Submitted by Name: Jean
Garner From: United
Kingdom
Comments: Interesting to read your pages. I was
a foreign student at Manning High School in 1974, some time ago now although the
years have flown by. The town is looking good! Kind regards and best wishes
Jeannie
Added: October 9,
2012
Submitted by Name: Dottie
Cammarasana From:
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Comments: Daughter of the late Captain Edward P.
Morris and sister to Ted Morris of Plastico, T & C Machine. I have enjoyed
my Manning visits to see my family and bathe in the "quiet-ness" of your town.
Each time I have visited, I have felt welcomed by the people of Manning. Great
place to raise children.
Added: October 9,
2012
Submitted by Name: Marilyn Collier (nee
Rudnick) From:
Twentynine Palms, CA
Comments: Hello Dave, I had not visited for a
while. What a pleasure it was to see a photograph of Dr. Smith. He was the best
doctor around and the only one to correctly to diagnose my illness was all due
to allergies. My brother's (Norman Rudnick)musings about my father made me
laugh. That was not the only time Papa pulled that stunt. We were going back to
the farm one Saturday afternoon and the POWs were just marching (slouching a
much better word) back to their barracks. Papa let his powerful voice ring out
in Germany's national song. Those men snapped upright and my mother was pounding
on Papa's arm shouting, "You can't do that."
Added: September 29,
2012
Submitted by Name: Donavan & Carol
Zuehlke From:
Bovey, MN
Comments: Thanks to your good friends, Dan &
Lois Peters, we get to share in some of Manning's wonderful history and
progress. We are so happy when they come back to Texas because they are our
next door neighbors there. Really enjoy your articles and pictures but, do you
think you could tell Dan to slow down a little and not try to paint his way into
heaven for awhile yet? Thanks again! Carol & Don Zuehlke
Added: July 23,
2012
Submitted by Name: DK & RM
Leavitt From: OKC,
OK and Harlingen, TX
Comments: Enjoyed your web site. Our winter
friends in Harlingen, TX sent us a message about Dan & Greg painting the
steeple. Great pictures and great history of Manning.
Added: July 23,
2012
Submitted by Name: Norman
Rudnick
Comments: David, My sister's comments about
our German Heritage reminded me of an incident during WWII. During the summer
of 1944 I was home from college and accompanied my father to Audubon one
afternoon. On the western edge of town was a war prison for German and Italian
Soldiers. Since many of our young men were off fighting, prisoners deemed
peaceful were consigned to labor groups that assisted farmers who needed field
work done. As my father left town we were fairly close to the camp where a
number of prisoners were gathered. My father, who was driving, stuck his head
out of the window and launched into the chorus, the German national song, "Das
Vaterland, Macht Ruri Sein" - in English: "Rest in peace, the watch on the Rhein
is solid and true." The reaction was quite explosive. Most of the men
gathered there snapped to attention and raised their right clenched hand in
salute. I slunk downward and pleaded with my father to shut up. Mercifully
he did and the threat of being an inhabitant of the camp ourselves was
over. Wass Hael! Norman
Added: July 21,
2012
Submitted by Name: Marilyn Collier, nee
Rudnick From:
Twentynine Palms, CA
Comments: Thank you, Dave for the picture and
update on Trinity Lutheran. Blessings for all you do.
Added: July 19,
2012
Submitted by Name: Kevin
Moore From:
Arcadia, Iowa
Comments: Hello, just started my geneolgy search
and your site has helped a lot. My father is Robert Moore. My grandparents
were Clinton & Alice (McKeever) Moore. Great grandparents were Brick &
Bertha Moore, and Tom & Lucy McKeever. Great- great- grandpa was Joseph
Moore. Glad to see the obituaries of all. Found a lot to fill in missing
blanks. Thanks!
Added: July 9,
2012
Submitted by Name: LSLewis From: Port Townsend, WA
Comments: Hi David, wondered if you know any
Jansen's in Manning. Looking for info on Claus "Henry" Jansen, his sons,
Nicholas, Frederick, and my GGrandfather "Louis"? Mid to late 1800's, early
1900's. They had farms in the surrounding areas. I heard you were the one to
contact! :) Thank you for any tid-bit...Sue
Added: June 29,
2012
Submitted by Name: Marilyn
Collier From:
Twentynine Palms, CA
Comments: Just dropped by. As usual you
continue to awe me with the amount of work you put into this site and your
efforts to preserve the history of the community. Thanks.
Added: June 20,
2012
Submitted by Name: Ralph
Weets From:
Philippines
Comments: Dave, it is always great to read your
homepage. Whenever I get homesick, I always come to this page!! Keep up the good
work!!!
Added: June 15,
2012
Submitted by Name: Sheri Grau From: Colfax, IA
Comments: I am married to Steve Grau, son of Tom
and Ann Grau! I love visiting Manning!!
Added: May 17,
2012
Submitted by Name: Charles
Koester From:
Virginia
Comments: Decendant of Dwain Koester > Albert
Koester > John Koester > Jurgen Koester. Thank you for all of the info on
your website. My family roots are here and it's good to see so many
photos.
Added: May 4,
2012
Submitted by Name: Greg
Schurer From:
Gering, NE(grew up in Crawford & Carroll Co., IA)
Comments: As someone who spent their younger
years on the farm and was driving a tractor and team of horses in my pre-teens,
I too am very unhappy with the proposed new child labor regulations. I'm glad
to see that you feel the same way and enjoyed reading what you posted about
it. Happy Farming, Greg
Added: April 26,
2012
Submitted by Name: kathy reed From: new jersey
Comments: Wonderful to find this..I have been
researching my mothers family roots which lead me to Carroll, Iowa..My
grandfather was Ralph Albertson..I found the pics you posted of his brother
Norbert(my Uncle Norb) and I was able to pic him out without reading the
names...Thank you for all of your work...
Added: April 18,
2012
Submitted by Name: Marilyn
Collier From:
Twentynine Palms, CA
Comments: It's been a while since I checked in.
The U.S. Government started to incarcerate Germans and Italians as they had done
to the people of Japanese descent during WWII. They soon realized there would
be no one to fight the war. People from Lincoln Township (we would go to
Manning on Saturday night) have spread over the entire country. My maiden name
is Rudnick. There is no one with that surname there now, but one of the
educators in Manning has a definite connection. Thanks for all of your work,
Dave.
Added: April 17,
2012
Submitted by Name: David
Friedrichsen From:
Manning
Comments: Hello cousin!
It's been awhile
since we talked. Thanks so much for showing around when I came home for my 50th
anniversary of being away! I still think about your hospitality and kindness but
it was exactly what I expected from an Iowa farmboy! I'm hoping to come back
again in the near future. All my best to you and your family!
David
Friedrichsen
Added: April 14,
2012
Submitted by Name: Mary
Ehrichs From: Egan,
SD
Comments: I come from a long line of Hammers and
Ehrichs that got their start in Iowa. I'm the granddaughter of Louie and Marie
Hammer, and married to the grandson (Tom,son of Raymond) of Henry and Anna
(Lorenzen) Ehrichs. I'm so glad someone is keeping track of all these people,
as I have a budding interest in both sides of the family history. I hope to be
able to add some information to this site soon.
Added: April 11,
2012
Submitted by Name: Margie (Houlihan)
Emanuel From: North
Bend, NE
Comments: My father, Clarence Martin Houlihan,
passed away on Sunday, March 18th in Omaha, NE at the age of 91. Is there an
email address for your paper that I can send his obituary to? He is originally
from the Denison/Vail area.
Thank you.
Added: March 27,
2012
Submitted by Name: Karla Fischer
Dillard From: Iowa
City
Comments: Thank you for your very informative
website. As the granddaughter of Herman Fischer (great granddaughter of Fred
(Fritz Henry) Fischer, I enjoyed learning about the Fischer history through your
website. My father, Earl Fischer, is also a Manning native. I am intrigued by
the murder of Lucy (Lucie) Fischer, so I thank you for the information that you
have posted regarding that. Karla Fischer Dillard
Submitted by Name: Joyce Richards
Vento From:
Broklyn, NY
Comments: Dave, Thanks for posting the
picture of Mom and the people at the Plaza. I was glad to help you with
identifying a couple of the people in the picture.
Added: March 5,
2012
Submitted by Name: Michael (Mick)
Schurer From:
Lawrence, KS
Comments: Thank for posting the pictures of my
family the Schurer's, several of those pictures of the Gas Station I had never
seen. I do not remember who the girls are in that one picture, sorry. I was only
9 at that time girls probably not important yet.
Added: March 1,
2012
Submitted by Name: Mary Rohe From: Defiance/Manning
Comments: THANK YOU-thank you for posting all of
these picture! Its the only way I get to see picture of my kids if someone else
takes them. The one of Andy with the doll is really sweet. We will have to
show girlfriends and family some of these picture. Thanks again--
Added: February 29,
2012
Submitted by Name: Eric P
Peterson From:
Hinesvile, GA
Comments: I like it Here
Added: February 21,
2012
Submitted by Name: Michele
Maddox From:
Rimrock, AZ
Comments: I was referred to your site by Marilyn
Collier, a friend of several years. You're doing a magnificent job with the
site. Thanks for sharing your families history.
Added: February 16,
2012
Submitted by Name: Bill
Timmons From:
Mannford, Oklahoma
Comments: I am looking for decendents of
Matthias and Mary Parish who died in Manning in 1883 and 84. His youngest son
Henry also lived there. Any contacts appreciated.
Added: January 22,
2012
Submitted by Name: Marilyn
Collier From:
Iowa
Comments: Happy New Year, Dave. I met visitors
to our church today. The man was from near Denison and his aunt is living in
Manning. I referred them to your site.
Name: Ralph Weets
From: Philippines
Dave, it is always great to read your homepage. Whenever I get homesick, I always come to this page!! Keep up the good work!!!
Name: Sheri Grau
From: Colfax, IA
I am married to Steve Grau, son of Tom and Ann Grau! I love visiting Manning!!
Name: Charles Koester
From: Virginia
Decendant of Dwain Koester > Albert Koester > John Koester > Jurgen Koester. Thank you for all of the info on your website. My family roots are here and it's good to see so many photos.
Name: Greg Schurer
From: Gering, NE(grew up in Crawford & Carroll Co., IA)
As someone who spent their younger years on the farm and was driving a tractor and team of horses in my pre-teens, I too am very unhappy with the proposed new child labor regulations. I'm glad to see that you feel the same way and enjoyed reading what you posted about it.
Happy Farming, Greg
Name: kathy reed
From: new jersey
Wonderful to find this..I have been researching my mothers family roots which lead me to Carroll, Iowa..My grandfather was Ralph Albertson..I found the pics you posted of his brother Norbert(my Uncle Norb) and I was able to pic him out without reading the names...Thank you for all of your work...
Name: Marilyn Collier
From: Twentynine Palms, CA
It's been a while since I checked in. The U.S. Government started to incarcerate Germans and Italians as they had done to the people of Japanese descent during WWII. They soon realized there would be no one to fight the war. People from Lincoln Township (we would go to Manning on Saturday night) have spread over the entire country. My maiden name is Rudnick. There is no one with that surname there now, but one of the educators in Manning has a definite connection. Thanks for all of your work, Dave.
Name: David Friedrichsen
From: Manning
Hello cousin!
It's been awhile since we talked. Thanks so much for showing around when I came home for my 50th anniversary of being away! I still think about your hospitality and kindness but it was exactly what I expected from an Iowa farmboy! I'm hoping to come back again in the near future. All my best to you and your family!
David Friedrichsen
Name: Mary Ehrichs
From: Egan, SD
I come from a long line of Hammers and Ehrichs that got their start in Iowa. I'm the granddaughter of Louie and Marie Hammer, and married to the grandson (Tom,son of Raymond) of Henry and Anna (Lorenzen) Ehrichs.
I'm so glad someone is keeping track of all these people, as I have a budding interest in both sides of the family history. I hope to be able to add some information to this site soon.
Name: Margie (Houlihan) Emanuel
From: North Bend, NE
My father, Clarence Martin Houlihan, passed away on Sunday, March 18th in Omaha, NE at the age of 91. Is there an email address for your paper that I can send his obituary to? He is originally from the Denison/Vail area.
Thank you.
Name: Karla Fischer Dillard
From: Iowa City
Thank you for your very informative website. As the granddaughter of Herman Fischer (great granddaughter of Fred (Fritz Henry) Fischer, I enjoyed learning about the Fischer history through your website. My father, Earl Fischer, is also a Manning native. I am intrigued by the murder of Lucy (Lucie) Fischer, so I thank you for the information that you have posted regarding that.
Karla Fischer Dillard
Name: Joyce Richards Vento
From: Broklyn, NY
Dave,
Thanks for posting the picture of Mom and the people at the Plaza. I was glad to help you with identifying a couple of the people in the picture.
Name: Michael (Mick) Schurer
From: Lawrence, KS
Thank for posting the pictures of my family the Schurer's, several of those pictures of the Gas Station I had never seen. I do not remember who the girls are in that one picture, sorry. I was only 9 at that time girls probably not important yet.
Name: Mary Rohe
From: Defiance/Manning
THANK YOU-thank you for posting all of these picture! Its the only way I get to see picture of my kids if someone else takes them. The one of Andy with the doll is really sweet. We will have to show girlfriends and family some of these picture. Thanks again--
Name: Eric P Peterson
From: Hinesvile, GA
I like it Here
Name: Michele Maddox
From: Rimrock, AZ
I was referred to your site by Marilyn Collier, a friend of several years. You're doing a magnificent job with the site. Thanks for sharing your families history.
Name: Bill Timmons
From: Mannford, Oklahoma
I am looking for decendents of Matthias and Mary Parish who died in Manning in 1883 and 84. His youngest son Henry also lived there. Any contacts appreciated.
Name: Marilyn Collier
From: Iowa
Happy New Year, Dave. I met visitors to our church today. The man was from near Denison and his aunt is living in Manning. I referred them to your site.
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