Cambridge Iowa Garage Sale June 19, 2010

The City Wide Cambridge Garage Sale will be this Saturday, June 19th, from 8 am to 3:30 pm.  Click on the photo for further details.

Cambridge Historical Association on the Front Page of the Tri-County Times

In case you missed it, the Cambridge Historical Association appeared on the front page of the June 10, 2010 issue of the Tri-County Times.  Just in time for Jubilee Days 2010, we appeared next to the Jubilee Days article.

Thank you to the Tri-County Times for featuring us in this article.  It and the other Jubilee Days festivities made for a great turnout at our new location despite the weather.

If you did not get a chance to see our new location, please attend one of our meetings - the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.  The next one is this evening, June 15, 2010.  Or contact us: 515-220-HISTORY (515-220-4478) has an answering machine or you can email us at cha@huxcomm.net.

Jubilee Days - June 11 - 13, 2010

Always the second weekend in June, this years Jubilee Days in Cambridge, Iowa are Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 13, 2010.  The complete schedule is available on the Cambridge website or download a printable schedule (PDF) here.  You can read about the Jubilee Days plans in the Tri-County Times front page article.

Among the events is the open house of the Cambridge Historical Association in our new location, 504 Third Street, from 11 a.m. (after the parade) to 4 p.m. on Saturday.  This will be the first opportunity for many to see our new location, displays, and the exciting things we are doing.  Learn more in another Tri-County Times article.

Just a reminder:  The next regular meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association falls shortly after Jubilee Days.  It is the third Tuesday of the month, which means that this months meeting is Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

Des Moines Register Old Time Photos

The Des Moines Register has an online feature - Old Time Photos - which features new old photos each day.  These currently range from 1913 to the 1980's. 

The April 29, 2010 entry was a picture of justice of the peace W.T. Harrison, 79, of Cambridge, Iowa in a picture from 1945.  The picture was part of a story about the state conducting a drive to change from the justice of the peace system to a county court system.

In addition to the Old Time Photos of the Day, the Register has other collections of old photos from the Register's archive.

Thank you to Margot Eness of the Gilbert Historical Society for pointing us to the Cambridge photo.

Silent Auction and Wine Tasting - April 24, 2010

The Cambridge Jubilee Committee is doing something different this year. Rather than a White Elephant Auction (where you end up going home with someone else's *ahem* junk)... we're going to have a Wine Tasting!!  Sample wines from White Oak and Snus Hill wineries. NO ADMISSION FEE. Wine samples for $1 each. Food and other beverages can be purchased.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Cambridge, Iowa Community Center

Door prizes every fifteen minutes!

Chair massages from Lyn Hook of A Healing Touch  for $1 per minute.

Gift baskets and packages with new, donated items and services will be auctioned. For example:
- Beach basket (beach towel, bag, spray tan certificate, ect)
- Doggie goodies (treats and dog food)
- Home basket (candles, home decor)
- Reiman gardens (annual membership and anniversary book)
- White Oak wine tasting at their winery
- Fishing basket (rod and reel, tackle)
- Adventureland tickets
- ICubs tickets
- Barnstormers tickets
- Song bird packet (20 plants designed to entice song birds to your yard)
- Spa package (massage, hair cut, spray tan, ect)

Remember:  The Cambridge Jubilee Days are June 11-13, 2010.
 

Cambridge Historical Association Meeting - Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The next meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association will be Tuesday, February 16, 2010.  Join us at 7 p.m. in our new location, 504 3rd Street.  (the old Masonic Lodge) and learn more about Cambridge, Iowa and its people.  Contact information:  515-220-HISTORY (515-220-4478) has an answering machine or you can email us at cha@huxcomm.net.  For further information, see our website at cha-notes.blogspot.com. 

Book Discussion Group - February 15, 2010

The next Cambridge Memorial Library book discussion is Monday, February 15, 2010, 7 p.m.  The book will be The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks.  More details in the flyer picture.