On a trip to eastern Siouxland I stopped in the community of Algona. It was surprising to find so much history in a small area and I didn’t have the time to do it all justice and will need to return. I came upon a small museum concerning WWII concentration camps in Iowa that I previously wrote about. The community also has a county historical museum that has many, many items detailing its past.
The Historical Museum Kossuth County in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
The couple there the day I stopped by were helpful and insightful about the community’s past pointing out a variety of items all of which I wish I had more time the day I visited. But that just gives a person the impetus to visit again and spend the time learning about an area near where they live.
As the saying goes, “It’s always good to know where you have been so one knows where you are going.”
Jerry Mennenga
Sioux City, Iowa
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- A room arrangement at the Historical Museum Kossuth County in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- A bedroom suite at the Historical Museum Kossuth County in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- A sitting room parlor arrangement at the Historical Museum Kossuth County in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- Rosa Lee and Phil Studer are docents at the Historical Museum Kossuth County in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- The Historical Museum Kossuth County is housed in a former rural school and is found off of the downtown area in Algona, Iowa Friday June 9, 2018. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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