Progress Notes

Recently we had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth Ann Wogan at the museum who is related on both the paternal and maternal sides of her family with some very important Miller County citizens of the past. Betsy (as she is informally known) came to the museum with Bamber Wright, a very good friend of hers when she was visiting Tuscumbia as a child (photo 01).

01 Bamber Wright and Betsy Wogan
Dr. Kouns second photo from left on wall Behind

Betsy’s grandfather on her mother’s side was Dr. Douglas Hord Kouns, a Tuscumbia physician who practiced here for more than 52 years (photo 02).

02 Dr. Douglas Hord Kouns

On her father’s side she is the great granddaughter of William Simpson Lumpkin, the educator who organized and developed the Miller County Institute at Spring Garden (photo 03).

03 William Simpson Lumpkin - 1832 - 1925

Betsy’s mother was Clara Kouns and her father was Leslie Lumpkin (photos 04 and 05).

04 Clara Kouns Lumpkin

05 Leslie Leo Lumpkin - b. 1889

Betsy and her family visited the area often because of the many relatives who lived in Miller County. Dr. Kouns’ history was discussed on a previous Progress Notes.

A short summary of his life can be found in his obituary:

Iberia Sentinel
June 24, 1937
Dr. D. H. Kouns of Tuscumbia
Succumbs to Illness (June 20)

Dr. Kouns Had Practiced Medicine in Tuscumbia for 47 Years; Was the county's Oldest Practicing Physician

Dr. D. H. Kouns of Tuscumbia died at his home early Sunday evening after a short illness. He became ill Thursday afternoon, June 17, and died Sunday, June 20, at 10:45 p.m. Dr. Kouns was the oldest practicing physician in Miller County being near 77 years of age at the time of his death and having practiced in Tuscumbia for the past 47 years.

Dr. Kouns was born in Fulton, Missouri, on Oct. 31, 1860. He grew to manhood there and graduated from Westminister College there in about 1883 after which he attended and graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Kentucky. He began his practice of medicine at Linn Creek where he met and married Lena Bell Churchill in 1887. In 1890 he moved to Tuscumbia and practiced his profession up until the day of his last illness. He was probably the most widely known physician in the county at the time of his death.

Dr. Kouns leaves surviving him his widow, seven children and seven grandchildren. The names and addresses of the surviving children are as follows: Mrs. Fred Hauenstein of Exeter, California, Mrs. L. L. Simpson of Chicago, Ill.; Churchill Kouns of Walnut Creek, California; Mrs. Charles I. Wright of Centralia, Mo.; Mrs. James D. Blackburn of Drumright, Oklahoma, Mrs. Leslie Lumpkin, and Clarence Kouns of Tuscumbia.

Funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by the pastor, C. Smutz of Crocker, Tuesday June 22, 1937, at 2:30 p.m. The eight surviving members of the Miller County Medical Association were pall bearers.

They are as follows: Dr. W. L. Allee, Dr. G. D. Walker, Dr. E. C. Shelton, Dr. E. O. Shelton, Dr. James Allee, all of Eldon and Drs. G. W. Duncan and F. C. Suggett of Iberia.

Interment was in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.

During his life in Tuscumbia Dr. Kouns lived in three different homes. In this next photo his first home is located in the middle on the left side of the street (known as Goosebottom Street) just below the bank; his second home is located in the bottom left of the photo where only the front part of it can be seen (photo 06).

06 Kouns homes in Goosebottom

This home is in disrepair now but still is standing (photo 07).

07 Second Dr. Kouns Home

The other home which in the old photo was directly in front of this home was torn down after the flood of 1943. It was the Phil Hauenstein home. Dr. Kouns’ third home was located on the east side of town but no photo of it exists and it no longer is standing (photo 08).

08 Site of third Dr. Kouns home behind this Structure

However, it was this home that Betsy most remembers. Since she was born in 1933 and Dr. Kouns died in 1937, her memories of him are limited. She does remember, however, hearing the name Bamber often in conversations of her older siblings and that is who she first called when thinking about visiting here after so many years. During her few days here last week she and Bamber toured the area for two or three days.

Dr. Kouns’ children married local people. As noted above, Betsy’s mother, Clara, married Leslie Lumpkin of Spring Garden (see photo 05 above). Mary Kouns married Fred Hauenstein of Tuscumbia (photo 09).

09 Fred Hauenstein

Pauline Kouns married Charles Wright of Tuscumbia (photo 10); Hazelmae Kouns married James Blackburn of Tuscumbia; and Churchill Kouns married Nell Fendorf of Tuscumbia.

10 Charles Wright

Betsy’s mother, Clara Kouns, kept many photos of her life in Tuscumbia. These photos are interesting in that they reveal a way of life we no longer see or experience these days. The young people seemed always to be wearing their Sunday clothes when meeting each other for outings, even when walking through the woods or on boating trips; and almost always these times together were with groups of friends. Some of these times together led to long time relationships. For example, you will notice that Homer Wright and Lizzie Hauenstein are often pictured in the following photo collection of Clara’s. Later they married and one of their children was Bamber Wright.

Following are some these photos which feature Clara and her sisters on outings with other Tuscumbia young folks (photos 11 - 18).

11 At The Landing in Tuscumbia

12 Richard Wright, Clara Kouns and Lizzie Hauenstein

13 Lizzie Hauenstein, Rosy Nichols and Friends

14 Lizzie and Sally Hauenstein

15 Tuscumbia young people on an Outing

16 Tuscumbia young people on an Outing

17 Tuscumbians on the Ruth

18 Clara Kouns, Ethel Moles, Ruby Moles, Lizzie Hauenstein, Mary Kouns and Lela Hauenstein

One particularly interesting photo in Betsy’s possession is of the 1906 Tuscumbia High School graduating class. This may be the oldest photo I have seen of a Tuscumbia High School class (photo 19).

19 1906 THS Graduation Class
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The photo features Clara Kouns, Betsy’s mother, in the middle back row. Also interesting is that T.E. Vaughan (Thomas Everett Vaughan) is one of the members of the graduating class. T.E., who is pictured in the middle of the bottom row in the photo, was one of Miller County's most important educators. He is the one who started the Eldon High School and was superintendent for its first seventeen years. This was several years after Tuscumbia started its high school. You can read more about this remarkable man at two locations on our website:

http://www.millercountymuseum.org/schools/MCSS021.html#highschool

http://www.millercountymuseum.org/archives/080630.html

Mary Kouns, who was a sister Clara Kouns, mother of Betsy, married Fred Hauenstein, son of William Hauenstein (photo 20).

20 Mary Kouns Hauenstein

Fred was one of Miller County’s more successful entrepreneurs having established a large winery in California (see photo 09 above). He also was an early participant in motor boat racing along with his son, Frederick William Hauenstein. Here is a photo of him many years later when he returned to Westminster College for its 75th anniversary (photo 21).

21 Frederick Hauenstein at 75th Alumni Reunion Westminster College

You can read more about Fred Hauenstein at this previous Progress Notes.

Betty’s great grandfather on her father’s side was William Simpson Lumpkin (see photo 03 above). Her grandfather was John Simpson Lumpkin (photo 22), and her father was Leslie Lumpkin (see photo 05 above).

22 John Simpson Lumpkin

William was the instigator of the Miller County Institute; John was a successful business man, and Leslie worked for the Rock Island Railroad.

In particular, I think it is appropriate to present in some detail the story of William Simpson Lumpkin. First, here is a short family history written by Professor Lumpkin himself (photo 23).

23 Early Lumpkin History
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In case you had trouble reading his handwriting, here is what he wrote:

Lumpkin history by William M. Lumpkin

John Lumpkin, son of Moore Lumpkin, came from Lumpkin County, Georgia to Tennessee in 1800 and died. He was born February 13, 1809 and died December 1st, 1890. Elizabeth S. Dooley (daughter of James Dooley), his wife was born June 23, 1807, and died January 12, 1883. They married December 17, 1829.

William M. Lumpkin was born September 27, 1832. Malinda Simpson, his wife, was born November 27, 1833. They married October 18, 1860 and she died on September 7, 1868.

John S. Lumpkin was born August 12 on Monday at 10 O’Clock before noon in 1861.

Mary Josaphine Lumpkin was born on June 11 at eleven o’clock before noon, 1865.

William M. Lumpkin

Betsy has a very complete genealogical record of the Lumpkin family compiled by a cousin of hers, James R. Hinkel. James has traced the family to Anthony Lumpkin of Lincolnshire, England, who died in 1662.

The story of the Miller County Institute started by William Lumpkin is on our website.

More about the school is found at the Spring Garden website.

I will copy here the section which refers to the school:

“The first institute of higher learning that brought attention to Spring Garden was the Spring Garden Seminary, a private school for girls only that was established in 1866, using the old Christian Church building in what is now the northwest corner of the cemetery, according to Clyde Lee Jenkins.

In 1868 the community erected a two-story frame schoolhouse in which Prof. William M. Lumpkin taught the first classes and which was incorporated as the Spring Garden Seminary. He was joined by Julia A.H. Colby who came from Springfield to join the faculty, and Edward A. Henry of Mt. Pleasant (photo 24).

24 Miller County Institute Group Photo

In 1879 Professors H.M. Sutton of Ada, Okla., and H.L. Moles of Clarksburg took charge of the school and changed the name to the Miller County Institute. The Institute, which drew students from a wide area, prospered and the community around it grew (photo 25).

25 Miller County Institute Revised

Here are a couple of advertisements published in the local papers about the school (photos 26 and 27):

26 Miller County Institute Advertisement
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27 Miller County Institute Notice
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In our museum we have an original “Certificate of Rank” framed and hanging on the wall where we have a small display featuring the Miller County Institute (photo 28).

28 Certificate of Rank in Miller County Institute
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Here is a photo of the Lumpkin family home (photo 29):

29 Lumpkin family home Spring Garden - John Simpson Lumpkin far Left
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And here is photo of Clara Kouns Lumpkin with her son, John Hord Lumpkin and daughter, Hazelmae Lumpkin (photo 30); and another photo of Clara’s father, Dr. Kouns, also with John Hord Lumpkin (photo 31).

30 John Hord Lumpkin 1913, Clara Kouns Lumpkin 1890 and Hazelmae Lumpkin 1915

31 Dr. Kouns with Grandson J.H. Lumpkin

Bamber and I took Betsy on a short trip around Tuscumbia where she was shown the places where Dr. Kouns had lived. The only home still standing is the one on the west end of Goosebottom street (see photo 07 above). We showed her the Tuscumbia Bank where Dr. Kouns’ office was maintained during his practice in Tuscumbia (photo 32).

32 Bank of Tuscumbia

Later we went to the Tuscumbia cemetery to show her the tombstones of Dr. and Mrs. Kouns (photo 33).

33 Dr. and Mrs. Kouns Tombstone
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One item of interest to Betsy was that her aunt Mary Kouns Hauenstein was buried on the south end of the cemetery with her parents (photo 34); but her husband, Fred Hauenstein, was buried on the north end of the cemetery with the rest of the Hauenstein family (photo 35).

34 Mary Kouns Hauenstein Stone

35 Fred Hauenstein Tombstone

On her second day in the area Betsy toured the Spring Garden area where her Lumpkin side of the family lived.

Betsy spent two days with us and then returned to her home in Kerrville, Texas. She is employed as the Comptroller for the Admiral Nimitz Foundation located in Fredericksburg, Texas.

We were very grateful for Betsy’s visit as she told us many family anecdotes of the Kouns and Lumpkin families as well as provided us opportunity to scan photos we had never seen before.

We have several regular volunteers who come to our museum every Monday to perform various activities which are required on a regular basis to maintain the quality and high standards of our museum. These activities include the upkeep and maintenance of our records; design and set up of displays; as well as perform original research in various areas of genealogy and historical subjects. Our regular volunteers include Diane Berkbigler, Karen Smith, Doris Wiggins and museum director, Nancy Thompson. Here are a number of photos which include our Monday regulars as well as other volunteers who come to help when they can (photos 36 - 47).

36 Brice and Betty Kallenbach, Doris Wiggins, Nancy Thompson, Judy Pryor, Sharon Holder and Richard Schroeder

37 Diane Berkbigler, Martha Suttee, Judy Pryor, Elva Steen and Doris Wiggins

38 Diane Berkbigler and Doris Wiggins

39 Doris Wiggins, Karen Smith and Linda Heller

40 Doris Wiggins, Sharon Holder, Judy Pryor, Billie Sue Mahan,
Nancy Thompson, Wanda Wright and Karen Smith

41 Jerry Thompson, Doris Wiggins, Jack Wiggins, Karen Smith,
Chief Truwa, Nancy Thompson and Alta Dulabay

42 Karen Smith, Nancy Thompson and Doris Wiggins

43 Karen Smith, Nancy Thompson and Doris Wiggins

44 Nancy Thompson, Diane Berkbigler, Sharon Holder, Elva Steen,
Judy Pryor, Karen Smith and Doris Wiggins

45 Nancy, Karen, Diane and Doris

46 Probate Files Volunteers - Doris Wiggins Back Row Far Left

47 Wanda Wright and Doris Wiggins

Just about all our volunteers at the museum have some Miller County family history going far back in time. Doris Wiggins (photo 48), for example, has Miller County historical roots through her mother’s Wall heritage and from her father, Paul Martin, through his Martin heritage.

48 Doris Martin Wiggins

I wanted to feature the Miller County Martin family from which Doris originated since her great great grandfather, Charles Dather Martin, was one of those whose biographies were selected by the Goodspeed Company to be included in its History of Miller County published in 1889.

From time to time readers may remember I have been selecting these biographies from the Goodspeed book for readers of this website. The Goodspeed authors chose certain members of the various Missouri counties who were considered to be leaders of the community for presentation in their book.

Here is the Goodspeed narrative about Charles Dather Martin:

Charles Dather Martin (photo 49)

49 Charles Dather Martin

Goodspeed p. 792

Charles D. Martin was born in the “Old North State” on the 4th of May, 1818, being the eldest of seven children born to James and Tabitha (Martin), who moved from their native State of North Carolina to Tennessee in 1821. The paternal grandparents, Isaac and Sarah Martin, and also the maternal grandparents, were all born in North Carolina, and were farmers by occupation, the former couple following this occupation after coming to Tennessee as well as in their native State. Charles D. Martin spent the greater part of his early days in Tennessee and at the age of twenty one years began doing for himself, and was married to Miss Malinda S. Lawson, who was born in Tennessee in 1818, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Lawson, who were also Tennesseans. In 1876 his wife died, having borne a family of seven children: William T., Sarah E. (Burgess), John W., Edward S, James Z, Andrew J. and an infant deceased. In 1870 Mr. Martin married his present wife, Miss Mary J. Hickman, who was born in Tennessee in 1837, and is a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Hickman, who moved from their native State of Tennessee to Osage County, Mo. at an early day. The father was a participant in the Florida war, and his children, who are living at the present time, are: Pleasant, Mary J. (Martin), Thomas and William. Mr. Martin’s second union has been blessed in the birth of three children: Parilee, Frederick Charles and F.M. He has served as justice of the peace of Richwoods Township for sixteen years, and is one of the enterprising farmers of the county, being the owner of 320 acres of land, 130 of which are under cultivation, improved by a good frame house and a good young orchard. In 1861, he enlisted as captain of Company E of the Home Guards, and after it was disbanded he entered as a private in Company C, Sixth Missouri Cavalry, United States Army, and was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, and was at the battles of Salem, Wet Plains and Smith’s Landing. He received his discharge October 20, 1862, and is now a member of the G.A.R. He belongs to the I.O.O.F., and is a Republican and cast his first presidential vote for James Buchanan in 1856.

Peggy Hake has written a narrative also about Charles Martin in which she makes a correction of an error in the Goodspeed history regarding Charles’ wife’s name:

CHARLES D. MARTIN (photo 50)

50 Charles Dather Martin - Born in 1818 in NC
He died in Miller Co. MO in 1893 - He is buried in the Madden Cemetery

Charles D. Martin was born in North Carolina on May 4, 1818. He was the oldest of seven children born to James and Tabitha (Martin) Martin, both born in North Carolina. He was a grandson of Isaac and Sarah Martin. In an 1889 biographical sketch of Charles Martin by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, it stated his parents and grandparents were all natives of the "Old North State" (North Carolina).

When Charles was about 3 years old his parents moved to East Tennessee and settled in McMinn County. It was there he married Malinda Shelton in July 1839. Malinda was born in Tennessee in 1818 and her identity is somewhat confusing.....in the records of McMinn County marriages, her name was written as Malinda Shelton, but in the 1889 biographical Goodspeed sketch, it stated her name was Malinda Lawson, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Lawson. I feel she was a Shelton because when they moved to Miller County, they settled in the old Madden community near the Shelton families who had migrated from McMinn County, Tennessee.

In the early 1850s, Charles and Malinda, with several of their children, came to Miller County and settled in southern Richwoods Township. Charles Martin was a half-brother to William Rankin Wright, Elizabeth Wright Shelton, and Louisa Wright Griffin, all of McMinn County, Tennessee and who also came to Miller County with their families. In 1860, some of Charles' neighbors were Peter and Rhoda (Burnett) Shelton, Larkin L. and Elmia Shelton, Haman and Sarah (Smith) Shelton, John and Catherine (Whittle) Keeth, and William and Melvina Kanatzer.

Charles and Malinda had at least 7 children including:

SARAH E. MARTIN b. 1840 m. William N. Burgess; WILLIAM THOMAS MARTIN b. 1844 m. Ruah Levina Setser; JOHN W. MARTIN b. 1845 m. Mary Agnes Stanton; EDMUND S. MARTIN b. 1847 m. (no record); EMILY JANE MARTIN b. 1849 m. Francis Marion Beard; JAMES ZEBEDEE MARTIN b. 1851 m. Mahala J. Dean; and ANDREW J. MARTIN b. 1855 m. (no record).

Doris, who is a very careful genealogist, has researched some of the information known about James Zebedee Martin, son of Charles and great grandfather of Doris:

James Zebedee Martin (photo 51)

51 James Zebedee Martin - Born 1851 in Franklin Co. MO
Died 1925 in Miller Co. MO - Buried Curry Cemetery

“About James Zebedee, I understand he was referred to as Zeb Martin. He bought his farm from the government according to the abstract. Verna Pemberton's son, Kevin Cardwell now owns the property and I have seen the abstract. The farm is located on Route EE between Iberia and Route U, around the Curry community. He owned more than one property and gave some to his kids or sold it (Peachy Wall bought some of it) when his first wife and the mother of the children passed away. She was Mahala Deen, she died in 1905 and is buried in the Deen Cemetery. James Zebedee and Mahala Deen had been married on Christmas Day in 1873. Charles D Martin, father of the groom and a justice of the peace performed the ceremony, which was located at the home of Wm. and Mary Deen, parents of the bride. He was so distraught over her death that he needed to live somewhere else for a few years. I think he carried the mail somewhere around Buffalo, Missouri and met his second wife, Elizabeth J Dunbar Keegan there. She is buried next to him in the Curry Cemetery.”

Matt Martin, son of James Zebedee Martin, was Doris’s grandfather. Doris has this to say about Matt:

Matt Martin (photo 52)

52 Matt Logan Martin - Born Miller Co. MO 1887
Died 1955 - Buried in Curry Cemetery

“Matt carried the mail out of Brumley first for a few years, then transferred to Olean until he retired. The years 1916 thru 1929 come to mind for his years in Brumley, he alternated routes 1 and 2, delivering every other day until another person was hired so there were 2 routes delivering every day. He used to fill out catalog orders and money orders for quite a few of his patrons, and sold Capper's Weekly subscriptions to build up the count. He was in Olean from 1929 until he retired in the early 1950's. A long career. I need to check on this as I am using my memory.”

Here is a photo of Matt when he was the Brumley mail carrier at which time he used a team and wagon to carry the mail (photo 53).

53 Matt Martin Brumley - Rural Mail Carrier
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And here is the full article that the photo accompanied which was printed in the New Iberian in 1973 as written by editor, Earl Brown (photo 53a):

53a Matt Martin Article
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Doris’ father was Paul Martin, son of Matt. Here are some observations Doris remembers about her father:

Paul Martin (photo 54)

54 Paul Jesse Martin - Born 1905 Miller Co. MO
Died 1990 - Buried Hawkins Cemetery

“Dad (Paul) was born on a farm in the Curry community, Nov 6, 1905. I don't know which one, but he attended Curry school until the family moved to Brumley so Matt, his father, could carry the mail. This is where he met Mom, Hazel Wall, who was born and raised on the home place a mile east of Brumley on Mill Creek Road.

Dad was a district judge on the county court, and then was presiding judge, possibly for two terms. This took place in the 60's and early 70's.

Earlier, he worked building the Dam while it was being built, 1929-1931. He also was a substitute mail carrier for a short while. In addition, he worked several jobs in Kansas City, Kansas. Dad was a tile setter there and after moving back to Miller County he established the Martin Tile Company in Eldon for several years. In between all of that, he farmed and did custom hay baling.”

Thanks Doris for supplying us the photos and narratives about your Martin family!

Here is a short biography of Doris which is on her page at our website.

“Doris Martin Wiggins, daughter of Paul and Hazel Wall Martin, was raised on a farm on the Saline Creek near Tuscumbia. She graduated from Eldon High School and lives with her husband, Jack, in a country house near McGirk in Moniteau County, Missouri.”

This website of Doris is one of the most interesting we have on our Miller County Museum web page. For the last few years Doris has been going around the county taking photos of old barns, some of which are very old and barely standing. The photos are of high quality and quite beautifully and artistically presented. Be sure and go to this site on our web page and see for yourself just how wonderful are these old barns the way Doris presents them. Also, you will really enjoy reading her introductory narrative in which she explains what these old barns mean to her.

Again this week I will present another chapter from Vance Randolph's (photo 55) book, Ozark Superstitions, p. 121-161.

55 Vance Randolph

This week Vance writes a narrative he calls, “The Power Doctors” in which he presents in great detail some of the ways that physician pretenders in those days used treatment techniques which were not scientifically based (photo 56).

56 Ozark Superstitions - Power Doctors
Click image to read entire chapter in PDF format

Refer back to the Progress Notes of August 30 to read Vance’s biography.

Saturday, October 9 we will have our annual chili dinner and car show beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. We always have a good number of exhibitors for this event from a widely distributed area. The cars vary in age from classic fifties to really old from the twenties and thirties era. Entertainment will be provided by Joe Jeffries and his bluegrass group. Also, new this year, will be a “pedal pull” organized by board member Greg Keeth, for the kids in which the winner is the one who pedals a toy tractor the farthest pulling a load.

Concurrent with our car show Saturday, October 9 is the annual Tuscumbia High School Alumni Reunion at the high school gym in Tuscumbia beginning with a meal at six p.m. The program this year will be a memorial to Tuscumbia alumnus Lee Mace, the originator of the famous Ozark Opry musical show at Osage Beach, Missouri (photo 57).

57 Lee and Joyce Mace

This year marks the twenty fifth year since Lee tragically died in an airplane accident. For those who want to visit the museum we will have it open until six p.m. when the alumni meeting begins.

A new website featuring a really comprehensive historical review of the Ozark Opry show has just come on line created by Lee Mace’s nephew, David Webb of Stillwell, Kansas. David is the son of Lois Mace Webb, Lee’s sister, who herself has contributed many historical items and essays to our Miller County Museum website. You can reach Dave’s Ozark Opry website at this URL:

http://www.leemacesozarkopry.com

In our museum’s lower level Diane Berkbigler has presented a display featuring items related to the recent Tuscumbia Bridge Opening Ceremony. Here is a photo of how it is set up (photo 58).

58 Bridge Opening Celebration Display
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In particular, the display includes the original bridge identification plates removed before the old bridge implosion, which originally were attached to bridge girders at each end of the bridge. These plates were given to me personally by the Missouri Department of Transportation during the opening ceremony.

I am still receiving from various sources more photos of Ha Ha Tonka which I featured on the previous Progress Notes of September 6, 2010. Here are a couple more of the photos recently given me (photos 59 and 60):

59 Ha Ha Tonka looking West from Tower

60 Ha Ha Tonka Mansion

The photo labeled “looking west….” was in the collection of family photos Betsy Wogan brought with her last week. The other one was sent me by Mike Wieneman, who must have the largest collection of Ha Ha Tonka photos I have seen.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the little “privy” we have nestled in between the two log cabins on the museum campus and how it symbolically related to my having been born and raised in Tuscumbia.

I had forgotten that back in the 1980’s the Kansas City Star newspaper had written an article featuring that same story (Friday, March 1, 1985). I scanned the article and you can read it in the next three photos. Just click on the images to view a larger version (photos 61, 62 and 63):

61 Part 1

62 Part 2

63 Part 3

That’s all for this week.

Joe Pryor

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