Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), August 19, 1920, page 1: Leave on Auto Trip.Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Hays left this morning by auto for a trip through Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. Mr…. Read moreClark and Hays Road Trip, 1920
From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), July 27, 1911, page 4: Home From Denver. Mrs. W. H. Gillispie and Mrs. Will Charles returned from Denver, Colorado, Saturday evening after a pleasant visit of some six weeks sight seeing and… Read moreMrs. Gillispie Returns from Denver, 1911
Another travelogue from Ambrose Collins, as printed in the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), July 20, 1911. From Ambrose Collins. Colorado Springs, Colo., 7-14-’11. Dear Friend: Received The New Era Saturday and it was like attending an old time picnic… Read moreAmbrose Collins writes from Colorado Springs, 1911
Travel news from the July 20, 1911 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri): A Pacific Coast Tour. Mrs. W. E. Hammond left Thursday for a three months trip in the Northwest and the Pacific Coast states. She will stop off on… Read morePacific Coast Tour for Mrs. Hammond, 1911
From the July 13, 1911 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri): Letter from Ambrose Collins. Mr. D. R. Baker. Dear Friend: — Will write you a few lines. We are all feeling much improved since coming here. The weather is cool… Read moreAmbrose Collins Writes from Colorado, 1911
From the July 13, 1911 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri): A Letter from S. Saunders Kalispell, Mont., July 3, 1911 Editor New Era: — While seated in the house at my daughter’s, Mrs. Cecil Claypool’s, setting by the fire, and… Read moreStratford Saunders in Kalispell, 1911
The Skidmore New Era of July 13, 1911 told it like it was: Why Brother Welton Looks so Fat. Have you noticed the great physical change that has taken place recently in the person of Brother W. H. Welton? His… Read moreRev. W. H. Welton Claims the Basket
Travel news from the July 6, 1911 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri): Will Spend Summer in Cooler Climes. The hot dry weather of the past few weeks has caused quite a number of Skidmore citizens to seek… Read moreSkidmore Seeks Cooler Vacation Spots, 1911
From the August 17, 1911 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Attending Centennial at Astoria. W. R. Linville and Everett Linville left Wednesday morning for Astoria, Oregon, where they will attend the big Astoria Centennial or… Read moreLinvilles Attend Astoria Centennial
A. F. Rohr writes of his trip to Germany in 1906. (Skidmore, Missouri)