Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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There are over 500 pictures in this history book.
chosen from literally thousands of photos. submitted by
hundreds of people.
Each of these photos had a story to tell. Therefore.
each needed to be identified and catalogued. Mildred
Brown saw the need and filled it in a kind and efficient
way. She and Bertha Finn even made a midnight trip
through Riverside Cemetery in search of the correct
name and date for one picture.
Mildred is an artist in her own right and President of
the Paint ‘n Palette clubas well as an officer of the
Anamosa Historical Society.
Her work on the history book has been a labor of love.
in memory of her husband. Dr. Gerald F. Brown. a longtime
Anamosa physician. and to the many other people
of Anamosa who are now gone. but not forgotten.
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Thank you . . .
To the many. many people who contributed their time
and talents to tuming this book from a dream to a reality.
To Connie McKean. who took photos for ads and
some news photos; to D. Thomas Benson. for
developing pictures for ads and some news photos: to
Eldon J. Meeks for reproducing photos from old
newspapers: to members of the Jones County
Genealogical Society for indexing the history book.
To the other original members of the History Book
Committee. who helped get things organized: Glen
McLaughlin. Mel Peet. Rene Dooley. Don Goodman, Kay
Dougherty. Jo Russell. Mike Fay and others: and
especially. to C.J. Warner. our treasurer.
To the little band of proof-reader-helpers. who spent
one Saturday evening this winter getting Pat past one
more deadline.
And. finally. to everyone who let us use your precious
family pictures or contributed articles to the book.