Rock River Thresheree - 44th Annual Reunion (2000)




In 2000, we received two small steam engines from the Wisconsin Historical Society, while the Rock County Historical Society loaned us their Samson truck and Samson M tractor. We purchased our Caterpillar skid loader. Guy Fay started our website.

Minneapolis Moline was our featured tractor; Fuller & Johnson was our featured engine. Jackie Brown was our Reunion Queen. Our 2000 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Glenn Beedy.

2000 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Howard Wade's 1925 35-70 Minneapolis tractor
Inside Front Cover - [photos] Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Carl Bader, Board Member - David Dean, Board Member - Guy Fay, Board Member - Ron Finster, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Don Lux, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Dave Stricker, Board Member
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Todd A. Ligman - [photo] Todd Ligman
Page 2 - Tribute to Glenn Beedy - [photo] Glenn Beedy with his scale locomotive
Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 4 - [article] "Minneapolis Moline"- [photos] - Howard Wade's double-wing threshing machine being pulled by a Minneapolis Moline G tractor - Harley & Barb Stokstad's 1949 Minneapolis Moline G
Page 5 - [article] "Fuller & Johnson, a Brief History" - [illustration] Pat. No. 980,727 of Jan. 3, 1911 - [photo] Loretta Wittenburg's Fuller & Johnson gas engine
Page 6 - [photos] Fordson tractor - 1949 Ford 2N tractor - Jerry Johnson on his Ford 8N tractor - Lloyd Holt on his 1954 Ferguson 30 tractor - the Nienhuis family's Ford 800 tractor
Page 7 - [photos] Ford 9N tractor - Ford 800 tractor - 1955 Ford 900 tractor - Jack Brown on a Ford 4000 tractor - Jim Homann's Fordson crawler
Page 8 - [article] "The Rock River Cannonball" - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - _____ _____ and Charlie Hendrickson brushing the Cannonball's flues - Clayton Hendrickson, Ron Finster and Charlie Hendrickson - Rock River Cannonball
Page 9 - [photos] Line up of crawlers - Army bulldozer pulling a scraper - International T-20 crawler - Dave Burkett on a 1946 John Deere BO Lindeman crawler - Bob Stewart on his Caterpillar 10 crawler - Steve Agnew on a 420 John Deere crawler
Page 10 - [photos] Freshly planted field - sowing oats - David Dean - shocking crew - shocked oats
Page 11 - [advertisement] 45th Annual Rock River Thresheree Reunion
Page 12 - [article] "Museum of Agriculture & Industry" - [photos] George Mason, Glenn Beedy and Tom Helgesen - farm implements - engines in storage - installing the Worthington engine - the Worthington engine
Page 13 - [photos] Museum of Agriculture & Industry's new addition in progress - 1923 200hp Allis Chalmers (12' flywheel) - 1887 350hp Cummer steam engine (16' flywheel) - industrial engines in the museum
Page 14 - [photos] Club's 1917 18hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Charlie Hendrickson on a ½-scale Case steam traction engine (built by Walt Durst) - Denny Lauer on his Case steam traction engine - Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine - panorama of steam traction engines (continued on page 15)
Page 15 - [photos] John Mullarkey on his 75hp Case steam traction engine - Edward "Red" Nelson's Port Huron steam traction engine - Harry "Marty" Studebaker on his M. Rumely steam traction engine - Russell Bellman putting water in a Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine - panorama of steam traction engines (continued from page 14)
Page 16 - [article] "Bucyrus Erie Shovel" - [photos] Todd Ligman and Greg _____ stripping the house from the shovel - shovel crew and shovel - shovel - shovel
Page 17 - [article, cont.] "Bucyrus Erie Shovel" - [photos] removing the shovel's boom - loading the truck - removing the shovel's boiler - removing the shovel's crawler
Page 18 - [photos] Tractor row - Rumely OilPull - Dennis Jacobs' Case L tractor - Rumely tractor - George Klein on his McCormick Deering W30 tractor with water wagon - Allis Chalmers tractor
Page 19 - [photo] Jeff Grunzel's Oliver 80 tractor - Barry Beggs and daughter Danielle on his Minneapolis Moline U tractor - John Deere tractor - Massey Harris 44 tractor - Farmall Super MTA tractor - 1953 Cockshutt with combine
Page 20 - [photos] Log cabin - pony rides - steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - Case steam traction engine plowing - pile driver - scale model steam engine - antique music machines
Page 21 - [photos] Classic automobiles - wagons being built in the Wheelwright Shop - fire truck - buckwheat mill - blacksmith - sawmill interior - sawmill interior
Page 22 - [photos] Gas engines - gas engines with shellers - outboard motors - Bryon Riese with his gas engines - portable gas engines - Monitor engine with water pump
Page 23 - [photos] Aerial view of garden tractors - Page garden tractor - David Bradley Walkbehind tractor with riding sulky - Mel Hegge with his 1950 Economy tractor - scale Farmall Turbo tractor - garden tractors
Page 24 - 2000 Queen Jackie Brown - 1999 Queen Mindy Studebaker - list of former Thresheree Queens
Page 25 - Membership list
Page 26 - Membership list
Page 27 - Memorial to deceased members - [photos] Gregory Lewis - Duane Richards - Vernon Schmuck, Sr. - Helen Shepherd
Page 28 - [advertisement] Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet
Inside back cover - [photo] Marv Helgesen with the Rock River Cannonball - Souvenir Album staff
Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] aerial view of Threshermen's Park

	In 2000, we received two small steam engines from the Wisconsin Historical Society, while the Rock County Historical Society loaned us their Samson truck and Samson M tractor. We purchased our Caterpillar skid loader. Guy Fay started our website. Minneapolis Moline was our featured tractor; Fuller & Johnson was our featured engine. Jackie Brown was our Reunion Queen. Our 2000 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Glenn Beedy.

2000 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Howard Wade's 1925 35-70 Minneapolis tractor Inside Front Cover - [photos] Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Carl Bader, Board Member - David Dean, Board Member - Guy Fay, Board Member - Ron Finster, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Don Lux, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Dave Stricker, Board Member Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Todd A. Ligman - [photo] Todd Ligman Page 2 - Tribute to Glenn Beedy - [photo] Glenn Beedy with his scale locomotive Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 4 - [article] "Minneapolis Moline"- [photos] - Howard Wade's double-wing threshing machine being pulled by a Minneapolis Moline G tractor - Harley & Barb Stokstad's 1949 Minneapolis Moline G Page 5 - [article] "Fuller & Johnson, a Brief History" - [illustration] Pat. No. 980,727 of Jan. 3, 1911 - [photo] Loretta Wittenburg's Fuller & Johnson gas engine Page 6 - [photos] Fordson tractor - 1949 Ford 2N tractor - Jerry Johnson on his Ford 8N tractor - Lloyd Holt on his 1954 Ferguson 30 tractor - the Nienhuis family's Ford 800 tractor Page 7 - [photos] Ford 9N tractor - Ford 800 tractor - 1955 Ford 900 tractor - Jack Brown on a Ford 4000 tractor - Jim Homann's Fordson crawler Page 8 - [article] "The Rock River Cannonball" - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - _____ _____ and Charlie Hendrickson brushing the Cannonball's flues - Clayton Hendrickson, Ron Finster and Charlie Hendrickson - Rock River Cannonball Page 9 - [photos] Line up of crawlers - Army bulldozer pulling a scraper - International T-20 crawler - Dave Burkett on a 1946 John Deere BO Lindeman crawler - Bob Stewart on his Caterpillar 10 crawler - Steve Agnew on a 420 John Deere crawler Page 10 - [photos] Freshly planted field - sowing oats - David Dean - shocking crew - shocked oats Page 11 - [advertisement] 45th Annual Rock River Thresheree Reunion Page 12 - [article] "Museum of Agriculture & Industry" - [photos] George Mason, Glenn Beedy and Tom Helgesen - farm implements - engines in storage - installing the Worthington engine - the Worthington engine Page 13 - [photos] Museum of Agriculture & Industry's new addition in progress - 1923 200hp Allis Chalmers (12' flywheel) - 1887 350hp Cummer steam engine (16' flywheel) - industrial engines in the museum Page 14 - [photos] Club's 1917 18hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine - Charlie Hendrickson on a ½-scale Case steam traction engine (built by Walt Durst) - Denny Lauer on his Case steam traction engine - Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine - panorama of steam traction engines (continued on page 15) Page 15 - [photos] John Mullarkey on his 75hp Case steam traction engine - Edward "Red" Nelson's Port Huron steam traction engine - Harry "Marty" Studebaker on his M. Rumely steam traction engine - Russell Bellman putting water in a Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine - panorama of steam traction engines (continued from page 14) Page 16 - [article] "Bucyrus Erie Shovel" - [photos] Todd Ligman and Greg _____ stripping the house from the shovel - shovel crew and shovel - shovel - shovel Page 17 - [article, cont.] "Bucyrus Erie Shovel" - [photos] removing the shovel's boom - loading the truck - removing the shovel's boiler - removing the shovel's crawler Page 18 - [photos] Tractor row - Rumely OilPull - Dennis Jacobs' Case L tractor - Rumely tractor - George Klein on his McCormick Deering W30 tractor with water wagon - Allis Chalmers tractor Page 19 - [photo] Jeff Grunzel's Oliver 80 tractor - Barry Beggs and daughter Danielle on his Minneapolis Moline U tractor - John Deere tractor - Massey Harris 44 tractor - Farmall Super MTA tractor - 1953 Cockshutt with combine Page 20 - [photos] Log cabin - pony rides - steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - Case steam traction engine plowing - pile driver - scale model steam engine - antique music machines Page 21 - [photos] Classic automobiles - wagons being built in the Wheelwright Shop - fire truck - buckwheat mill - blacksmith - sawmill interior - sawmill interior Page 22 - [photos] Gas engines - gas engines with shellers - outboard motors - Bryon Riese with his gas engines - portable gas engines - Monitor engine with water pump Page 23 - [photos] Aerial view of garden tractors - Page garden tractor - David Bradley Walkbehind tractor with riding sulky - Mel Hegge with his 1950 Economy tractor - scale Farmall Turbo tractor - garden tractors Page 24 - 2000 Queen Jackie Brown - 1999 Queen Mindy Studebaker - list of former Thresheree Queens Page 25 - Membership list Page 26 - Membership list Page 27 - Memorial to deceased members - [photos] Gregory Lewis - Duane Richards - Vernon Schmuck, Sr. - Helen Shepherd Page 28 - [advertisement] Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet Inside back cover - [photo] Marv Helgesen with the Rock River Cannonball - Souvenir Album staff Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] aerial view of Threshermen's Park