II

Honor Roll Sign

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Ruth Huntress posing beside Starr-Robbins Wildlife Refuge sign alongside

Mrs. Frank Starr.

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Left to Right

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Grace Lloyd, Clara Hesla, Everett Phillips, Elsie Phillips, Martha Mickelson, Claude and Emory Pease

Collection of Matt Vaughn

On photo: "Does this make you hungry? 600 pounds of pork."

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Shocking Hay

Linn Grove IA

Claussen Studios Photo

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Linn Grove Cyclone 1916

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Linn Grove Ladies

circa ?

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Left seated - Alice Davis d. 1972

Far left standing - Mabel Cleveland

The lady 3rd from left sitting may be Cena Haahr
(great  grandson is Jim Haahr of 1st Fed. Savings and Loan Storm Lake)
submitted Ron Davis
 

Email me if you can help identify any others in this photo.

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Collection of Ronda Ellis

Bank of Linn Grove Check

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Farmstead Scene

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Overlooking Linn Grove

Collection of Ronda Ellis

Linn Grove Little League Baseball Team - 1969

Thanks to David Sundberg for this clipping.

Linn Grove at the top of the Hill in 1909 looking SE toward original school. Postcard mailed from Hildur Helmers to Kristine Anderson in Hamur Norway. Translation on Reverse postcard from Norwegian:

Dear Kristine,

Finally you'll hear from me. You thought maybe you would not hear from me. I often think the many pleasant times we had together. You must indeed write to me some words. You have probably heard that Mina Frauseht has come to America. Are you still going to school? Please give your mother my kind regards,. I'll write you a letter soon.

Front:

This is from Linn Grove.

Front at right edge:

Finally I wish you a Happy New Year, write me soon.

Regards,

Yours Hildur

Thanks to Harry Hogberg in Hamar Norway for the translation.

Collection of Lynn Graesing

Scan of Store Interior - Click on thumbnail view to enlarge

Mickelson General Store Ledger 1902 - listing of names and items purchased in the store copied from ledger and entered into a database - thanks to Bernard Mickelson for sharing his resources.

Click here for a photo of Linn Grove Businessmen of 1902. Ole Mickelson is listed as #2 on the composite.

Note on back of photo reads

Submitted by Matt Vaughn

Anfin Larsen Farm - Linn Grove

His name is listed in the Mickelson Store Ledger

Linn Grove Residence

6 people in right lower corner unidentified. Please email if you can help identify any of these people.

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Collection of Lynn Graesing

Helmer and Henning Sandberg

Henning Sandberg built the building currently the Legion Hall and Post Office.

Collection of Lynn Graesing

Linn Grove 1906

Collection of Brian Craig

George Anderson Barn Raising 1916

Collection of Lynn Graesing

Oscar Cleveland WWI Soldier Mailed to Helmer Sandberg Linn Grove IA from Atlanta GA Gordon Branch PM Aug 5 1918

( Reference from Book "Buena Vista's Part in the World War C. 1920)

Born Sept. 12, 1896. Enl. Sept. 5, 1918 Pvt. Inf. in Depot Brigade. Trained at Camp Dodge. Mustered Out February 25, 1919.

Threshing

Houses on top of hill circa 1910

Birthplace of David Scofield

David Scofield

Linn Grove road construction

Scan of Linn Grove Main Street Scene

Thanks to Elsie Cleveland for this scan!

Linn Grove Main Street 1916

Collection of Elsie Cleveland

History of the Linn Grove School

John & Anna Cleveland Family

*click here for names & genealogy information