Our Newsletter is Available Online

The April 2008 issue of the Cambridge Historical Association of Cambridge, Iowa, newsletter (Volume 1 Number 2) is now available online. If this works correctly, (this is our first test of the Scribd service to do this) you should be able to see it immediately below:

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Members of the Cambridge Historical Association should have already received this newsletter in the regular mail. If you did not, please let us know so we can update our mailing list.

Update August 19, 2008: The September 2007 edition of our newsletter is also now available online. It is linked rather than shown directly because the PDF is larger and may be slower to load.

Monthly Meeting - June 17, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Topics discussed included:

• Our new book, Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa, is now available and sales began at the Cambridge Alumni Association banquet. This article about the book includes a picture of group members at the June meeting.
  
• The Alumni Association president, Roger Griffith, asked if we could provide some trivia questions for next years meeting.
  
• Because of flooding, Jubilee Days was canceled. The displays prepared may still be viewed at the Historical Association.
• Charles Sloniger gave us pictures of the presiding officers of the Masons.
  

We would like to thank Huxley Communications for providing us with our Internet service.

The next regular meeting is Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Monthly Meeting - May 20, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Topics discussed included:

• Don Erickson sent pictures of the railroad bridge to the Story County Conservation Board for use with the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail section from Cambridge to Maxwell.
• Florence Wheeler and Wayne Messer talked with the Ballard 5th graders about the early history of Cambridge and the schools of Union Township.
• Valerie Moore developed the country schools display which was used for the 5th graders talk. It will be on display at the Historical Association during Jubilee Days.
  
• Don Erickson finished preparing the book Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa. It is at the printers and will be available for the Cambridge Alumni Banquet and for Jubilee Days.
  
• Preparation for Jubilee Days is underway. A display of advertising items from local companies has several items on loan from Max Olson and from Crystal Hughes. Also there is a display of 1900's clothing from the Carl Peterson family.
• Julie Erickson had the newsletter ready for distribution. It was copied and addressed for mailing during the meeting. If you have not received your copy, please let us know.
• Helen Heslop brought pictures of the 1990 flood and a copy of Cora Unashamed, which was filmed here, for display.
  

The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Our Second Book Was Published!

The Cambridge Historical Association's second book, Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa, is now available. It was finished in time for the Cambridge Alumni Banquet and the scheduled Jubilee Days. You can read about it in this article in the Tri-County Times. Copies are available through the Historical Association for $20 plus shipping if needed. A few copies of the earlier book are also still available.

A special thank you to Don Erickson for pulling this together. He did a great job in researching and organizing this.

History Presentation to Ballard 5th Graders

The Cambridge Historical Association was invited by Mr. Marietta to talk to the Ballard 5th grade students about the history of Cambridge, Iowa. Florence Wheeler and Wayne Messer gave a presentation May 14th on the early history of Cambridge and on the one-room schools of Union Township. The students were a great audience who knew quite a bit about one-room schools from their visit to the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Thank you to the teachers and the students for their attention and questions.

Much of the material on the schools came from our new book: Cambridge, Iowa 150 Years of Education in Cambridge and Union Township, Story County, Iowa. Don Erickson had prepared the proofs for this book which Julie Erickson brought to the Historical Association and Valerie Moore helped convert into the posters used for the presentation.