Cambridge Railroad Bridge Postcard on the Web

The Penny Postcards site, a USGenWeb Archives Web Site, includes a postcard of the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul bridge near Cambridge as one of the postcards from Story County.  Thank you to Roxane Sesker for alerting us to this.  We have  the same picture in our book, Cambridge, Iowa The First 150 Years, on page 21.  It identifies the bridge as the first river crossing and then shows pictures of the double track "High Bridge" which replaced it.

Penny Postcards from Iowa, part of the site, has links to the postcards by county.  Then within the counties many are arranged by town.

Armistice Day in Cambridge - 1931

Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day, was an all-day event in Cambridge 80 years ago according to the Cambridge Leader.  The morning school program was with the American Legion, the Auxiliary, and the Community Band.  After basketball games in the afternoon, a veterans dinner was followed by an evening program.

Among the guests was a Civil War veteran Andrew Nelson.

This article was on the front page of the Cambridge Leader, November 12, 1931.  It and articles from the November 12, 1929 and October 31, 1929 front pages can be seen here as well.

Iowa Genealogy Websites

Many of those interested in local history have a strong interest in their family history.  Family Tree Magazines 2010 Best State Websites includes these Iowa websites:

IOWA

Iowa Genealogical Society iowagenealogy.org

This active genealogy group has provided county-by-county research guides, an alphabetical index of pioneer ancestors, a list of available naturalization papers and more.

Iowa GenWeb Project iagenweb.org

While all the state sites in the USGenWeb Project usgenweb.org are useful, this Hawkeye State project goes way beyond the usual links to county pages. Check out the many special projects, including the family group sheet collection, gravestone photo project, transcribed history books and state censuses, Civil War and WWI compilations, newspaper clippings, and WPA graves registration survey.

Open House September 30, 2011 - 3 to 5 p.m.

As part of the Ballard High School Homecoming, the Cambridge Historical Association will be open on Friday, September 30, 2011, from 3 to 5 p.m.  Come tour the museum at 504 3rd Street in Cambridge, Iowa.  And following this attend the Dollars for Scholars Meal at the Ballard High School (5 to 7 p.m.) before cheering at the game with Clear Lake.  Details on the Homecoming schedule can be found in this PDF from the Ballard School District.

Jubilee Days Schedule - June 10 - 12, 2011

The 2011 Cambridge Jubilee Days begin Friday June 10 and continues through Sunday.  As part of this, the Cambridge Historical Association will be having an open house following the parade until 4 p.m.

Memorial Day Ceremony at Cambridge Cemetery 2011

The American Legion Post 233 has ceremonies honoring veterans on Memorial Day each year at several local cemeteries.  This slideshow has pictures from this years ceremony at the Cambridge Cemetery. Thank you to the city, the American Legion Post, and the American Legion Auxiliary for preparing the cemetery and this ceremony.

The Cambridge Historical Association prepared an updated list of veterans in the Cambridge Cemetery for the ceremony.  You can  see/download a copy of this as a PDF here.

Memorial Day Ceremony Cambridge Iowa 2011

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Reminder: Open House June 4, 2011 - 3 to 5 p.m.

Before the Cambridge Alumni Association Banquet this Saturday, June 4, visit the Cambridge Historical Association open house from 3 to 5 p.m.  The public is invited as well to see our Cambridge displays and use our materials for research.

The following Saturday, June 11, 2011, we will again be open following the Jubilee Days parade.  Stop in and see us then as well!