Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of the Friends Yearly Meeting House circa 1910,…
This photograph was taken on April 26, 1916, as the men from Company H departed for Europe in World War I. The men paraded down High Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa to be properly sent off by the community and loved ones. Many of these men went…
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of the Friends Yearly Meeting House circa 1920,…
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of Quakers/Friends breaking ground for a new…
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a roster of the Quakers/Friends responsible for breaking…
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of of Quakers/Friends breaking ground for a new…
This photograph dates to August 9-18, 1915 and depicts the men from Company H who were known as the Horse Thief Squad. Although the United States did not enter World War I until early 1917, the men in this picture went on to serve in Company H…
This is a picture of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
Daniel Nelson is one of the most remarkable people of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Born on April 13, 1812, in Butler County, Ohio, Nelson moved west to Iowa during the late 1840's to begin a new life in farming with his wife, Margaret, and…
Margaret Nelson could be summarized as the epitome of a pioneer mother and spouse. Moving with her husband, Daniel Nelson, in the late 1840's to Mahaska County, Iowa, Margaret had to endure a great deal once arriving. Facing the elements, wild…
