Sunday, September 28, 2008

Cambridge Iowa Newspapers

The local newspaper in Cambridge Iowa had a number of name changes in its history. These changes are described in our first book on page 73. A summary of the name changes for your reference:
  • Cambridge Independent was a weekly begun June 7, 1881. It lasted a few months.
  • Cambridge Reporter started publication April 27, 1882.
  • Cambridge Argus followed.
  • Cambridge Herald published Vol. 1, No. 1 on February 27, 1885.
  • Cambridge Garland started August 2, 1887.
  • Cambridge Press appeared in 1893.
  • Cambridge Chronicle was in 1895.
  • Cambridge Dispatch 1896.
  • Cambridge Phoenix began in 1903.
  • Cambridge Leader 1905.
  • Cambridge Clipper 1906.
  • Cambridge Leader 1906 to March 1972.
Since then the Tri-County Times has carried weekly news of Cambridge.

Microfilm of most of the Cambridge newspapers is available in the Cambridge Memorial Library and at the State Historical Society of Iowa.

[Updated 4-11-2010 with new Tri-County Times link.  Updated 11-10-2016 with new Tri-County Times link.]

Monday, September 15, 2008

Monthly Meeting - August 19, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Among the topics discussed were:
  • Don and Julie Erickson and Wayne Messer attended the initial CHAT Meeting for region 5 at the Boone Historical Society on July 30. This is an opportunity for the cultural, historic, and arts groups to work together. Our region, one of 13 in the state, is the 8 counties around Boone county. Cyndi Pederson, the head of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, is leading the creation of these teams (CHAT is Culture History Arts Team) to raise the profile of these industries.
  • Book sales of our new book, Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa, continued. The schools and libraries which should receive a copy of this book, the same ones which have our first book, were discussed.
  • The history of current and former Cambridge, Iowa organizations are topics that may need further development. We discussed the Legion Auxiliary, the Bucket Brigade (a fire company auxiliary), Jaycees, and Eastern Star. Are there other organizations which should be added?
  • We received a Buland Specials ad from Nels Nord of the Huxley Historical Society. Thank you for this ad from an early Cambridge store. It is now on display in the Cambridge Historical Association.
The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Monthly Meeting - July 15, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Because we did not have a quorum, a formal meeting was not held. We discussed the continuing sales of our new book, Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa. A work session by the members present updated our obituaries index, hung the Mason presiding officer pictures we recently received, and examined the indexing of our books contents.

The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at 7 p.m.