CDs and DVD prepared by the
Marble Rock Historical Society - 313 Bradford Street
Marble Rock, IA 50653
1. Pictures of Marble Rock & The People DVD
This DVD for your computer contains nearly 7300 pictures and documents and includes the
information on CDs 2, 3 & 4 shown below entitled: “Our Heritage - A Collection of Memories”,
“Civil War Letters from Charles Thomas Ackley to his Wife” & all Marble Rock High School
Annuals
See how the dam and power house were built. Check the beauty of the
steel bridge built in 1875. Look at Main Street down through the years
along with the disastrous fires that burned both sides. Many school
pictures are provided including composite class pictures and an
alphabetical listing of graduates. Trace family histories through
photographs and information from the 1882 Floyd County History.
Alphabetical listings of who is buried in the Hillside, Westside and St.
Mary’s Cemeteries may be researched. Each item is a JPEG or
searchable pdf file and may be viewed and printed from your PC-type
computer. Price: Suggested Donation $16.00 plus $1.75 postage
and packaging. Here’s what people are saying about the information:
Kate Foote Lynn, Whitewater, WI – “Your disc is wonderful! There is a photo identified as
“Early Settlers”, and one is identified as “Bill Judd”. That is my gg-grandfather, William Abbott
Judd, and I know of no other photo of him in our family possession. I am delighted. God Bless
you for making this available”.
Bill Bucklen, Greensboro, NC – “I have received your terrific disc of Marble Rock photos.
It’s fascinating and it’s well produced.”
Harley Lines, Marble Rock – “The pictures are remarkable. We’ve spent hours looking at
them. My wife is one of your best promoters. She tells everyone she sees about your disc
and just picked up another copy for a friend. We have more family and Marble Rock pictures
that you can add to your DVD.”
Roy Maxson M.D., Whitetown, IN – “I really have enjoyed looking at the Marble Rock
pictures on your disc and have gone through it several times”.
Mike Inman, Liberity, MO – “Marble Rock and The People is captivating and helped me
learn about Marble Rock and my great-grandfather Loren Inman. The materials I was able to
find at your museum about the Bethel Baptist Church where he preached and the Marble
Rock School where he taught were also amazing.”
2. Our Heritage - A Collection of Memories CD
For the bicentennial in 1976, the Marble Rock Historical Society
published a 136 page history of Marble Rock. Hundreds of printed
copies were sold and the book is no longer available. Since
requests are still being received, this history book may now be
obtained on the above DVD, #1, or a separate CD and viewed and
printed from your computer with Acrobat Reader. Note: This CD is now searchable with your
Adobe Reader. This allows you to find a name or event through a simple search procedure.
Price: Suggested Donation $10.00 plus $1.75 postage and packaging.
3. Civil War Letters from Charles Thomas Ackley to his Wife CD
The 120 letters (200 pages) on this CD were written by C. T. Ackley to his wife who struggled
at home with the farm and small children. They were written from January
1864 through July 1865 while serving at the battles of Atlanta, Dallas,
Jonesboro and Sherman’s March to the Sea. Of the 44,000 Iowans that
served in the Civil War, C. T. Ackley discusses Crumb, Asper, Sours,
Clay, Jud, Parish and Hawks from Marble Rock. This CD contains
photocopies of the hand written letters and Microsoft Word and Word
Perfect translations for easy viewing. CD was compiled by Jerry Adams
his Great Grandson. The originals are on file at the University of Iowa
Library. Note: The information is on the above DVD, #1, or may be
obtained separately on this CD. The file is searchable with your Adobe
Reader. This allows you to find a name or event through a simple search
procedure. Suggested Donation $10.00 plus $1.75 postage and packaging.
4. Marble Rock High School Annuals - 1948-1958 DVD
In 1948, the Marble Rock High School Seniors published the first
“Rocket” annual. The last annual was printed by the Class of 1958, the
last to graduate from the School. There are 584 pages that are setup
to search by name or event, view or print with Acrobat Reader.
Originally the annuals were provided on two CDs which were not
searchable. With our new technology were are now able to make one
searchable DVD; however, your computer must be capable of reading
DVDs. This information is also available on the DVD “Pictures of
Marble Rock & the People”. Suggested Donation $10.00 plus $1.75
postage and packaging.
5. Marble Rock Journal DVD - 1974 through 2009
This DVD is new in 2010 and contains every Marble Rock Journal
published by the Marble Rock Area Betterment Council since 1974. The
6000 pages are in a searchable PDF format so you will need Adobe
Reader on you computer. You may search the entire DVD by a name,
event or date. Please note your computer must be capable of reading
DVDs. Price: Suggested Donation $10.00 plus $1.75 postage and
packaging.
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