Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
Sounds delicious. From the April 27, 1922 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Will Serve May Breakfast.The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church will serve a May Day Breakfast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Spahr,… Read moreMay Day Breakfast, 1922
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), May 4, 1922, page 1: Will Raise Money to Purchase Seats.Ladies of Class No. 12, M. E. Sunday School to Hold Series of Monthly Sales. In order to raise money to purchase seats, which… Read moreDoughnuts for Benches, 1922
The Skidmore, Missouri M. E. Church had a lot going on in 1921, as we see in this update from the front page of the Skidmore News, June 9, 1921: First M. E. Church Notes.Our attendance at Sunday School is… Read moreM. E. Church Notes, June 1921
Rev. E. L. Jeffers.E. L. Jeffers was born in Illinois Nov. 19, 1860, where he grew to manhood. His early schooling consisted of but a few months during the winter, but this gave him a desire for a higher education… Read moreProfile of Rev. E. L. Jeffers, 1908
We are certain that the Thanksgiving dinner served in Skidmore by the ladies of the M. E. Church was superb. Here’s the invitation from the November 5, 1908 Skidmore New Era: The ladies of the M. E. Church South will… Read moreHappy Thanksgiving
Skidmore, Missouri would see its first aeroplane flights in 1910, but the November 5, 1908 Skidmore New Era advertised another aviation-related event: Advertisement reads, “Airship Social! At the M. E. Church, Friday, Nov. 6. The Aero-Interplanetary Transit Company. First public… Read moreAirship Social, 1908
Some impressive numbers from the October 22, 1908 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri): Skidmore Sunday Schools.Skidmore may well boast of being one of the best, if not the best Sunday School towns in the whole country. Every Sunday morning at… Read moreA Sunday School Town, 1908
Don’t you wish we had a time machine? We’ll bet this was a delicious series of events. From the April 29, 1920 Skidmore News, page 1: May Morning Breakfast The following menu will be served at the May Morning Breakfast,… Read moreMay Morning Breakfast
We’re sorry to have missed this opportunity, as advertised in the April 22, 1920 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Doughnut Sale. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church will have their doughnut sale, Saturday April 24, 1920. If… Read moreDoughnut Sale, 1920
From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), February 27, 1908, page 4: League’s Receipts Over $60. The Washington Birthday entertainment at the M. E. church, last Saturday evening, was a financial and social success. George Manchester and Mrs. T. L…. Read moreWashington’s Birthday, 1908