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Jasper County Oral Histories

Main Street DeMotte in the early 1900s

Step back into the early history of northern Jasper County with these oral histories sponsored by the DeMotte - Kankakee Valley Rotary Club.

The following PDF files are transcripts of taped interviews.

application/pdf iconCasper Belstra
application/pdf icon Henry Boezeman
application/pdf iconJohn DeKock
application/pdf iconTeenie DeKock
application/pdf iconJames Dickey
application/pdf iconEmily & Dick Evans
application/pdf iconCornelius R. Evers
application/pdf iconRuth Kiersma
application/pdf iconRon Mosier
application/pdf iconElsie Nannenga
application/pdf iconJake Nannenga
application/pdf iconJ. Wayne Oliver
application/pdf iconEster Richards
application/pdf iconGrace Seegers
application/pdf iconLeonard (Buzz) Swart
application/pdf iconDan Tanner & Gerben Eenshuistra
application/pdf iconMary Thatcher
application/pdf iconGarret and Teenie Walstra

Jasper County History

B067_Rensselaer_High_School_Mystical_Knights

Rensselaer Central’s Mystical Knights officers for 1968 included (standing, L to R) Ron Schaden, president; Tim Bolin, secretary; Mr. Burvan, sponsor; Greg Padgitt, treasurer; Steve beaver, vice-president; and Mr. Waters, sponsor. (Seated, L to R) Tom Zimmer, G. Bailey and T. Brewer. Photo from Chaos. Rensselaer Republican 12/31/01

See more Jasper County History photos at our Flickr site.

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