Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Corrie (Birkby's maiden name); chronicles her high school years, which began in Prairie City, continued in Waukee, and ended with graduation from Sidney High School.
The first Iowa State Fair held in Fairfield, Iowa Oct. 25-27, 1854. The fair moved between various cities before settling in Des Moines in 1879. Fairs were held in West Des Moines in an area known as Brown's Park until 1886, when the General…