Rock River Thresheree - 37th Annual Reunion (1993)




Our 1993 show ran four days -- including Friday for the first time. (Eventually, Friday evolved into Senior Citizens Day.) Our Worthington diesel engine came to the grounds. By March, the Museum of Agriculture & Industry building was up but much work was left for the crews to get the engines ready for display. We decided to get the Allis Chalmers Corliss engine ready first, then the Cummer and Vilter engines from Pabst Brewing.

We purchased two wagon frames from Farm & Fleet -- the first step to building our own shuttle wagons. After the show, we decided to haul the shuttles wagons with antique tractors instead of newer tractors.

Walt Durst passed away. Glenn Beedy lost the use of his right arm and told the board he no longer be active with the Museum project but he remained involved for more than a decade more - it's really hard to quit the Thresheree!

John Deere was our featured tractor. Ann Prisk was our Reunion Queen.

1993 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor
Inside Front Cover - In Memory - [photos] Walt Durst - Eleanor Thomson - list of deceased members
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Don Lux - [photo] Don Lux
Page 2 - [photos] 1993 Queen Ann Prisk - 1992 Queen Kay Amacher - list of former Thresheree Queens
Page 3 - [photos] Paul Marx - Elmer Taylor - Laurie - Wendell & LaVon Bennett - Don Lux
Page 4 - [photos] Robert Shepherd's John Deere MT tractor - older John Deere tractor - Harold Mauerman's John Deere 520 tractor - John Deere G tractor - Byron Riese on a John Deere R Diesel tractor - Bill Mauerman on a John Deere tractor - Byron Riese on a John Deere 830 Diesel tractor
Page 5 - [photos] hot air model engines - Dennis on his scale steam engine with water wagon - George Erbe with his scale tractor and thresher - Walt Burkheimer on his Bolens garden tractor - model circus - models
Page 6 - [photos] Jim Tesch and friends in the sawmill - Rock River Buckskimmers tepees & tents - Rock County Sheriff reserves - Frank Schmeling and Dave Stricker - woman
Page 7 - [photos] Valley Tones - Carol Vint - Edna Durst with granddaughter Lisa selling train tickets - Edward "Red" Nelson's steam traction engine - Edward "Red" Nelson's steam traction engine getting ready for moving
Page 8 - [photos] Ken Kidder working on the log cabin - Sunday church service - Rock County Buckskinners
Page 9 - [photos] Buzz Shepherd's Oliver 66 tractor - Syl Henry & Don Lux cutting grain with a John Deere B tractor - Jay Johnson on a John Deere H tractor - Gerald Barfknecht on a John Deere R tractor - Duane Richards on his Rumely OilPull
Page 10 - [photos] Looking down the crooked tracks - Charlie Hendrickson working on the Cannonball - Todd Ligman and other volunteers straightening the tracks - Todd Ligman and Don Lux - Dennis Jacobs' on his tractor
Page 11 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 12 - [photos] Plowing - dragging - planting - Brian Lux sowing oats - cutting grain - Dun Lux & Wendell Bennett reaping the oat field
Page 13 - [photos] Harvesting - Dave & Don Stricker shocking oat - shocking crew - Bruce, Brian & Brad Lux shocking oat - shocked field - straw after threshing
Page 14 - [photos] Cindy Lux on a Farmall H tractor - David Dean on his Farmall F-20 tractor - Brian Lux on a Farmall tractor - David _____ on a McCormick Deering tractor - Brad Lux on a Farmall tractor - Bruce Lux on a Farmall tractor
Page 15 - [photos] Bob Babler on a McCormick Deering tractor - Rosmary Gurney on a Minneapolis Moline tractor - Syd Stolen on a Farmer's Union Co-Op No. 1 tractor - Fran Reiner & wife on their Farmer's Union Co-Op No. 2 tractor - Dan Reilly hauling tobacco with a Farmall tractor
Page 16 - [photos] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Ted Mudek's Case steam traction engine - Duane Richards with his Rumely OilPull - 65hp Case steam traction engine - Harry "Marty" Studebaker's 1914 Rumely steam traction engine
Page 17 - [photos] Don Wittenburg's Avery gas tractor - Vernon Burno's Case steam roller - Ed Riese's Case gas tractor - T. W. Helgesen's Aultman-Taylor gas tractor
Page 18 - [photos] - Patricia Lean with son selling cornmeal - Paul Hensel - Reich's Sorghum Mill - workers in the gristmill
Page 19 - Member list
Page 20 - Member list
Inside Back Cover - [photos] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Harry Schell Sawmill
Back Cover - [photo] Walt Durst on the Rock River Cannonball

	Our 1993 show ran four days -- including Friday for the first time. (Eventually, Friday evolved into Senior Citizens Day.) Our Worthington diesel engine came to the grounds. By March, the Museum of Agriculture & Industry building was up but much work was left for the crews to get the engines ready for display. We decided to get the Allis Chalmers Corliss engine ready first, then the Cummer and Vilter engines from Pabst Brewing. We purchased two wagon frames from Farm & Fleet -- the first step to building our own shuttle wagons. After the show, we decided to haul the shuttles wagons with antique tractors instead of newer tractors. Walt Durst passed away. Glenn Beedy lost the use of his right arm and told the board he no longer be active with the Museum project but he remained involved for more than a decade more - it's really hard to quit the Thresheree! John Deere was our featured tractor. Ann Prisk was our Reunion Queen.

1993 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor Inside Front Cover - In Memory - [photos] Walt Durst - Eleanor Thomson - list of deceased members Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Don Lux - [photo] Don Lux Page 2 - [photos] 1993 Queen Ann Prisk - 1992 Queen Kay Amacher - list of former Thresheree Queens Page 3 - [photos] Paul Marx - Elmer Taylor - Laurie - Wendell & LaVon Bennett - Don Lux Page 4 - [photos] Robert Shepherd's John Deere MT tractor - older John Deere tractor - Harold Mauerman's John Deere 520 tractor - John Deere G tractor - Byron Riese on a John Deere R Diesel tractor - Bill Mauerman on a John Deere tractor - Byron Riese on a John Deere 830 Diesel tractor Page 5 - [photos] hot air model engines - Dennis on his scale steam engine with water wagon - George Erbe with his scale tractor and thresher - Walt Burkheimer on his Bolens garden tractor - model circus - models Page 6 - [photos] Jim Tesch and friends in the sawmill - Rock River Buckskimmers tepees & tents - Rock County Sheriff reserves - Frank Schmeling and Dave Stricker - woman Page 7 - [photos] Valley Tones - Carol Vint - Edna Durst with granddaughter Lisa selling train tickets - Edward "Red" Nelson's steam traction engine - Edward "Red" Nelson's steam traction engine getting ready for moving Page 8 - [photos] Ken Kidder working on the log cabin - Sunday church service - Rock County Buckskinners Page 9 - [photos] Buzz Shepherd's Oliver 66 tractor - Syl Henry & Don Lux cutting grain with a John Deere B tractor - Jay Johnson on a John Deere H tractor - Gerald Barfknecht on a John Deere R tractor - Duane Richards on his Rumely OilPull Page 10 - [photos] Looking down the crooked tracks - Charlie Hendrickson working on the Cannonball - Todd Ligman and other volunteers straightening the tracks - Todd Ligman and Don Lux - Dennis Jacobs' on his tractor Page 11 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 12 - [photos] Plowing - dragging - planting - Brian Lux sowing oats - cutting grain - Dun Lux & Wendell Bennett reaping the oat field Page 13 - [photos] Harvesting - Dave & Don Stricker shocking oat - shocking crew - Bruce, Brian & Brad Lux shocking oat - shocked field - straw after threshing Page 14 - [photos] Cindy Lux on a Farmall H tractor - David Dean on his Farmall F-20 tractor - Brian Lux on a Farmall tractor - David _____ on a McCormick Deering tractor - Brad Lux on a Farmall tractor - Bruce Lux on a Farmall tractor Page 15 - [photos] Bob Babler on a McCormick Deering tractor - Rosmary Gurney on a Minneapolis Moline tractor - Syd Stolen on a Farmer's Union Co-Op No. 1 tractor - Fran Reiner & wife on their Farmer's Union Co-Op No. 2 tractor - Dan Reilly hauling tobacco with a Farmall tractor Page 16 - [photos] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Ted Mudek's Case steam traction engine - Duane Richards with his Rumely OilPull - 65hp Case steam traction engine - Harry "Marty" Studebaker's 1914 Rumely steam traction engine Page 17 - [photos] Don Wittenburg's Avery gas tractor - Vernon Burno's Case steam roller - Ed Riese's Case gas tractor - T. W. Helgesen's Aultman-Taylor gas tractor Page 18 - [photos] - Patricia Lean with son selling cornmeal - Paul Hensel - Reich's Sorghum Mill - workers in the gristmill Page 19 - Member list Page 20 - Member list Inside Back Cover - [photos] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Harry Schell Sawmill Back Cover - [photo] Walt Durst on the Rock River Cannonball