4/25/2018
1929 basketball team
Information provided by Norbert Krob:
Front row: Norbert Vanorny, Lumir Kriz, Wesely Dvorak, George Lorence, Louis Stanek
Back row: Not sure, Andrew Clark, John Phillips, coach Walter Wagner
3/21/2018
We're moving
Due to the City of Ely needing additional office space, the Ely Community History Archives will be moving from the small room on the second floor of the Ely Community Center to a larger room on the ground floor. The move is expected to be complete sometime in early April, 2018.
While it will be quite an undertaking to move all the files contained in our history collection, an advantage is that we will be more visible and available to the public on the ground floor.
We are looking forward to getting things out of the boxes and back on shelves in our new home!
While it will be quite an undertaking to move all the files contained in our history collection, an advantage is that we will be more visible and available to the public on the ground floor.
We are looking forward to getting things out of the boxes and back on shelves in our new home!
2/02/2018
Prairie Ridge School
We found and scanned the below article from a 1955-56 local newspaper. It shows the 4-H boys examining the old school bell that was once in Prairie Ridge School bell tower.
With the help of some local men that were in the 4-H group we were able to identify some of the boys. From the left: Marvin Trachta-short boy, Ray Pisarik above Marvin’s head, Richard Buresh or Bob Zahradnik in print shirt far left, Gerald Zahradnik-head above boy by bell, Kenneth Bonnty in front touching the bell, George Hasley next to his brother Andy Hasley, Lynn Glass (possibly), Unknowns, two heads partially hidden, Truman Wilken (or possibly George Chadima) with back to camera.
Here is a closer look at the children in the above photo:
And another photo:
Also check out more photos taken in 2016 of the old school from 42N Observations,
https://42n.blogspot.com/2016/07/now-and-then-prairie-ridge-school-near.html
Click the article to enlarge it.
Recently, someone posted a small version of the below 1910 photo on Facebook showing the old Prairie Ridge School that used to sit north of Wright Brothers Blvd. on Spanish Road. Click on all photos to enlarge them.
From the Vavra Family Collection, Ely Community History Center Archives |
A comment below the photo read ....
My grandparents owned the land it was on and once the school was no longer used it was moved to my parents (Edwin and Martha Buresh) farm just 1/4 mile farther north and was used as our garage and my father's shop for many, many years! We still have the building. Unfortunately the building is not in good shape any longer. My father, and aunts, and an uncle attended school there, and my brother built his first home on the original site.Here is a closer look at the children in the above photo:
From the Vavra Family Collection, Ely Community History Center Archives |
This is what the school house looked like a few years ago, from Glenn Chatfield's blog, Iowa One Room Schools.
Also check out more photos taken in 2016 of the old school from 42N Observations,
https://42n.blogspot.com/2016/07/now-and-then-prairie-ridge-school-near.html
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