The History Center would like to thank all of the generous individuals and organizations who supported our Annual Fund during 2016. These donors have helped us to preserve the 60,000+ items in our collection and to provide educational programs to elementary schools throughout the county. We are extremely grateful to these donors for helping us to fulfill our mission to provide a unique community resource that preserves and shares the stories of our past and connects people of all ages to the present and future of Linn County, Iowa.
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If you would like to make a contribution of your own, you may donate online here or call 319-362-1501 to learn about other ways that you can support The History Center.
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Thank you to our 2016 Donors!
$1,000+
Jared and Carol Hills
Ingredion
Denise Klemp
Linn Area Credit Union
Virginia Rystrom
Alice Smith
$500-999
Robert & Diane Becker
David Burke
Richard and Nikki Kettelkamp
Marilyn Magid
Jon McWhinney
Celia Van Metre
$250-499
Brian Fagan
Robert Frederick
Martha Ely Goralka
George McClain
Sandra Neumann
Fred J. and Janet Pilcher
Jim and Jean White
Marvin and Susan Houg
James Kern
Linda Langston
$100-249
Pat & Judy Baird
Steve and Nancy Barry
Ruth Bassett
James Beranek
William & Verna Boland
Beamer and Connie Breiling
Patricia Bryant
Robert and Ann Buckheister
Carolyn Cleveland
Helen Coe
Jacqueline Cook
Josephine Cook*
Duwayne and Jennie Davidson
Laura Derr
Robert and Norine Drahozal
Josefina Durin
Richard & Greer Fry
Ronald & Sue Neil
Marla Nikodim
Jeannie Olinger
Scott & Penny Olson
Karen and Lanny Parker*
PDQ Club
David and Mary Joan Rater
William Severa
Gregory and Mary Seyfer
Gary and Robin Skogman
Kevin Slater
Margaret Speers
Charles and Edna Stookesberry
Lyle and Berna Strathman
Don and Carol Stulken
Calvin and Linda Van Niewaal*
Millie Wright*
Jan Fullmer
Don and Irene Hamous*
Kate Hawkins
Joanne and Donald Hendricks*
Stanley and Dawn Herkelman
Sherman Hornbeck
Thomas Hruska
Indian Creek Questers 619
Junior League Of Cedar Rapids
Kathryn and William Kilbourn
Thies and Kelly Kolln
Patricia and Brian Kruse*
Cedric and Marcia Lofdahl
George and Janelle McClain
Ron & Lillian McGraw
Frank and Cheryle Mitvalsky
William and Barbara Moss
$1-99
Franklin and Jan Albury
Shirley & Bruce Alexander*
Roger Allen
Nancy and Brice Anton-Jensen*
Bob and Beverly Arnold*
Gary and Marjorie Arp
Daniel and Ann Bahnsen
Carrie Ball
Kevin and Diane Ballard
Marian Barnes
Janet and David Baumgardner
Valissa and Jeffrey Berg
Neil and Renate Bernstein
Katie and Benjamin Blackstock
Allen and Sandra Bressler
Rick & Kelli Buresh
Marie Byers
John and Elizabeth Cook*
Rob & Benedicte Corbett
Don and Liane Crawford
Ruth Darling
Elizabeth DeBrower
Marie and Steve DeVries
Marjorie Dickmeyer
Bonnie Dodge and Terry Kemme*
Edna Lingo*
Sara McDermott
Charles Meek
Kathryn Mills
Walter and Evalyn Mollman
Henrietta Mueller
Jon and Susan Novak
Paul & Dawn Nylin
Barnes & Judy O'Donnell
Joan Pecina
David and Julie Perez
Howard and Linda Peterson
Maura Pilcher
Jeanne Pinckney
Larry and Renee Pinkston*
Dorothy Ramsey
Tom and Suzanne Renner*
Shirley and George Ruedy
Phillip and Roberta Saunders
Donna Schlampp
Roger and Joyce Schreder
Darlene Schrimper
John Swanson
Karen Taylor*
Jason & Leslie Wright
Nathaniel Ely
Larry & Marsha Erb
Becky and Donald Esker
JoFran Falcon
Kathleen Good
Edward & Alice Healey
Marilyn and John Heise
George Kay Henry
Marlene and Fred Himes
Dorothy Hinman
Hobart Historic Restoration
Ruth Hoisington
Bill and Mary Jane Jacobson*
E Sue Jorgensen
Paul Juhl
Margaret Kacena
Peggy and Doug Kahr
Peter and Sherle Kasik
James and Julie Kinkead
Roger and Christine Kirpes
David and Jillian Knutson
Richard and Marjorie Koolbeck
Ralph Kopecky
David Kubicek
Thea Leslie