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Inside front cover
Introduction
Section I
Brookings County, Ice Age to the Present
Chapter 1 Physical Geography by
Charles F. Gritzner
Evolving Geographic Landscape......................................1
Legacy of Glacial Ice....................................................1
Through Corridors of Time..............................................3
A Humane Landscape....................................................5
Chapter 2 Prehistory by L. Adrien
Hannus
Prehistoric Overview..................................................13
Archeological Sites....................................................16
The Oakwood Lakes Site............................................17
Volunteer Site..........................................................17
Chapter 3 Native Americans by
Jack Marken
Early Indian Activities..................................................19
After the County Was Formed.......................................21
Indians at SDSU..........................................................23
Chapter 4 Early Settlements by
John Miller
Medary......................................................................25
Lake Hendricks............................................................33
Oakwood....................................................................34
Fountain.....................................................................37
Renshaw.....................................................................41
Chapter 5 The County Grows Up
1879-1959 by John Miller
The Railroad Arrives: 1879-1880.................................43
The Great Dakota Boom and After: 1880-1889...............51
Depression, Populism, Expansion, and War: 1890-1905....63
Growth, Prosperity, and War: 1906-1919......................73
A Transitional Decade: 1920-1929...............................90
The "Dirty Thirties": 1930-1939.................................102
World War II and the Postwar Era: 1940-1959..............109
1960-1989 by Edward Patrick Hogan
The Contemporary Period: 1960-1989.........................118
1871-2010 by Linda Baer
Historical Perspective: 1871-2010..............................126
Section II
Brookings County and Its People
Chapter 1 Agriculture, Our Leading
Industry
Compiled from Information supplied by Elizabeth Williams and Art
Sogn
Early Agricultural History.................................................133
Agribusiness History.......................................................144
Recent Ag History..........................................................146
Chapter 2 Weather and Disasters
Facts and Figures by William F. Lytle.................................151
Infinite Variety by Linda K. Hillestad..................................152
Blizzards......................................................................153
Floods.........................................................................155
Tornadoes....................................................................156
Hail.............................................................................158
Grasshoppers................................................................159
Prairie Fires..................................................................160
Drought.......................................................................160
Chapter 3 Our Health
Compiled from Information Supplied by Deanna Boone
Brookings Hospital / Brookview Manor................................163
Brookings Clinic.............................................................166
United Retirement Center................................................168
Hospital and Medical Services in Volga by Howard Lee..........169
Dentistry.....................................................................170
Pharmacy....................................................................171
Veterinary Medicine.......................................................173
Vision
Care..................................................................177
Mental Health...............................................................178
Chiropractic Medicine.....................................................178
Nutrition / Diet / Wellness...............................................178
Chapter 4 Buildings: From Teepees to
Townhouses
Overview by Janet Gritzner..............................................181
National Register Historic Sites
Carnegie Library by Susan Richards...............................184
Public, Commercial, Residential, and Academic
by Sherry DeBoer..................................................185
Chapter 5 Newspapers, Radio, and
Television
Newspapers by George Norby and Chuck Cecil......................193
Radio............................................................................196
Public Television / Radio by Peter Egart...............................197
Chapter 6 Our Schools
Elementary and Secondary by Adelaide Paradise
Rural Schools............................................................199
Town Schools...........................................................202
County School Memories.............................................208
From DAC to SDSU by John Miller........................................214
Faculty Women's Club by Adelaide Paradise..........................229
Chapter 7 Social and Cultural
Heritage
Introduction by Rex Myers.................................................231
Ethnic Variety by Michael Funchion.....................................234
Churches by Adelaide Paradise...........................................238
Opera Houses by Adelaide Paradise.....................................241
Chautauqua by Adelaide Paradise........................................244
Midway by Mrs. Norman Swaney.........................................246
Libraries by Elvita Landau..................................................255
Post Offices....................................................................256
Banking by Rex Myers........................................................258
Chapter
8 Cemeteries, Keeping Memories Alive
Compiled by Barbara Behrend
Cemeteries.....................................................................263
Chapter 9 A Circle of Towns by
Charles L. Woodard
Aurora............................................................................273
Bushnell..........................................................................278
Elkton.............................................................................280
Sinai...............................................................................284
Volga..............................................................................289
Bruce..............................................................................294
White..............................................................................299
Brookings.........................................................................305
Chapter 10 State Centennial
Reflections
Compiled by Kristin K. Anderson, Sherry DeBoer & Diane Kosbua
with assistance from Brookings Daily Register and RFD News
staffs.
Featuring artwork, essays, poetry, and photos......................313
Section III Family
Histories
Why Write a Family History? by Richard Luther...............................................334
Individual Histories....................................................................................335
A-B.............................................................................................335-388
C-D.............................................................................................388-402
E-F-G..........................................................................................402-432
H................................................................................................432-453
I-J-K...........................................................................................453-484
L................................................................................................484-504
M...............................................................................................504-545
N-O............................................................................................545-568
P-Q-R.........................................................................................568-598
S................................................................................................598-626
T-U.............................................................................................627-653
V-W-X-Y-Z...................................................................................653-686
Section IV Social and Civic Organization
Histories
Individual Histories.....................................................................689
A-O.............................................................................689-718
P-Z.............................................................................719-748
Section V
Business Histories
Individual Histories......................................................................751
Bibliography
Introduction
Compiled by Philip L. Brown...........................................................795
Index Compiled by
Jack Marken
Indexed
by Mary Caspers, Nancy Cook, Clark Hallman, Bang Kim,
Elvita
Landau, Lisa Lister, Jack Marker, and Peggy Whalen
Introduction and Name Index..............................................................811
Subject and Place Index....................................................................821
Credits Project Directors
Sherry DeBoer, Dian Kosbau
General Editors
Ruth Foreman, George West
Photo Editor
Dianne Ammann
Technical Assistance
D. J. Cline
Graphic Design
Bobbi L. Gaukel
Illustrations
Bobbi L. Gaukel, Ila Telkamp
Typist
Wanda West
Proofreaders
Dianne Ammann, Kristin K. Anderson, Marge Bailey, Jerry Cooley, Judy
Danielson, Mary Fiedler, Gen Fish, Linda
Hillestad, Jeanne Manzer, Jack Marken, Adalaide Paradise, Jane Perry,
Connie Quirk, Susan Richards, Barbara Wait
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