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Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

photo of High School

Among the historic resources found in Mount Vernon is the 1927 High School Building.  This … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos, Newsletters & Articles Tags Mount Vernon High School, Ward Elementary School

1930 Model A Ford owned by Virgil Crofter

Photo of 1930 Model A Ford

1930 Model A Ford. This was Virgil Crofter’s first car purchased new at Rude Auto … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe, Mount Vernon High School

High School Class of 1902

Photo of Mount Vernon High Class of 1902

High School Class of 1902 Donated by Marcia Humphries Driscoll and Cathy Humphries Stoner   … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

My House

collage of photos of an historic house being moved

By Larry Covington William Abbe, the first white settler of Linn County, lived on the … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of inside of banquet menu for mount vernon high school class of 1917

@1917. Mount Vernon High School banquet menu

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of high school banquet 1917 menu

@1917 Junior-Senior High School Banquet 1917. Mr. Kensinger.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of Mount Vernon High School Teacher's contract

@1915. Mount Vernon High School Teachers Contract for Superintendent H.E. Kensinger.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of back of 1917 pamphlet

@1917. Back of Graduating Exercises of the Class of 1917 pamphlet. “Largest class in the … Read more …

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Mount Vernon High School

Photo of inside of the Graduating class of 1917 pamphlet

@1917. Inside of Graduating Exercises of the Class of 1917 pamphlet.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of pamphlet for the graduating class of 1917.

@1917. Graduating Exercises of the Class of 1917. Pamphlet. Methodist Church. Wednesday, May 23, 1917. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of end page of Mount Vernon High School Project

@1915. End page for Photos and poetry school project for Mount Vernon High School. P.20. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, School Project

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of poem about Mount Vernon High School teacher Gilmer

@1915. Mount Vernon High School. School project. P.19. Poem about teacher “Gilmer.” “There isn’t a … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, School Project
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16 hours ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
On this MLK Day, let's remember a very special time in 1962 when Martin Luther King Jr. visited Cornell College and lectured to a packed house in King Chapel. Visit the Cornell College archive link below the see pictures, letters, articles, and more about this momentous day in Mount Vernon and Cornell College history. ... See MoreSee Less

MLK Visit · Cornell College Archives

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5 days ago

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A new addition to our digital archives, The Virgil Crofter Collection features the autobiography and photographs of Virgil Crofter, life-long resident of Mount Vernon and the surrounding areas. Donated and prepared by Carolyn Wellso, the Virgil Crofter Collection is an invaluable documentation of rural life and Czech heritage along the Red Cedar River. It is a true gem within our archive and a must-read for anyone interested in Mount Vernon history. ... See MoreSee Less

The Virgil Crofter Collection - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Table of Contents click to show 1) In the Words of Virgil Crofter 1.1) Ivanhoe ... Read more ...
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1 week ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Perhaps with a bit of matching snow on the ground we can finally identify this Mount Vernon home. Developed on a glass negative, this two-story house features a small front porch and a bay window on the side. We don't have a specific date for this photo, so know that some architectural details of the house might have changed over time. Now pull on your wooly detective's cap and help us locate this deceptive domicile! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified House - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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