Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), November 10, 1921: To Give Armistice Day Program TomorrowLadies of M. E. Church Will Serve Dinner — Program to Begin at Two O’Clock. An Armistice Day program has been arranged, and will be given… Read moreArmistice Day Program, 1921
We remember. From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), October 20, 1921, page 1: James Harvey Hughes Buried Last Saturday.Body Arrived Saturday Morning – Funeral in Afternoon – Legion in Charge. The body of James Harvey Hughes arrived here Saturday morning… Read moreJames Harvey Hughes Laid to Rest, 1921
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), August 18, 1921, page 1: Two Soldiers Buried Sunday.Members of James Harvey Hughes Post Attended Services. Two Nodaway county soldiers who died overseas were buried at Graham Sunday. The I. O. O. F. and… Read moreRipley and Mowry Laid to Rest, 1921
On this Veterans Day, we remember with gratitude all of the men and women who have served our country. Here are the names of a few — the following were listed in the December 13, 1917 Skidmore News as soldiers… Read moreHonor Roll, December 1917
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), June 21, 1917, page 1: Honor Roll The following named persons from Skidmore and vicinity are offering their services for the cause of humanity: Jesse Barrett, Goat Island, San Francisco, Cal., Care Band. Marion… Read moreSkidmore Military Honor Roll, June 1917
From the June 21, 1917 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Arrived Home Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Montgomery returned Friday from Evanston, Ill., where they attended the graduation of their daughter, Miss Frances, from the Northwestern University, who received… Read moreMontgomerys Arrive Home, 1917
Is one of your Skidmore ancestors listed in this article from the June 7, 1917 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri)? Registration Day It wasn’t a nice sunshiny day here Tuesday, but the young men all came up to scratch and signified… Read moreRegistration Day, 1917
Prayer and piano solos, sandwiches and pickles. From the Skidmore News, April 17, 1919, page 1: Reception for Soldiers and Sailors Monday evening of this week the Skidmore lodges, M. W. A. and R. N. A. entertained for the boys… Read moreReception for Soldiers and Sailors, 1919
From the April 10, 1919 Skidmore News, page 1: Let’s Not Give Up The Monroe Township Branch of the Red Cross has something like 300 pounds of yarn that is supposed to be knit into children’s stockings and sweaters. It… Read moreThe Neighborly Act of Knitting, 1919
Two more of Skidmore’s soldier boys returned in March 1919, as we see from this item in the Skidmore News, March 27, 1919, page 4: Have Seen Hard Service Clyde Collins and Joe Good, both of whom have seen some… Read moreClyde Collins and Joe Good Return, 1919