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Bruce Boertje

Apr 16, 20196 min read

South Pella’s Amazing Boomtown Days

Ramsey & Co., the second Commission, Forwarding and Agricultural Implement dealer in South Pella. Ramsey’s was later taken over by Snow &...

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$1000 Walmart Grant for Tuttle Learning Walk

Jennifer Van Kooten

Apr 16, 20191 min read

$1000 Walmart Grant for Tuttle Learning Walk

Pella Walmart awarded a $1000 grant to Historic Pella Trust for the Tuttle Learning Walk on April 11, 2019. Store manager, Andy Oleary...

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Bruce Boertje

Apr 7, 20193 min read

Des Moines Valley Railroad

Today we take a look at the most important day in the history of Pella outside of its founding in 1847: The arrival of the Des Moines...

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Bruce Boertje

Apr 7, 20192 min read

South Pella’s Flour Mills

South Pella has an amazing history that has been largely forgotten. The area south of University Street was originally laid out as two...

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A Place To Call Home; by Rachel Line and Sallie DeReus

Jennifer Van Kooten

Feb 13, 20195 min read

A Place To Call Home; by Rachel Line and Sallie DeReus

A visit review; by Jennifer VanKooten, Executive Director, Historic Pella Trust The book, A Place To Call Home is about a family who...

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Feb 2, 20193 min read

1964 Pella Christian High School Fire

While I was working on the Cloverleaf Dairy story, we discovered that there was a connection with it to the ice-cream stand on Washington...

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Clover Leaf Dairy and a Love That Lasts a Lifetime…

Jennifer Van Kooten

Jan 25, 201911 min read

Clover Leaf Dairy and a Love That Lasts a Lifetime…

Clover Leaf Dairy and a Love That Lasts a Lifetime… The Dutch pioneers built straw dwellings among the oak trees in the Northwest corner...

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Dutch Language Classes offered March 2019

Jennifer Van Kooten

Jan 20, 20194 min read

Dutch Language Classes offered March 2019

Dutch Classes with Carol Hoeksema If you are like me, you have heard Dutch spoken by your relatives. You were maybe taught some Dutch...

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The History Behind the Stately Home on the Hill at 503 Main

Bruce Boertje

Jan 20, 20195 min read

The History Behind the Stately Home on the Hill at 503 Main

The History Behind the Stately Home on the Hill at 503 Main The once-stately home at 503 Main, referred to as the Warren home, has an...

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 28, 20182 min read

Red Rock Line

175 years ago, the territory east of the Mississippi river, past the city of Fairfield, Iowa was controlled by the Native Americans. The...

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KNIA KRLS Radio Coverage of the Waechter House Move

Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 27, 20181 min read

KNIA KRLS Radio Coverage of the Waechter House Move

Mikol Sesker and Judi Gustofson visit about moving the massive home from Central College Let’s Talk Pella – Boardwalk House Move The...

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; KNIA KRLS Radio Broadcast of the Collegiate Historic District Neighborhood

Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 17, 20181 min read

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; KNIA KRLS Radio Broadcast of the Collegiate Historic District Neighborhood

Bob Zylstra describes about the honor of being on the National Register of Historic Places along with the need for a local ordinance that...

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Historic home restoration and preservation isn’t just for men! Jill Jansen featured

Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 12, 20181 min read

Historic home restoration and preservation isn’t just for men! Jill Jansen featured

You can visit with Historic Pella Trust board member and historic home owner, Jill Jansen, during our Block Party, Oct 13, from 10-2!...

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 9, 20181 min read

Jill Jansen and Rhonda Kermode preview the upcoming block party on Broadway

Andrew Schneider visits with Rhonda and JIll about celebrating the Collegiate Historic Neighborhood with a block party and their passion...

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 9, 20181 min read

Bob Leonard’s In Depth Radio Program on the Historic District

Dr. Bob Leonard goes “In Depth” with Bruce Boertje, Bob Zylstra, and Jim Mansueto, with the Historic Pella IN DEPTH: The Historic Pella...

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Collegiate Historic District Block Party Rescheduled to October 13, 2018

Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 8, 20182 min read

Collegiate Historic District Block Party Rescheduled to October 13, 2018

Collegiate Historic District Block Party Rescheduled to October 13, 2018 Saturday Oct 6 seemed to be a dress rehearsal for our big event...

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Jill Jansen

Oct 5, 20180 min read

COLLEGIATE NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Historic Wagon Donated to HPT

A Historic wagon was given to Historic Pella trust from Sharon Fisher in memory of William and Amy Pfoutz and their children George and...

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Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 3, 20183 min read

Spring Field Trip to Tuttle Cabin

The sun was shining and it was a beautiful week to host the Second grade students from Lincoln Elementary and Pella Christian Grade...

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Pella Historic Trust Presents Pella’s first Historic District Block Party rescheduled for Sat

Jennifer Van Kooten

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Pella Historic Trust Presents Pella’s first Historic District Block Party rescheduled for Sat

Due to the heavy rain all night and early morning we decided to reschedule the Historic District Block party until Saturday October 13,...

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