PROUD MAHASKA, 1843-1900

The following is a book of memories from Mahaska County's first school teacher, Semira Hobbs Phillips. There are many names of Mahaska's pioneers mentioned, and is a fascinating read.

As of May 18th, all chapters are now on line! Please click on the Chapter links on the bottom of the page.

Some of the subjects discussed by Semira Phillips are:

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED UNDER DIFFICULTIES
TIPPECANOE AND TYLER, TOO
THE NATIONAL ROAD
PAW PAWS
AMERICA'S BLACK FOREST
APPLE BUTTER BOILING
ST. MARY'S IN THE WOODS
SCOTT'S TAVERN
A GENTLEMAN IN THE ROUGH
FIRST GLIMPSE OF IOWA
PATON WILSON
COLONELS AND ESQUIRES
NOT DANGEROUS
NEW PURCHASE
FIRST VIEW OF OSKALOOSA
MAHASKA'S FIRST SCHOOL
FIRST ORGANIZATION OF METHODIST CHURCH
KILLING A BEAR
QUAKERS
A BLAZED PATH
GOING TO MEETING IN OX WAGON 
THE FIRST FIRE IN OSKALOOSA
FIRST EDITORS OF OSKALOOSA HERALD 
THE BEAR DANCE
COAL
HARRISON TOWNSHIP
THE WAR
SORGHUM
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY
OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR OWN PRECIOUS
DEAD
MANY AND VARIED REMINISCENCES.

By Semira A. Phillips


Herald Print, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1900