Street scene of Henderson, Iowa early in the last century. Last time I was there, those buildings still existed.

I got this off of Ebay-(I LOVE Ebay). It is a postcard the 1911 Macedonia basketball team with a listing on the back. I don't know if any of them are related and if they are it's probably a third cousin or so but I liked the photo.

The listing on the back is as follows:

John Henry

Miles Boyer

Supt. Tacy or Jacy, I'm not sure but I'm leaning towards it being "Tracy"

Naason Young (I checked the name and it appears that way on the 1910 census--he'd be 14 or 15 in 1911)

Henry Dinwiddie

Hugh Braden

Adrian Hobson

Let's get started on this project.

This is a photo I found in a box at my parent's house. Written on the back is "Grove School #9 May 23, 1941" . Obviously one of the one room schools so prevalent back then. One room schools were chosen to represent the state of Iowa on the official quarter released several years ago. The names weren't written there but my dad could still name everyone.


Front row: Lois Batten, Janice Osler, James Osler, Galen Batten, Dennis Rasmussen

Back row: Velma Rasmussen, Wilma Batten, Mrs. Toland, Lois Rasmussen, Phyllis Batten, Glen Batten, Bruce Forward

Hello

A friend got me interested in genealogy a few years ago and one of the aspects of it that I enjoy reading about is the "orphaned heirlooms". Those are items that for one reason or another have gotten separated from the family they belong to and there are people out there who enjoy reuniting them with their rightful family. There is also this unwritten canon, if you will, that somewhere out in the world there are photos of your family that you never knew existed and that you just have to keep looking. I've had it happen to me and now maybe I can do the same for someone else.



Rummaging through my parents house; online auctions; other family--I've collected a number of group photos with family in them, but not just family. They're class photos and group shots and team photos. Lots of other people that I'm not related to--but maybe someone would like to see.



I've decided to post these photos on the chance that someone out there is looking for a relative and never knew a photo like this existed.



I picked this title for my blog because my parents are from little towns in Iowa that are about a mile apart. Dad grew up in Macedonia, Iowa and Mom in Henderson, Iowa. And you've got to call it something.