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Taberville, Missouri School

1909 Taberville School  Taberville, St Clair, Missouri The 1909 Taberville School photo has no names listed and so the search begins. I utilized the 1910 United States Census for the state of Missouri.  The census reveals the names of children who lived in the Taberville Township of St Clair, MO.  They may have attended thisContinue reading “Taberville, Missouri School”

Small Scrapbook Big Impact

I found a small paper scrapbook in my grandmother’s belongings after she passed.  I didn’t recognize any of the names, it wasn’t my family, so I wondered what to do with it?  It was hand-made, very delicate, about 4 inches by 4 inches.  The cover was flower shaped on thin, hand-colored paper.  Tied with ribbon,Continue reading “Small Scrapbook Big Impact”

My Oldest Ancestor

Stina Split Stina Split.   I remember the name clearly.  I was a very young, inexperienced searcher eager with anticipation as a library assistant helped me find the microfilm index and I ordered a film of Swedish Clerical Survey Records. Researching my maternal line, I found the surname APPLEQUIST to be very interesting.  It was easyContinue reading “My Oldest Ancestor”

Back to School

Mrs. Glenn A. Rogers, 1st grade teacheraka Irma Elizabeth (Fewell) Rogers A 1988 Walla Walla Newspaper article about her stated “Mrs. Rogers called the photograph of a class of first-graders “my little treasures.”  Teaching at Sharpstein School from 1951 to 1969 she estimates she taught nearly 600 pupils. To celebrate her 80th birthday her familyContinue reading “Back to School”

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life at the Lamoni Children’s Home “It was a momentous thing, the adopting of a new father and mother at the Home”!  This 1915 Saints’ Herald report gave us a good idea what a Day in the Life was like for the children with the arrival of Brother & Sister BriggsContinue reading “A Day in the Life”

More sources of names, the names of Children’s Home residents keep coming (Part 6)

The names of Lamoni Children’s Home residents have been found through a variety of ways.  Census (see last blog), 1. church publications, 2. newspapers, 3. cemeteries and 4. court records. Recreating a list of all children who spent time at the Home has become a goal. 1. Church publications: through the years several Reorganized LatterContinue reading “More sources of names, the names of Children’s Home residents keep coming (Part 6)”

Lamoni Children’s Home as Recorded in the Census

Thanks for joining me again as we explore the next chapter of research about the Children’s Home in Lamoni, Iowa.  When I started seeking information about my biological grandfather’s stay at the Home, I had no idea I would learn so much, so quickly.  After each post I have received messages from readers that haveContinue reading “Lamoni Children’s Home as Recorded in the Census”