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Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Douglas County Historical Society, Douglas County, and Roseburg Oregon were highlighted. Board member Cynthia Wilson and Vice President, Dale Greenley were interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this episode. The Douglas County Historical Society located in Roseburg Oregon is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: Douglas County Historical Society Mailing address: P.O. Box 2534, Roseburg, Oregon 97470 Visiting address: The Floed-Lane House; 544 S.E. Douglas Avenue, Roseburg, Oregon 97470 Phone number: 541-672-4386 Email Address: dchs.oregon@gmail.com Website: http://www.douglascountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Facebook: Douglas County Historical Society Oregon | Facebook

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Old Fort Genealogical Society and the town of Fort Scott Kansas were highlighted. Ann Rawlins was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Old Fort Genealogical Society located in Fort Scott Kansas is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: OFGS - Old Fort Genealogical Society Address to visit: 221 S National Ave, Fort Scott, KS 66701 The society is located in the basement of Memorial Hall. The front door is located on National Avenue. Phone: (620) 223-3300 Mailing address: PO Box 786, Fort Scott, KS 66701 Website: http://www.ksgenweb.org/society/ftscott eMail: OFGSKS@gmail.com The Society is a full-service genealogy, archaeology, and historical research center. Hours are 10:00am - 6:00pm Monday-Saturday, but if the "Open" sign is on, come on down.

Preservation Oaks - Season 2 Episode 1: A new and exciting season of Preservation Oaks begins. Tune in for new episodes as Sean Thomas Radcliff chats with fantastic guests from our country's museums, cultural, heritage, genealogical and historical societies across the United States.

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Iowa County Historical Society and the town of Marengo Iowa were highlighted. The Directors, Patty Hinrichs and Delores Tibben were interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Iowa County Historical Society located in Marengo Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: Iowa County, Iowa Historical Society | Facebook http://iagenweb.org/iowa/research/ICHS.htm (319) 642-7018 iowacountyhistoricalsociety@outlook.com Mailing address: PO Box 288, Marengo, IA 52301 Address: 675 East South Street, Marengo, IA, 52301

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Eudora Area Historical Society and Museum located in Eudora Kansas were highlighted. The Executive Director, Ben Terwilliger was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Eudora Area Historical Society and Museum located in Eudora Kansas is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: www.cityofEudoraks.gov/100/Eudora-Community-Museum Eudora Area Historical Society | Facebook 720 Main St. Eudora, KS, 66025 Ph: (785) 690-7900 Hours Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00. Call to schedule a tour. EudoraHistory@gmail.com And, if you’d like to know more about Eudora’s history, you can go to the website: eudorakshistory.com.

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Indian Creek Historical Society located in Hastings Iowa was highlighted. The President of the Board, Bil McGrew and colleagues Jeff Christiansen, Jim Shellhammer, and Rick Mabary were interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help by listening to this interview. The Indian Creek Historical Society located in Hastings Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: https://www.indiancreekhs.com/ Indian Creek Historical Society | Facebook 59256 380th St. Hastings Iowa 51540 Phone (712) 824-7730

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Ford County Historical Society and Dodge City Kansas were highlighted. The President, Kent Stehlik and colleagues Connie Penick, Doug Austen, and Sonya Hughes were interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Ford County Historical Society located in Dodge City Kansas is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: http://kansashistory.us/fordco/ Ford County Historical Society | Facebook EMAIL: info@fordcountyhistory.org ADDRESS: PO Box 131, Dodge City, KS 67801-0131 PHONE: 620-561-1925

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum located in Goessel Kansas was highlighted. Brian Stucky was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Museum, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum located in Goessel Kansas is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Museum: 6. Facebook: @MennoniteHeritageandAgriculturalMuseum 7. Internet: http://www.goesselmuseum.com/ 8. Email: goesselmuseum@gmail.com 9. Phone: (620) 367-8200 10. Address: 200 Poplar St, Goessel, KS 67053 11. Museum admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for kids up to age 13.

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Iowa Falls Historical Society and the town of Iowa Falls Iowa were highlighted. The outgoing President and now the Marketing and Communications Director, Paul Hackbarth was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun listening to the interview to find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help. The Iowa Falls Historical Society located in Iowa Falls Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: i. Facebook: Iowa Falls Historical Society 2022 | Facebook ii. Address is: 519 Stevens Street P.O. Box 364 Iowa Falls, IA 50126 iii. Phone at: (641) 648-4603

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the IAGenWeb Organization for Iowa was highlighted. IAGenWeb is a part of USGenWeb, a group of volunteers working together to provide internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. IAGenWeb is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone. The Iowa State Coordinator, Cindy Maher was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the organization, the services it offers, and how you can help support them, as you listen to this excellent interview. The IAGenWeb is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the organization: The IAGenWeb Project - Iowa Genealogy iagenweb.org IAGenWeb a USGenWeb Project | Facebook On every county page there is contact information. There are welcome hosts available to handle any questions. Email: welcome_to_iagenweb@iagenweb.org

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Muscatine County Genealogical Society and the County of Muscatine Iowa were highlighted. The Vice President, Mike Wedell was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Muscatine County Genealogical Society located in Muscatine Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: https://www.facebook.com/Muscatine-County-Genealogical-Society-103580912131362/ http://iagenweb.org/muscatine/ You can mail them at: 906 Sunrise Circle, Muscatine, IA 52761 PHONE: 563-264-1495 President Lynn McCleary or 651-261-9670 and that’s the Vice President Mike Wedell. EMAIL: ebmccleary@machlink.com

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Norman Borlaug Heritage was highlighted. Tom Spindler was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Foundation, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation located in Cresco Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Foundation: https://www.normanborlaug.org/ nbhforg@gmail.com Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation – Address to visit: 19518 200th St. and 20399 Timber Ave., Cresco, IA 52136 Address to write: 101 2nd Ave. SW, Cresco, IA 52136 Phone: 563-547-3434 FYI: The Foundation is an all-volunteer organization and does not keep scheduled hours. They can be contacted through the Cresco Chamber of Commerce.

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently, the Union County Genealogical Society located in Creston Iowa was highlighted. The President, Saundra Leininger was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this interview. The Union County Genealogical Society located in Creston Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! By all means, please join, donate, volunteer, visit, shop online in the Roots Cellar Gift shop, and otherwise support the Union County Genealogical Society. They help all kinds of people every year with their research by mentoring, consulting, and performing research. They have monthly educational programs and an annual genealogy conference; all available for members via Zoom. The costs for research, copies, and membership are very reasonable and you get several excellent benefits for members, including discounts and additional access to the online information they have available! Check it out on their website: unioncgs.org. The contact information for the Society: Welcome to the Union County Iowa Genealogical Society site! (unioncgs.org) Matilda Gibson Memorial Library 200 West Howard Street Creston, Iowa 50801 Email: unioncgs@gmail.com 641.782.2277

Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Recently the Winneshiek County Historical Society and the town of Decorah Iowa were highlighted. The President, Stacey Gossling was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Have fun and find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and how you can help, by listening to this episode. The Winneshiek County Historical Society located in Decorah Iowa is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: 1. https://www.winneshiekcountyhistoricalsociety.com/ 2. winneshiek.historical.society@gmail.com 3. Winneshiek County Historical Society - 302 S Mill St - P.O. Box 63 - Decorah, IA 52101 4. Phone: 563-382-4166

Preservation Oaks highlights cultural, genealogical, and historical societies and museums throughout the United States. Recently the Rural Woodbury County Historical Society located in Correctionville, Iowa was highlighted. Treasurer of the Society, Sonya Kostan was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks on Micro Stream Radio™. Find out more about the Society, the services it offers, how you can help, and its history by listening to this excellent interview!

Preservation Oaks highlights cultural, genealogical, and historical societies and museums throughout the United States. Recently the Genealogical Society of Linn County and the town of Cedar Rapids were highlighted. Ruth Armstrong was interviewed by Sean Radcliff, creator of Preservation Oaks. Find out more about the Society, the services it offers, and its history by listening to this interview. The Genealogical Society of Linn County Iowa located in Cedar Rapids is truly one of our nation's Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Society: 1. Home (weebly.com) - http://gensoclinncoia.weebly.com/ 2. GenSocLinnCoIA@aol.com 3. Phone 319-369-0022 4. 813 1st Ave SE 5. Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 6. The Genealogical Society is located in the lower level of the Masonic Library & Museum. Free parking is available in the rear parking lot across the alley behind the building. Free parking is also available in the PCI parkade. Enter at the back of the building and take the stairs to the lower level. Handicap accessible accommodations are available; please call ahead so arrangements can be made. 7. The Society is also on Facebook: Genealogical Society of Linn County Iowa | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GenealogyLinnCo/

In this episode, Sean Thomas Radcliff meets with Dave Hurrelbrink, from the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The contact information for the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame is: https://www.aghalloffame.com/ The National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame | Facebook 630 N. 126th Street, Bonner Springs, KS 66012 913-721-1075 info@AgHallofFame.com

In this episode, we had the good fortune to meet Debbie Berges, Dale Renfro, and Linda Roggenkamp who are leaders of the Onaga Historical Society located in Onaga, Kansas. The contact information for the Society is: 1. Onaga Historical Society | Facebook 2. onagahistory@gmail.com 3. Mail: Onaga Historical Society, P.O. Box 61; Onaga, KS 66521 4. Closed from October through April. Open by appointment by contacting onagahistory@gmail.com or calling 785-889-7104, 785-844-0202 or 785-889-4546. Leave a message if necessary and we will get back to you. The Onaga Historical Society is truly one of our Nation’s Preservation Oaks!

In this episode, Sean Thomas meets with Austin Anders and Andrew Paynekrantz from the Dickinson County Historical Society in Abilene, Kansas. Austin and Andrew were so kind in spending time with us. They are very focused and dedicated to sharing Dickinson County history! It’s clear that the Dickinson County Historical Society is very well managed and truly one of our nation’s Preservation Oaks! Dickinson County residents and members of the Society are very lucky to have such a dedicated and professional team managing the Society! When you visit the Heritage center, you’re getting three museums in one! There are some great benefits when you become a member. Visit, Join, and Donate to the Dickinson County Historical Society today.

For this episode, Sean Thomas caught up with Ms. Emily Thabes, the Executive Director of the Beltrami County Historical Society located in Bemidji Minnesota.

In this episode, Sean Thomas meets with Ms. Melody Lager, the President of the Board of the Heartland Museum located in Clarion, Iowa. Sean shares his thoughts and hopes regarding the new year and recognizes our national Martin Luther King holiday. We learned that the Heartland Museum is a very diverse and unique regional museum! Melody shared an overview of the museum, letting us know that it maintains a collection of antique restored tractors and farm machinery, horse drawn farm equipment and buggies, farm and construction toys, a re-creation of Main Streets in the Victorian Age, the 1930’s and 1950’s. This includes a tribute to Alvina Sellers who was known as the “Iowa Hat Lady”. The museum continues its mission and growth into 2022. Melody shared that the highest priority at this time for the museum is a new building; the cost of which is high; but the museum is out of space at this time. In order to increase the history preserved in the museum, another building is needed. Please donate to this worthy cause! - Melody mentioned the following events being planned for this year: - An open house murder mystery based on a murder that occurred in Clarion in the late 1800’s. This is being planned for May 2022. - Two new exhibits are being installed and Melody is planning a weekend extravaganza to share these with the public and donors. - The museum has a new mannequin horse that will use to harness to buggies. That horse needs a name and so the museum will sponsor a “Name that horse” contest. Get involved and help name the horse! - Several presentations on Barns, the Civil War, and Geocaching. The Museum has a site used by the public for Geocaching! Sounds great! Just connect with the Museum to have some fun using that resource. There is a cutter snow sled buggy made by the Garland Company in the museum’s collection. As far as anyone knows, it is the only one in the country and very beautiful! She shared some of the history of this piece. Very cool! The town of Clarion is where the 4H emblem and clubs started in the US. The museum has the schoolhouse there it all began on the grounds that you can see! You can also use Smile.Amazon.com to automatically donate to the museum every time you shop. Right now, not a lot of people use it. Please sign up to help raise the funds for the new building! There is so much we didn’t have time to review! If any listeners are anywhere near Clarion, IA. I recommend planning a trip to visit this fantastic resource! The folks in Clarion and Wright County are so lucky to have this jewel in their county; preserving their history, values, and culture; and then sharing it for the benefit of the County’s residents of all ages. This is really a treasure! The Museum is open all week and including Saturdays, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The rest of the year, they need you to call to make an appointment to complete the tour. If you’re a listener in the area the museum serves, and you’re not already a donor, then please consider donating and supporting them! They are out of space and need to build a new building in order to preserve and offer more for the County! The Heartland Museum is truly one of our nation’s Preservation Oaks! The contact information for the Heartland Museum is: Heartland Museum | Facebook Heartland Museum Antiques, Tractors, Old time stores; Clarion Iowa Address: 119 SW 9th St PO Box 652 Clarion, IA 50525 Phone: 515-602-6000 Email: heartlandclarion@gmail.com

In this NEW YEAR'S episode, Sean Thomas Radcliff meets with Bruce McEwan, the Chieftain of the Caledonian Society of Hawaii. The society’s website and contact information again: Caledonian Society of Hawaii | Facebook The Caledonian Society of Hawaii (scotsinhawaii.org) Email at info@scotsinhawaii.org Mail: P.O. Box 4164, Honolulu, HI 96812-4164 The Caledonian Society of Hawaii is truly one of our Nation’s Preservation Oaks!

In this CHRISTMAS Episode, Sean meets with Mr. David Reed, the Chief Curator and “Story Teller of Truth”, from the Reno County Museum and Historical Society located in Hutchinson, Kansas. David shared a Hutch News newspaper article from January 2, 1873 which described one of the first Christmas celebrations in Hutchinson. We discuss the great State Fair controversy and how President Taft helped resolve the issue in 1913. David shared that both Reno County and City of Hutchinson are 150 years old and how the area will celebrate this in 2022. Sean Thomas goes ga-ga over the insane coolness of the Strataca mine that the Society manages and where the Society sponsors and annual 5k run, a 10k run, and the Tour de Salt bicycle race, all of which are 650 feet underground! There is nowhere else like this across the world! There is also a conference center and an annual Murder Mystery theatre that takes place. We learn about David’s background, his passion for history, and his belief that museums not only curate history but also culture. David reviews how a new style of exhibit is being implemented into the museum and is forecasting completion sometime next year. We discuss the annual Halloween event which is live-streamed and the annual Christmas in the Courtyard specifically designed for the community to relax and meet the museum staff. We discuss a project where over 100 oral histories provided by local African Americans in the county were collected and archived, and how the Society is planning to make this treasure-trove of history available to the public. We learned about the life and times of Solomon Butler, a great man hailing from Hutchinson; who changed Reno County forever and for the better. More to come about Solomon from a Professor at Dubuque University planning to publish a book about Solomon’s life. We learned about Ms. Pat Mitchell, a local Historian and renaissance woman who died much too early and whose life’s work was donated to the Reno County Historical Society and is a huge collection; rivaling the number of artifacts the Museum had prior to her generous gift. The Society is working to make this totally and historically impressive collection available to the public. We find out how Reno County was named after General Reno, and how Hutchinson was named after C.C. Hutchinson. We learned about the day the Reno County Courthouse sank into the Salt Mine and needed to be replaced, and how the Museum has an undeteriorated 150-year-old pickle in a jar! We learn that Reno County Kansas IS where Morton Salt comes from! We discussed the two National Historic Districts in the area and the Business College building. We learn about the founding of the Reno County Museum and how it evolved into the facilities it occupies today. We learn about Ben Blanchard and the founding of South Hutchinson and the discovery of salt underground. David and Sean had fun during their time together and we learned that the Reno County Museum and Historical Society (renocomuseum.org) is without a doubt one of our great Nation’s Preservation Oaks!

In this episode, Sean Thomas meets with Sandra Bengtson, the President of the Fremont County Historical Society in Sidney Iowa. We discussed the facilities the Society manages which are the Museum, the Old School House, the Gathering Place, and the Ferrell House Museum. The Society is very excited about the fact that digitization of archived Sidney newspapers has been completed. Sandra may now be able to find the date that the town started being referred to as “Rodeo Town USA”. Congratulations to Sandra and team for rescuing several boxes of 150-year-old records from being destroyed by the County. We discussed a HUGE project underway to prepare County Probate files for digitization. There are over 3000 of these to complete. Great news! Sandra was able to confirm that Ulysses S. Grant did stay in the Cromwell House when it was a hotel! Sandra believes he may have been there with other political luminaries of the time in an attempt to start the Greenback Party. The original Hotel Registry book and other items can be seen in an exhibit in the museum! We discussed the blessed Underground Railroad that existed in the County during the time of the Civil War. Sandra relayed an interesting story about two slave girls and how they escaped to freedom. You can learn more by listening to the program and by viewing the exhibit at the Museum. Sandra relayed how the Jesse James gang operated in Fremont County and gave the listeners a wonderful story of the James gang robbing a bank in Imogene and then failing in an attempt to steal a fine team of local horses Some goals of the Society for the coming year: Over the Winter, Sandra would like to redesign the Society’s web site. The Society needs to have a concrete parking area poured in front of the Museum and so needs the donations to fund that. The Society would like to have a Gazebo built near the Museum to be used by the people of the county. Again, what is needed are donations to make that a reality. We discussed some of the books available from the Society and about the Catholic Church in Imogene which was built in 1915, replacing another one that stood on the same spot which was built in 1880 but burnt down. The new church has an altar which was created in Italy and is really beautiful. If you’re a listener in the area the society serves, OR if you’re a listener researching ancestors in the community the society serves and you’re not already a member, please consider joining and supporting the society! The Society’s website, email address, and phone number are: https://fremontcountyhistorical.org fremontcountyhistorical@gmail.com Phone: 712 374 3248 The Society is very valuable to the community and the kinds of excellent services they provide. The society is truly one of our Preservation Oaks!

In this episode, Sean Thomas meets Carrie Eilderts of the Cedar Falls Historical Society. You’ll learn why Cedar Falls was once known as “The Garden City” How a portion of the downtown has been added to the National Registry of Historical Places. The possibility each year that the ICE HOUSE MUSEUM will be impacted by river flooding. Listener’s, please make your tax-deductible donation to the Cedar Falls Historical Society so they have a fund to deal with flood prevention and/or flood cleanup if this should occur like it did in 2008 and 2016. How Cedar Falls has a rich Danish heritage. Those who want to learn more can connect with the Society via their website. How people can designate the Cedar Falls Historical Society as their organization of choice on Amazon Smile. From that point on, each time you use Amazon Smile, Amazon donates a portion of everything you purchase to the Society. It’s a good way to maintain consistent donations. How Carrie was always interested in history as a youngster but what really sealed the deal for a history future was a history teacher who made history come alive. Now Carrie says “every day is different and fun”. How the Society began in 1962. How the ICE HOUSE MUSEUM will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2022! We discus the programs the Society offers every year. They are all available on the website. How the Society is lucky enough to have 100 volunteers from the community to help the four full time staff members manage the four facilities, running the programs, and genealogy research. The unique approach Carrie uses to manage the facilities and the public. The Bus Tours which the Society sponsors to various unique and exciting destinations. How the Society is embracing virtualization, digitization, web access, and social media in everyday operations. How the Society incorporates new history into the fabric of the community and Society. How the Society is collecting stories from the community regarding how people have coped with the Covid pandemic. This Society is preserving the history of Cedar Falls Iowa for future generations and to share the story of the culture and the history of the place. If you’re a listener in Cedar Falls OR if you’re a listener researching family history in the Cedar Falls Iowa and you’re not already a member, please consider joining and supporting the society! Right now, donations, and visitors are needed. The Cedar Falls Historical Society’s website URL is Cedar Falls Historical Society (cfhistory.org) - (319) 266-5149 I hope this information helps everyone understand how innovative and valuable the Cedar Falls Historical Society is to the community. Please help all you can by volunteering and donating to support them.The Cedar Falls Historical Society truly qualifies as one of our nation’s Preservation Oaks!