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Home Town in the Corn Belt, which debuted in late December 1950, contains 171 articles, including 39 biographical sketches and 52 poems relating to local history. One hundred and thirty-two authors (mostly regular local folk) contributed articles. You can learn more about Clara Louise Kessler and this book series here: https://mchistory.org/research/biographies/kessler-clara-louise.
This digitization project was made possible through a memorial gift in the name of late Museum Library /Archives volunteer Milan Jackson, who passed away in 2019.
Click here to read this volume on the Internet Archive