Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Catapillar. Eric and Dennis Rausch restore a Catapillar 30. Historic restoration and preservation is a favorite pastime of many people.
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Luke Blong and Maria Schneeberger hanging shade.
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St. Lucas German American Museum and Family Center, restoration projects. Over the last 4 years, the St. Lucas Historical Society has been making renovations to restore the museum. In 2024, they have been working on the roof.
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Jeanette Hlubek Dietzenbach, age 78, of Decorah, IA passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Mayo Clinic – Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN after a recent metastatic adenocarcinoma diagnosis.
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Restoring and preserving this architecturally and culturally unique educational building that houses the museum, library and family history programs is vital to the cultural, educational, historical and psychological well being of the community and adds greatly to the historical and cultural heritage of the region, state and Nation.
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Of course, time, talent and treasure are the vital ingredients for any preservation and restoration effort. Most folks are preservationists at heart. Some farmers are saving historic barns and old tools that their fathers and grandfathers built or used. In a few years the large barns and old tools may be rare indeed.
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We are pleased to share the recent listing of the family histories and genealogies. Joyce Schaufenbuel compiled this listing to give you a better idea of the current collection in the Family History Center.
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