Riverview Park, Des Moines, Iowa, June 1952, Kids Boat Ride

Wayne County Iowa History, Iowa, Corydon Iowa, Iowa History, Des Moines Iowa, Riverview ParkDouglas ThatcherMarch 28, 2019Riverview Park, amusement park rides, boat ride

Cherry Mash Candy

Some friends from Iowa (Tom and Linda Small) came to visit us this summer and brought a couple of bags of Cherry Mash candy.

history, Iowa, Wayne County Iowa HistoryDouglas ThatcherDecember 13, 2018old time candy, Corydon Iowa, Cherry Mash

Blackwood Brothers Handbill - Circa Early 1940s

The handbill below from the Promise City Christ Church is most likely from the early 1940’s.

history, Iowa, radio, WWIIDouglas ThatcherDecember 6, 2018Wayne County Iowa, Corydon Iowa, Promise City Iowa

Day of Bliss Photo Identities

Iowa, history, Wayne County Iowa HistoryDouglas ThatcherJune 27, 2018Corydon Iowa, vacation Bible school, First Christian Church, 1960's

Days of bliss - First Christian Church summer vacation Bible school class - Mid-1960s

Photo of my summer Bible School class in the 1960's at the First Christian Church in Corydon Iowa.

history, Iowa, Wayne County Iowa HistoryDouglas ThatcherJune 25, 20181960s, First Christian Church, Bible School

Old Lineville Iowa High School Building

I visited Lineville in 2017 and was saddened to see the state of the high school.

history, IowaDouglas ThatcherMarch 29, 2018Old Schools, Lineville Iowa, Wayne County Iowa, Corydon Iowa

Radio Station KAAY 1090 AM Beaker Street in the Late 1960's and Early 70's

If you were a fan of KAAY in the late 1960's and early 1970's with Clyde Clifford like I was, you will enjoy a variety of recordings of some those radio broadcasts.

Corydon Iowa Band Calendar; 1955-1956

This is a calendar put out by the Corydon Band Mothers as a fundraiser each year

Cambria Iowa School 2017

To complete the last chapter in Bring Me Back Home I came to Iowa in April of 2017 to document how things had changed since I grew up in Wayne County.

history, Iowa, Historic Iowa SchoolsDouglas ThatcherMarch 1, 2018Iowa, Cambria Iowa, Old Schools, Corydon Iowa

Excerpts from Wilbur and Mary Thatcher's Book of Memories

This week's blog is a photo of North Salem School in Wayne County Iowa where Dad attended grade school. Dad is on the front row, fifth one from the right. The time would have been about 1930.

history, Iowa, Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherNovember 6, 2017North Salem School, Wayne County Iowa

Excerpts from Wilbur and Mary Thatcher's Collection of Memories

Today's blog from my Mom and Dad's collection of memories is a Certification for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment approved by the Local Board No. 1 Wayne County during WWII for my Grandpa Homer Michael.

history, Iowa, WWIIDouglas ThatcherOctober 27, 2017WWII Documents, Homer Michael, Wayne County Iowa, Corydon Iowa

Excerpts from Wilbur and Mary Thatcher's Collection of Memories

I am fortunate that my Mom and Dad left me with memories of their lives from the early 1940s, through WWII and to about 1948. I hope you find it interesting. I knew very little of these details while they were alive.

history, Iowa, WWII, Newspaper clippingsDouglas ThatcherOctober 18, 2017Wilbur Thatcher, Mary Thatcher, Album, Wayne County Iowa, Corydon Iowa

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) Installment 10 of 10

This is the final installment (10 of 10) of my Dad's autobiography about growing up in Wayne County Iowa.

autobiography, history, Iowa, Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherOctober 12, 2017autobiography, Wayne County Iowa, Corydon Iowa, WWII, Seymour

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) Installment 9 of 10

This week's blog is installment 9 of 10 of my Dad's autobiography about growing up in Wayne County Iowa. Next week will conclude Dad's autobiography so it will be followed with additional memorabilia from Mom and Dad's era until the release of my book Bring Me Back Home coming soon.