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For January through June, 2008
Morrison's Heritage Museum has received the following items from our many donors to add to our collection. A thank you goes to all of those persons for their generosity and we are hoping we will be receiving many more items to add to Morrison’s history. 1. Paper hatchet menu from Whiteside Hotel, 1910; Morrison postcard; Farm Bureau membership statement for John Bauer, 1956; all from Robert Soesbe.
2. Newspaper clippings of Whiteside County Poor Farm; from Alan & Joyce Medema.
3. WWII Service Record; from Ron Coplan.
4. Sandrock Jewelry box; from Steve Smith.
5. Booklet “Greater Morrison” 1909; Whiteside Sentinel Annual Booklet, 1883; Whiteside Sentinel article on Annan Mill being built, 1968; article on Morrison High School land purchase; article on 6th grade Junior High, Morrison, 1910; 8th grade graduation of Morrison, 31st Graduation exercises, 1916, shows Orville Waite; article on Morrison High School Dedication when building was added on to, 1969; Sterling Gazette article on last passenger train 1971, and Rock Creek bridge going through Morrison; article from News Sentinel on Eddie Schuler putting wheel on Annan Mill, 1968; photo of Library Hall; pamphlet on Chicago World’s Fair, 1933; Weather Almanac, 1925; Whiteside County News article on Flood of 1965; Prairie Farmer magazine, 1933; all from Barb Kophamer.
6. Two Mt. Pleasant Mutual cardboard fans; from Robert VanOsdol.
7. Sisters of the Swish Centennial Badge and Brothers of the Brush Centennial Badge, 1955; from Ken White.
8. Scrapbook of Morrison Hospital, put together by Anna Belha; from Doug Belha.
9. Eighteen trophies and plaques, score cards, trays, and photos from Morrison Country Club dating back to 1930’s; all from Lowell Beggs.
10. Antique juice squeezer, 1930’s; Farm Bureau Newspaper, 1977; wooden United Methodist Church attendance sign; all from Owen & Judy McCulloh.
11. Photo of Goodenough Ice Box, 1950’s; Photo of Unionville School with lower grade students inside school, 1952; all from Larry & Bob Maedge.
12. Scrapbook of early 1900’s clippings of Morrison; from Monica Anderson.
13. Photos of building of Southside School, 1988-92; from Marge Schleuning.
14. Golf trophy clock, 1959; from Ruth Mitick.
15. Yellow crock bowl; tablecloth; 5 old embroidered dishtowels; wooden spoon; potato masher, 1945; US Navy spoon WWII; soap dish, 1945-50; all from Louise Wiersema.
16. Notebook of “Good Old Days” stories written by Orville Goodenough; notebook of Poems and Stories written by Orville Goodenough; Cobb family History by Corliss Kerr;
Lind Blacksmith, copies of photos; T.R. King story; Dairy Farm Test Book, 1917, belonged to A. L. Goodenough; all from Orville Goodenough.
17. Johnson Coal Company yardstick; 2 framed News-Sentinel papers, 1978; yellow chiffon flapper dress; ivory chiffon jeweled dress; black eyelet 2 piece dress; all from Merritt and Judy Pitcher.
18. Clinton Herald newsprint of Whiteside County Fairgrounds grandstand burning, July 1968; from Ruth Schroeder.
19. Newsprint of Morrison Telephone Company; photo of Goodenough farm, 1947; newsprint of Libby Plant photo, 1910; two News Sentinels, 1917; Morrison Telephone Company photos, 1948; all from Barb Bush.
20. Bernes Seed Sack; from Elmer Temple.
21. Military sewing kit; from Jean Temple.
22. Horsehide blanket, over 100 years old; from Jennie VanDyke.
23. Summit stove yardstick; from Rex & Carol Given.
24. Manequin; framed watercolor of Annan Mill; all from Phil & Alice Renkes.
25. Morrison High School play program, 1912; dedication pamphlet of Morrison Hospital, 1942; programs at Auditorium, 1916; Auditorium program, 1912; George Hodge Piano recital program, 1916; J. E. Wessel Jeweler envelope; all from Jane James.
26. Potter Brothers statement, 1956; “Outdoor Land” child’s book; Merrill Readers” child’s book; Garden Gimmicks, book; Harriett Smith Goodenough, biography; Atlas of Whiteside County, 1967; Large framed Whiteside County map, 1960’s; menu from the Brick House, 1982; all from Dolores Stralow.
27. Rural Schools, 1963-65; Rural Schools 1966-68; Rural Schools 1969-71; all written by Ken Kuehl; Gridley School Plans, 1934; all from Ken Kuehl.
28. “Fundamentals of Accounting”, “Speech”, both Morrison High School classroom study books; from Roy Velde.
29. Morrison High School Yearbooks 1958-1961; “Hoofbeats” scrapbook 1960-1961; scrapbook Morrison High School, 1961; Playbook MHS “One Foot in Heaven” 1961; Tiesman Excavating sign; pencil from Tiesman Excavating; picture of Mae Buikema; two small photos of Etta Norman; all from Julie Nicklaus.
30. Letter from Governor of Illinois to Edna Barrett, Supt. of Mt. Pleasant Township, 1945; photo of Edna Barrett; letter from Wm. Barrett, regarding Governor’s letter, 1945;
all from William H. Barrett.
31. Framed map of Whiteside County, hand drawn by Daisy Pond, 1897; from Marion Deets.
32. Framed watercolor prints of Annan Mill, Whiteside County Jail, and Courthouse, done by Mae Domack, artist; all from Hilda Uecker.
33. Austin Brothers thermometer; two GE ashtrays, 1959 and 1967; “The Prophet” book; Five Boy Scout handbooks; Boy Scout record “Boy Scouts of America” ; “History of Post Office” delivery books; “Local History of Morrison” by W. E. Weaver; “History of Whiteside County” Sesquicentennial Edition, 1968; Rock Island Arsenal Directory, 1990; Rock Island Prison Barracks, 1985; Morrison Fire Department 125th Anniversary booklet, 2001; R. C. Smith Geneology, 2001; “Indian Place Names in Illinois”, “Illinois and It’s People”, “The Story of Illinois”, “The Making of Illinois”, “Counties of Illinois”, all from Curt Gronner.
34. Biography of John Ardapple, from Barb Ardapple.
All information and items collected by Judy McCulloh, MHS artifacts secretary.
by Editor, theCity1.com
July 10, 2008
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