Tag: Allen County Historical Society
Hundreds of photos documenting the earliest days of Allen County, are being prepared for an upcoming Smithsonian Institution Exhibit. The Mary L. Martin Art Gallery and Creitz Recital Hall will serve as the starting point…
The mystery of Mrs. Charles Scott’s missing $8 was solved Thursday by SAFE BASE students, who used metal detecting wands to dig through the dirt for eight gold coins. Allen County Historical Society director Kurtis…
Bill Mentzer was ready to serve his country as soon as he turned 18. Mentzer spoke about his military service in Korea as part of the Allen County Historical Societys Annual Meeting Tuesday evening at…
MORAN The 2019 Allen County Historical Societys annual meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jones Hardy American Legion Post No. 385 in Moran, 237 Spruce St. A program about the Korean War…
The debut of a 1940 film about Iola was anything but silent. Chatter filled the Iola High School lecture hall as the Allen County Historical Society showed the recently discovered short film, Iola on Parade.…
Life in Iola of 80 years ago will be featured at Tuesdays spring meeting of the Allen County Historical Society. The meetings centerpiece is an 18-minute video, a 1940 colorized 16-millimeter film that recently has…
Six members of the Cofachique Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met on Saturday. Members visited the Allen County Historical Society Museum and the Old (1869) Jail building.
Ask most Iolans about Tom Bowlus, and they’ll point to his most visible gift to the community: The Bowlus Fine Arts and Cultural Center. Fewer know of the Bowlus family’s fingerprints on Iola’s history that…
For more than 50 years, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center has brought waves of entertainment to Allen County and the surrounding areas. The centers history will be brought under the spotlight at 7 p.m. Tuesday,…
After more than 100 years of standing guard over the graves of Civil War veterans, Ol Zachary may be ready to retire. Ol Zachary is the nickname locals gave the statue of a Union infantry…
