Rock River Thresheree - 13th Annual Reunion (1969)




In 1969, Pete Burno donated his pile driver to our club; he retained ownership of the hammer and whistle. Walter Anderson donated a swing and Lyle Silverthorn purchased a second swing, both to be used at our Threshermen's Park. We reserved room for a model club during the show. We tried to have an entrance gate put in on Hwy. 51, but the state suggested one on County M instead. Late in the year, we were registered as an amusement park.

Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents. This is the only souvenir album printed in landscape format (it's wider than it is long).

1969 Souvenir Album Index:

Cover - John Horton's Advance Rumely steam traction engine with separator
Page 1 - Program of events
Page 2 - Welcom letter from President Duane Richards - [photo] Duane Richards - list of officers - member list
Page 3 - Member list - list of deceased members
Page 4 - [article] "History of the Thresheree" - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - John Horton's Advance Rumely steam traction engine with separator - aerial view of Threshermen's Park
Page 5 - [photo] Raymond Lewis and Mar Helgesen
Page 6 - [article] "Spirit of the Thresheree" - [photos] Henry Raemisch's Advance Rumely steam traction engine (later donated to the club)- Roy Gage operting George Clark's Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine
Page 7 - [photos] Separator in action - steam traction engine belted to a spearator
Page 8 - [photos] Walt Durst's scale Case steam engine with Henry Raemisch's scale thresher - steam engine
Page 9 - [photos] Richard Garrity with his scale Case steam engine - A. L. Rennewanz with his scale steam engine on his scale Baker Test Fan
Page 10 - [photo] L. P. Edwards with his scale locomotive
Page 11 - [photo] Frank Loveland and Frank Reese's gas engines
Page 12 - [photos] Leon Vanderwork and Dave Lewis' scale sawmill - sawmill
Page 13 - [photos] Pete Burno's ¾-swing steam derrick - Wade Brothers' Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine operating the sawmill
Page 14 - [photo] Don Pontanack plowing with Ted Frank's horses
Page 15 - [photo] Cole Sholes plowing with George Hedtke's rig
Page 16 - [photos] Rock River Cannonball at the depot - cannon with the Cannonball in background
Page 17 - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - passengers on the Cannonball
Pages 18-19 [Centerfold] - Rock River Cannonball
Page 20 - [photos] Pile driver house - pile driver
Page 21 - [photos] Walt Durst - Walt Durst's 1917 Buick automobile - Walt Durst's Stanley Steamer automobile - cannon with Rock River Cannonball in background
Page 22 - [photos] Glenn Beedy, parade announcer - Francis Reimer's 24hp Minneapolis steam traction engine in the parade
Page 23 - [photos] Case steam traction engine - Tom Garrity operating Richard Garrity's scale Case steam roller
Page 24 - [photo] 6-12 Allis Chalmers tractor
Page 25 - [photo] Marv Helgesen's 6-16 International kerosene tractor
Page 26 - [photo] Melvin & Lena Cassels' steam traction engine and separator (Mel Cassels and Duane Richards operating)
Page 27 - [photo] Olaf Hansen's 20hp Minneapolis gas tractor
Page 28 - [photo] Pete Burno's Townsend gas tractor
Page 29 - [photo] GMC tractor
Page 30 - [photo] Pete Burno's 22hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engine
Page 31 - [photo] Harlow Ballard's 1905 International engine with corn grinder
Page 32 - [photo] Potluck dinner
Page 33 - [photos] Crowd at Threshermen's Park - horseshoe players - volleyball players
Page 34 - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park
Page 35 - Map of Threshermen's Park
Page 36 - [photo] Elmer Sandley
Back Cover - [advertisement] Helgesen Harvestor, Inc.

	In 1969, Pete Burno donated his pile driver to our club; he retained ownership of the hammer and whistle. Walter Anderson donated a swing and Lyle Silverthorn purchased a second swing, both to be used at our Threshermen's Park. We reserved room for a model club during the show. We tried to have an entrance gate put in on Hwy. 51, but the state suggested one on County M instead. Late in the year, we were registered as an amusement park. Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents. This is the only souvenir album printed in landscape format (it's wider than it is long).

1969 Souvenir Album Index: Cover - John Horton's Advance Rumely steam traction engine with separator Page 1 - Program of events Page 2 - Welcom letter from President Duane Richards - [photo] Duane Richards - list of officers - member list Page 3 - Member list - list of deceased members Page 4 - [article] "History of the Thresheree" - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - John Horton's Advance Rumely steam traction engine with separator - aerial view of Threshermen's Park Page 5 - [photo] Raymond Lewis and Mar Helgesen Page 6 - [article] "Spirit of the Thresheree" - [photos] Henry Raemisch's Advance Rumely steam traction engine (later donated to the club)- Roy Gage operting George Clark's Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine Page 7 - [photos] Separator in action - steam traction engine belted to a spearator Page 8 - [photos] Walt Durst's scale Case steam engine with Henry Raemisch's scale thresher - steam engine Page 9 - [photos] Richard Garrity with his scale Case steam engine - A. L. Rennewanz with his scale steam engine on his scale Baker Test Fan Page 10 - [photo] L. P. Edwards with his scale locomotive Page 11 - [photo] Frank Loveland and Frank Reese's gas engines Page 12 - [photos] Leon Vanderwork and Dave Lewis' scale sawmill - sawmill Page 13 - [photos] Pete Burno's ¾-swing steam derrick - Wade Brothers' Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine operating the sawmill Page 14 - [photo] Don Pontanack plowing with Ted Frank's horses Page 15 - [photo] Cole Sholes plowing with George Hedtke's rig Page 16 - [photos] Rock River Cannonball at the depot - cannon with the Cannonball in background Page 17 - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - passengers on the Cannonball Pages 18-19 [Centerfold] - Rock River Cannonball Page 20 - [photos] Pile driver house - pile driver Page 21 - [photos] Walt Durst - Walt Durst's 1917 Buick automobile - Walt Durst's Stanley Steamer automobile - cannon with Rock River Cannonball in background Page 22 - [photos] Glenn Beedy, parade announcer - Francis Reimer's 24hp Minneapolis steam traction engine in the parade Page 23 - [photos] Case steam traction engine - Tom Garrity operating Richard Garrity's scale Case steam roller Page 24 - [photo] 6-12 Allis Chalmers tractor Page 25 - [photo] Marv Helgesen's 6-16 International kerosene tractor Page 26 - [photo] Melvin & Lena Cassels' steam traction engine and separator (Mel Cassels and Duane Richards operating) Page 27 - [photo] Olaf Hansen's 20hp Minneapolis gas tractor Page 28 - [photo] Pete Burno's Townsend gas tractor Page 29 - [photo] GMC tractor Page 30 - [photo] Pete Burno's 22hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engine Page 31 - [photo] Harlow Ballard's 1905 International engine with corn grinder Page 32 - [photo] Potluck dinner Page 33 - [photos] Crowd at Threshermen's Park - horseshoe players - volleyball players Page 34 - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park Page 35 - Map of Threshermen's Park Page 36 - [photo] Elmer Sandley Back Cover - [advertisement] Helgesen Harvestor, Inc.