Few men have enjoyed more success in both the railroad and coal mining industries than H.W. McNeill. Born June 18, 1847, in Peoria, Illinois, Hobart W. McNeill studied at the University of Virginia until the school was closed by the Confederacy. …
Wilbur A. McNeill was a successful businessman in the coal mining industry. Born in 1843, McNeill gained his early education at Sandstone Seminary until 1861, when McNeill enlisted in the Fourth Illinois Cavalry to fight the Confederacy. McNeill…
This is a still photograph taken of Manoah Hedge, who is credited for writing the first contemporary history of Mahaska County, Iowa. This history published was entitled; Past and Present of Mahaska County, Iowa. The book documented short, yet…
Elliott Warren Rice was born on November 16, 1835, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The younger brother of General Samuel Allen Rice, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry in April, 1864, E.W. Rice served in the conflict during…
This was a photograph taken after the Bennett-Loughridge house fire on May 23, 1909, of fire horses Doris and Coly with driver Elmert Patterson, captain of the Oskaloosa Fire Department. Also riding in the picture is John Starlin, one of the town's…
This is a photograph taken in the fall of 1912 of former President Teddy Roosevelt giving a campaign speech before a large crowd at the Oskaloosa town square. Roosevelt went on to lose the race that year to Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
This is a key to the photograph taken of the Oskaloosa mail carriers working for the United States Postal Service on June 2, 1935. Many of the men in the picture were long time carriers that had been with the office since the beginning of the…
Pictured here is a newspaper report informing its readers about the Oskaloosa Public Library's circulation numbers for the month of January in 1909. Included is a listing of the type of books checked out, fine totals, and check-out totals. At this…
This is a photograph taken of Elizabeth Michener, one of the first head librarians of the Oskaloosa Public Library. Ms. Michener dedicated much of her time and energy to the well-being of the public library, giving service to the institution for…
This is a photograph taken of Elizabeth Michener, one of the first head librarians of the Oskaloosa Public Library, along with Winnifred Parcell and Martha Moore. Ms. Michener dedicated much of her time and energy to the well-being of the public…
