Category: Iowa

What’s a family reunion without playing some games. After our visits to the farms, we gathered at the church in Lebanon to have a great lunch (thanks Val!) and to play some games.First, there were a few rounds of Croquet...

This is the farm and house that I remember visiting as a small child. When my grandma was pregnant with my dad (1944), a tornado came through and wiped out the farm. This is a picture of some of the tornado damage. Possibly...

Only in Northwest Iowa can you see “Haverhals Livestock” on the side of a silo. Leah and Mary chat at the original homestead farm. The big barn (shown below in an old photo) was built in 1898.It doesn’t look...