Lake Wapello State Park in Iowa

Iowa State ParksDouglas ThatcherMarch 26, 2018history, southern Iowa, Lake Wapello, Iowa, Centerville, Corydon Iowa, Davis County Iowa

Radio Station KIOA 940 AM Memories

For sounds of KIOA in Des Moines Iowa from the 1960's

classic radio, historyDouglas ThatcherMarch 22, 20181960's, radio shows, KIOA, Des Moines, KIOA AM, Iowa, COrydon Iowa, KIOA 940 AM

Corydon Iowa Band Calendar; 1955-1956

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

Doug Thatcher Releases Book on Wayne County

From The Wayne County Independent

by Jason W. Selby

Doug Thatcher grew up around a mile west of the Wayne County Home. From his parents’ land, he could see the brick building.

InterviewsDouglas ThatcherMarch 15, 2018interviews, The Wayne County Independent, Corydon, Iowa

Pleasant Hill School (Little Red Schoolhouse)

The Little Red Schoolhouse in Wayne County Iowa is a historic attraction although in a state of disrepair.

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

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.

autobiography, history, Iowa, Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherOctober 5, 2017Iowa, Corydon, Centerville, coal mines, Seymour

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) Installment 8 of 10

This week's blog is installment 8 of 10 of my Dad's autobiography about growing up in Wayne County Iowa. Enjoy

autobiography, history, Iowa, Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherSeptember 28, 2017Iowa, Corydon Iowa, Wayne County Iowa

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) - Installment 7 of 10

This weeks blog is installment 7 of 10 of my Dad's autobiography about growing up in Wayne County Iowa. Enjoy

autobiography, history, Iowa, Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherSeptember 21, 2017Iowa, Corydon, Wayne County

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) - Installment 4 of 10

This week's blog is installment 4 of 10 of my Dad's autobiography about growing up in Wayne County Iowa. Enjoy.

Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherAugust 31, 2017Iowa, autobiography, Corydon, Wilbur R. Thatcher

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) - Installment 3 of 10

This is installment 3 of my Dad's autobiography about his life growing up in Wayne County, Iowa. This page is referring to the town of Corydon, Iowa.

Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherAugust 23, 2017Wilbur R. Thatcher, Iowa, autobiography, Corydon

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) Installment 2 of 10

This is installment 2 of my Dad's autobiography about his life growing up in Wayne County, Iowa. As before, I've transcribed Dad's original hand-written manuscript with minimal corrections. I hope you continue to find it interesting as well as insightful.

Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherAugust 16, 2017autobiography, Wilbur R. Thatcher, Wayne County, Iowa

Autobiography of Wilbur R. Thatcher (My Dad) - Installment 1 of 10

Over the course of the next few months, I will be posting a page each week from my Dad's autobiography. There will be two parts to each posting. One part will be the typed transcript with minimal corrections to the included JPEG of the original hand-written manuscript by Dad. Some of the handwriting is difficult to read which is why there is the typed transcript version to accompany it. Dad died on February 6th, 2015. I hope you find it interesting as well as insightful as to what his life was like.

Wilbur R. ThatcherDouglas ThatcherAugust 9, 2017family history, autobiography, Wilbur R. Thatcher, Iowa

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