Yesterday's Memories are Today's Treasures
Lester, Iowa
1889-1989
A very special thanks to Wilbert, Helen, Dietrich, Lex Knobloch, Judy Martin, Mavis Schmidt, Cindy Leuthold, Emma Lou Maurer Tolvstad, Harlan Wulf, Judith A. Feucth, and Marlys Doorneweerd, deceased. A written permission was granted 3-22-04 to transcribe the Lester Centennial Book for the Lyon County, Iowa website. Emma Lou Maurer Tolvstad, the oldest person in Lester, was very knowledgeable in its history.
Also, a special thanks to Darlene Jacoby for proofreading the material.
Articles
- History of Lester
- Vote on the Incorporation
- Blizzard of '88
- Minutes of the Lester Town Council
- Lodges in Lester
- Lester Volunteer Fire Department
- Hillside Circle
- Edward Bouwman Post
- Military Duty--1905 Name List
- Edward Bouwman
- Harry E. Moser
- Five Lyon County Brothers
- Five Knobloch Brothers Served
- History of the Lester Methodist Church
- History of Bethel Reformed Church
- First Apostolic Christian Church
- First Lester Schoolhouse
- Rural Schools
- Rules for Teachers-1872
- Sports
- Fire Destroys Landmark
- The Lester Ballroom
- Where the Lights Were Bright
- Railroads Help Lester Develop
- The Lester General Store
- Marnette's Pool Hall and Tavern
- Bank of Lester, Iowa
- Lester Post Office
- Lester Named after Cleaveland
- The Lester Leader-February 12, 1925
- The Lester Leader-August 13, 1925
- Lester Apiarist Aids War
- Early Days in Lester
- Memories of the Great Depression
Family Histories
- Bouwman, John
- Bouwman, Thomas
- Brucken, Joseph
- Bull, Charles Christ
- Chamberlain, J.D.
- Chamberlain, Louis Victor
- Claussen, Claus
- Cunningham, J.E.
- Cunningham, James L.
- Dell, Charles L.
- Feucht, August
- Feucht, Carl
- Feucht, Ernst Albert
- Feucht, Ben
- Gage, Charles Sr.
- Gerber, Ted
- Gossman, Chris
- Hansen, Wilhelm F.
- Haegele, Fred
- Hinricksen, Jens
- Hollenbeck, Grover
- Hollenbeck, Harry
- Kellenberger, Anna
- Kellenberger, Christian L.
- Kellenberger, Henry
- Knobloch, Dietrich
- Knobloch, Friederike & Wilhelm
- Lauck, William
- Maurer, August
- Maurer, Martin
- Metzger, Fred
- Mogler, August
- Mogler, Andy
- Moser, Lee
- Moser, Samuel
- Myrlie, John
- Newberg, Arvid
- Peters, Peter
- Rens, Henry
- Schacht, Adolph
- Schoelermann, Jacob
- Schubert, Elvin
- Thiessen, Frank
- Thiessen, Minnie Helena
- Trietjen, John
- Waagmeester, William
- Wenzel, Charles
- Wenzel, Frederick
- Wick, Henry Augustus
- Wiese, Herman
- Wulf, Albert
- Wulf, Henry