Rock River Thresheree - 15th Annual Reunion (1971)




In 1971, we held our first outdoor Flea Market during our 15th Annual Reunion. Visitors could also purchase mugs featuring our Rock River Cannonball.

The souvenir album [containing photographs from our 14th Annual Reunion in 1970] featured a watercolor painting of Pete Burno's 1894 16hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engine by Janesville resident Janet Worden. To date, this is the only album featuring a local artist's work.

1971 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Watercolor painting of steam engine by Janet Worden of Janesville, WI
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Marv Helgesen "and all the Thresherman Gang" - photo of Marv Helgesen
Page 2 - Membership list - Deceased members
Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park
Page 2 - Board of Directors - Membership list - Deceased members
Page 3 - Program of events
Page 4 - Map of Threshermen's Park
Page 5 - Aerial photo of Threshermen's Park - Brief history
Page 6 - [photos] Red Nelson's McCormick Deering separator in action - Glenn Beedy announcing the parade
Page 7 - [photos] Milton Fire Department van and firemen Doug Cashore, Harry Studebaker, Charles Fisher & Martin Studebaker - Don Helgesen's fire truck
Page 8 - [photo] Rock River Cannonball
Page 9 - [photos] Elmer Sandley and his steam boat - Virgil Gilbert's miniature circus
Page 10 - [photos] Richard Garrity's scale Case steam engine - Willard Griswold's 6" scale Case engine & wagons
Page 11 - [photos] Harlow Ballard and his Burr corn mill - Ted Walton at the Tracy & Sons corn meal booth
Page 12 - [photos] Mel Cassels' steam wrecker - Blackhawk Region Auto Club AACA antique automobiles
Page 13 - [photos] Pete Burno's pile driver - abandoned mine
Pages 14-15 - "Spirit of the Thresheree - Reviving Memories of Bygone Era" [photos of threshing; steam engine operator; separator; horses; steam engine operator; threshing]
Page 16 - [photo] club's 1910 Fairbanks-Morse 2-cylinder 2-cycle diesel engine from Clarno, IL
Page 17 - [photo] Gerald Jacobson operating the buckwheat mill
Page 18 - [photos] Ray Kinger on his Case steam engine - Henry Raemisch's Advancy Rumely steam engine
Page 19 - [photos] horse-drawn wagon rides - playground
Page 20 - [photos] Harold Russell's antique tool collection - Bernard Lux's woodcraft, shown by Genevieve Lux
Page 21 - [photos] Walt Durst's 1912 Fairbanks-Morse single-cylinder tractor - Dick Rasmussen operating Pete Burno's Advance Rumely steam engine
Page 22 - [photos] Janesville-made Townsend tractor - Marv Helgesen's Rumely OilPull
Page 23 - [photos] George Erbe's scale Rumely OilPull - Lyle Silverthorn's Case tractor
Page 24 - [photos] Frank Loveland with his 1902 Challenger shingle mill [Ben Lux assisting] - Marvin Rustad's steam derrick handling logs [operated by Cy Havey and assistants Ed Nelson, Phil Tucker, Dennis Havey & Delbert Elmer]
Page 25 - [photos] Mel Cassel's Port Huron steam engine - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1921 Aultman Taylor tractor
Page 26 - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1914 Allis-Chalmers tractor - Marv Helgesen's 1916 8-16 International kerosene tractor
Page 27 - [photos] Francis Reiner's Minneapolis steam engine - Pete Burno's Harrison Jumbo steam engine
Page 28 - Thanks & welcome
Back Cover - Helgesen Harvestore, Inc. advertisement

	In 1971, we held our first outdoor Flea Market during our 15th Annual Reunion. Visitors could also purchase mugs featuring our Rock River Cannonball. The souvenir album [containing photographs from our 14th Annual Reunion in 1970] featured a watercolor painting of Pete Burno's 1894 16hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engine by Janesville resident Janet Worden. To date, this is the only album featuring a local artist's work.

1971 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Watercolor painting of steam engine by Janet Worden of Janesville, WI Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Marv Helgesen "and all the Thresherman Gang" - photo of Marv Helgesen Page 2 - Membership list - Deceased members Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park Page 2 - Board of Directors - Membership list - Deceased members Page 3 - Program of events Page 4 - Map of Threshermen's Park Page 5 - Aerial photo of Threshermen's Park - Brief history Page 6 - [photos] Red Nelson's McCormick Deering separator in action - Glenn Beedy announcing the parade Page 7 - [photos] Milton Fire Department van and firemen Doug Cashore, Harry Studebaker, Charles Fisher & Martin Studebaker - Don Helgesen's fire truck Page 8 - [photo] Rock River Cannonball Page 9 - [photos] Elmer Sandley and his steam boat - Virgil Gilbert's miniature circus Page 10 - [photos] Richard Garrity's scale Case steam engine - Willard Griswold's 6" scale Case engine & wagons Page 11 - [photos] Harlow Ballard and his Burr corn mill - Ted Walton at the Tracy & Sons corn meal booth Page 12 - [photos] Mel Cassels' steam wrecker - Blackhawk Region Auto Club AACA antique automobiles Page 13 - [photos] Pete Burno's pile driver - abandoned mine Pages 14-15 - "Spirit of the Thresheree - Reviving Memories of Bygone Era" [photos of threshing; steam engine operator; separator; horses; steam engine operator; threshing] Page 16 - [photo] club's 1910 Fairbanks-Morse 2-cylinder 2-cycle diesel engine from Clarno, IL Page 17 - [photo] Gerald Jacobson operating the buckwheat mill Page 18 - [photos] Ray Kinger on his Case steam engine - Henry Raemisch's Advancy Rumely steam engine Page 19 - [photos] horse-drawn wagon rides - playground Page 20 - [photos] Harold Russell's antique tool collection - Bernard Lux's woodcraft, shown by Genevieve Lux Page 21 - [photos] Walt Durst's 1912 Fairbanks-Morse single-cylinder tractor - Dick Rasmussen operating Pete Burno's Advance Rumely steam engine Page 22 - [photos] Janesville-made Townsend tractor - Marv Helgesen's Rumely OilPull Page 23 - [photos] George Erbe's scale Rumely OilPull - Lyle Silverthorn's Case tractor Page 24 - [photos] Frank Loveland with his 1902 Challenger shingle mill [Ben Lux assisting] - Marvin Rustad's steam derrick handling logs [operated by Cy Havey and assistants Ed Nelson, Phil Tucker, Dennis Havey & Delbert Elmer] Page 25 - [photos] Mel Cassel's Port Huron steam engine - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1921 Aultman Taylor tractor Page 26 - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1914 Allis-Chalmers tractor - Marv Helgesen's 1916 8-16 International kerosene tractor Page 27 - [photos] Francis Reiner's Minneapolis steam engine - Pete Burno's Harrison Jumbo steam engine Page 28 - Thanks & welcome Back Cover - Helgesen Harvestore, Inc. advertisement