In 1961, we moved from American Legion Park in Edgerton to our own Threshermen's Park in the Town of Fulton (about four miles south of Edgerton on Highway 51). We also formed a Women's Auxiliary and began erecting Building 1.

The Edgerton Reporter printed our souvenir album.

1961 Souvenir Album Index:

• Cover - Pete Burno's 12hp Frick portable steam engine
• Inside Front Cover - [advertisements] Albion Mutual Fire Insurance - Burno's Boiler & Engine Works - Cohen Bros. & Katz - Helgesen's Farm Equipment Co.
• Page 1 - [advertisements] Tracy & Sons Farm - Ray Klinger - Hansen's Body & Fender Shop - The Oats Bin - McNall Equipment Co. - Casper & Al's Sales & Service - Hain, Livick & Arthur - The Edgerton Store - Helgesen's Farm Automation & Supply Corp.
• Pages 2-5 - A History of the Rock River Thresheree, 1955-1961
  • [page 2 - photo] threshing mound
  • [page 3 - photos] Francis Reimer's 65hp Case steam engine and a Red River Special threshing separator - Harry Scheel's 6hp Case steam engine on a truck chassis - Pete Burno's 1890 16hp Jumbo steam engine running Kenneth Sayre & John Horton's Case Agitator
  • [page 4 - photos] Olaf Hanson's 1910 Minneapoilis gas tractor - Glenn Harmon's 12-20 Avery gas tractor - Art Wagner's 12-25 Minneapolis gas tractor
  • [page 5 - photos] Orrie Prisk's 20hp Reeves steam engine - Marv Helgesen's 30-60 Aultman Taylor gas tractor - Pete Burno's 1924 80hp Case steam engine, with Fred Chapman
• Page 6 - [photos] Mr. Earle and his model steam engine & separator - Ray Rascheim's 1895 6hp Leffel portable steam engine - pile driver
• Page 7 - [photos] Walter Kienow's 24hp Minneapolis steam engine - Pete Burno's 12hp Frick portable steam engine
• Page 8 - [photos] 80hp Case steam engine with extension rims pulling an 8-bottom P&O plow - log cabin near Indianford (before removal to Threshermen's Park) - Marv Helgesen's 1910 Mogul gas tractor - Leon VanderVort's model sawmill & steam engine - grain stacks - Justin Hingten's 9hp Case steam engine
• Page 9 - [photos] 22hp Advance Rumely in 1955 (first Thresheree) - 1955 threshing scene - Case steam engine running a Jackson Lumber Harvester at 1959 show - Wade Bros. 16hp Nichols & Shepard - John Achey's large portable gas engine - folks shocking grain for the 1958 show
• Page 10 - [advertisements] Courtesy Service Station - Wescott Implement Sales - John Grunzel & Son - Dairy Bar Restaurant - Nicks Barber Shop - Tom's Tap - Getchell & Livick - Tibbies - The Spa - Townsend's Paint & Woodworking - The Arcade - Buchholz Agency Inc. - Edgerton Feed & Seed - H. Ebbott & Sons - Jones Funeral Home - Walker's Friendly Service - Nelson-Young Lumber Co. - Stumpf's Pharmacy - The Loop - Joe's Tavern - Gross Bros. - Durst Foundry & Machine Works, Inc.
• Page 11 - [advertisements] Mabel's Place - Drew's Resort - Musekgo Rendering Co. - Pagel's Bar - Dobson's Grocery - Diedrick's - The Barber Shop - Badger Petroleum Co. - Edgerton Camera Shop - Carrier's Electric Store - Lord's Liquor Store
• Page 12 - [advertisements] Ideal Feed Co. - Rost Interior's - Stoddard Bros. Machine Shop - Harry Schell - Sanderson Plumbing & Heating - Cooksville Welding Shop - Decker Manufacturing Co. - Melvin Cassels' Welding Shop - Bob's Auto Repair - Weber Battery & Electric - Shacht-Tuck Co. - Rock River Steam Thresheree Association thank-you - Helgesen's - W. T. Flaherty & Son, Inc. - Ridge-Janesville Co. - Warmke Office Equipment - Traeder Tire Sales & Service - Rock County National Bank - Rebholz Electric & Bottle Gas
• Inside Back Cover - [photo] three men shocking grain - [advertisements] Don Helgesen, Inc. - Farm & Fleet - Bumgarner for Sheriff 1962 - The Edgerton Reporter
• Back Cover - map of southeastern Wisconsin and park location